Silmariën

Silmariën was a princess of Númenór known as the ancestor of the Lords of Andúnië, and receiver of many heirlooms passed to her descendants.
== Biography ==
Silmariën was the oldest child of King Tar-Elendil. Her other siblings were Isilmë and Irimon. Women were not allowed to rule at the time of her father, so when Tar-Elendil relinquished the Sceptre, she was passed over for the throne in favor of her younger brother, Tar-Meneldur. After her marriage with Elatan, they had a son named Valandil who became the first Lord of Andúnië.Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
=== Legacy ===
From her and her husband's lineage came the Kings of Gondor and Arnor living in exile in Middle-earth. She was one of the most significant members of Númenor's royal family, as she presumably inherited both the sword Narsil and the Ring of Barahir from Tar-Elendil, her father.Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Notes These heirlooms were then handed down to her descendants, the Lords of Andúnië and later the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. The royal jewel, the Elendilmir, included a fillet of mithril that had once belonged to Silmariën, survived the Fall of Númenor to become the royal circlet of Arnor, and survived into the Fourth AgeUnfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, chapter I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
==Etymology==
Silmariën was a Quenya name that meant "silver maiden", from the words silma ("silver, shining white") and rien ("maiden, daughter"). Though unlikely, Silmariën could have meant "maiden crowned with silver", as the Sindarin word ríen means "crowned lady, queen".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	سيليمارن
Armenian 	Սիլմարիեն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Сілмаріён
Bengali 	সিলমারিয়েন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Силмариен
Chinese 	希爾瑪瑞恩
Georgian 	სილმარიენი
Greek 	Σιλμαριεν
Gujarati 	સિલમરીન
Hebrew 	סילמאריין
Hindi 	षिल्मरिएन
Japanese 	シルマリアン
Kannada 	ಸಿಲ್ಮರಿಯನ್
Kazakh 	Сілмаріен (Cyrillic) Silmarien (Latin)
Korean 	실 마리 엔
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Силмариэн
Macedonian Cyrillic	Силмариан
Marathi 	सिल्मरिन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Силмариэн
Nepalese 	षिल्मरिएन
Persian 	صیلماریهن ?
Punjabi 	ਸਿਲਮਰਿਨ
Russian 	Сильмариэнь
Sanskrit 	षिल्मरिएन्
Serbian 	Силмариен (Cyrillic) Silmarien (Latin)
Sinhalese 	සිල්මරියන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Силмариен
Tamil 	சில்மரின்
Telugu 	స్లిమరియెన్
Thai 	ซิลมาริเอน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Сілмаріен
Urdu 	سالمآرین
Uzbek 	Силмариен (Cyrillic) Silmarien (Latin)
Yiddish 	סילמאַריען
== References ==
Category:Númenóreans
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Princesses
Category:Quenya names & words
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