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Dírhael and his wife Ivorwen from Born of Hope

Dírhael

Biographical information

Other names

Titles

Date of birth

TA 2800 ?

Year ascended to the throne

Date of death

2800s ?

Realms ruled

Spouse

Ivorwen

Weapon

Physical description

Race

Men

Culture

Dúnedain of the North (Rangers of the North) House of Isildur

Gender

Male

Height

Hair color

Brown (film)

Eye color

Brown (film)

Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy

Actor

Voice

Character

Dírhael was the grandfather of Aragorn II Elessar and father of Gilraen.

HistoryEdit

Dírhael was a stern man who found it hard to show his emotions. When Dírhael and Ivorwen lived in the north before Gilraen was born, he and Arador had been close friends and he watched over Arathorn's early years. As a protective father he was resistant to the relationship that started to grow between his daughter and Arathorn. His foresight also told him there was trouble ahead.

He was a descendant of Aranarth, the first Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the husband of Ivorwen. Their daughter Gilraen married Arathorn II, Aragorn's father.

Behind the ScenesEdit

In The Making of Appendix A in The Peoples of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien describes how his name had once been Dirhoel instead of Dírhael.

Fan WorkEdit

Dírhael appeared in the fan-made film, Born of Hope and was played by an actor named Andrew McDonald.

ReferencesEdit

• The Lord of the Rings: Appendix A
• The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
• The Peoples of Middle-earth pg. 263

External linkEdit

• Dírhael at Tolkien Gateway