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This article is about the King of Doriath. For the Ruling Steward of Gondor, see Dior of Gondor.

Dior, also known as Dior Eluchîl, was the son of Beren Erchamion of the House of Bëor and the princess Lúthien Tinúviel, daughter of King Thingol and Melian. He later became the second (and the last) King of Doriath as the only heir of Thingol, and thus also became the High King of the Sindar. Dior was called the Fair and was the first Half-elf in Middle-earth's history,[3] for his father was of the race of Men, and his mother inherited Elven blood.

Biography[]

Dior was born in the First Age on Tol Galen in East Beleriand.[4] He later moved to Lanthir Lamath, where he married princess Nimloth of Doriath. Nimloth was the daughter of prince Galathil of Doriath who was the brother of Celeborn. Dior and Nimloth had three children: two sons, Eluréd and Elurín, and one daughter Elwing.[5]

After Thingol was slain by the Dwarves who coveted the Nauglamír, Dior became King of Doriath as Thingol's only heir-apparent. In Doriath, King Dior and his wife Queen Nimloth lived peacefully for three years until the Sons of Fëanor learned he inherited the Silmaril that was previously kept by his parents. After Dior rejected their claim to the Silmaril, the Sons of Fëanor declared war on Doriath.[5]

He and Nimloth were slain in the Sack of Menegroth, as were Celegorm, Curufin, and Caranthir. In revenge, the servants of Celegorm captured Eluréd and Elurín, and abandoned the young children to die in the woods of Doriath. Elwing, however, escaped with the Silmaril and a remnant of the Elves of Doriath to the Havens of Sirion, where she wedded Eärendil the Mariner, and they together sought pardon and aid from the Valar.[6]

Dior was one of the fairest beings to ever live, a product of three different heritages (races): Ainur (Maiar), Men, and Elves. His paternal grandparents were Barahir (a great chieftain of the Edain) and Emeldir the Man-hearted. His maternal grandparents were King Thingol and Melian the Maia.

Etymology[]

Dior probably means "successor". He was also called Eluchíl which means "Heir of Elu",[7] Ausir which means "the Wealthy",[8] and Aranel which means "Noble Elf" or "King of Elves".[7]

Line of the Half-elves[]

Finwë
   
   
Indis
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Fingolfin
   
   
Anairë
   
   
Galdor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Thingol
   
   
Melian
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elenwë
   
   
Turgon
   
   
   
   
Huor
   
   
Rían
   
   
Beren
   
   
Lúthien
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Idril
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Tuor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dior
   
   
Nimloth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elwing
   
   
Eluréd and Elurín
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elros
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elrond
   
   
Celebrían
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kings of Númenor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Lords of Andúnië
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Isildur
   
   
   
   
   
   
Anárion
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kings of Arnor
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kings of Gondor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Chieftains of
the Dúnedain
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aragorn II Elessar
   
   
   
   
Arwen
   
   
Elladan
   
   
Elrohir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eldarion
   
   
   
   
   
   
{{Daughters}}

The marriages between Elves and Men are in bold.
The Half-elves or the Peredhil are in italic.


Other versions of the legendarium[]

In earlier versions of the legendarium, Dior had one son, Auredhir, and a daughter, Elwing.[9]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዺኦር ?
Arabic ديور
Armenian Դիոր
Assamese ডিঅ'ৰ
Belarusian Cyrillic Діор
Bengali ডিওর
Bulgarian Cyrillic Диор
Chinese (Hong Kong) 迪歐 (Dior)

迪歐·埃盧希爾 (Dior Eluchíl)

Georgian დიორ (Dior)

დიორ ელუხილმა (Dior Eluchíl)

Greek Ντίορ
Gujarati ડાયોર
Hebrew (Dior) דיור

(Dior Eluchíl) דיור אלוכיל

Hindi डियोर
Japanese ディオール (Dior)

ディオル・エルヒール (Dior Eluchíl)

Kannada ಡಿಯರ್
Kazakh Диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latin)
Korean 디오르 (Dior)

디오르 엘루킬 (Dior Eluchíl)

Kyrgyz Cyrillic Диор
Macedonian Cyrillic Диор
Marathi डिओर
Mongolian Cyrillic Диор
Nepalese डिओर
Pashto ضیور ?
Persian (Dior) دیور

(Dior Eluchíl) دیور الوخیل

Sanskrit डिओर्
Serbian диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latin)
Sindhi ڊائر
Sinhalese ඩයර්
Russian Диор (Dior)

Диор Элухиль (Dior Eluchíl)

Tajik Cyrillic Диор
Tamil டியோர்
Telugu డియోర్
Thai ดิออร์ (Dior)

ดิออร์ เอลูฅีล (Dior Eluchíl)

Ukrainian Cyrillic Діор
Urdu ڈائر
Uzbek Диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latin)
Yiddish דיאָר
King of Doriath
Preceded by
Thingol
Dior Succeeded by
None, Kingdom destroyed and title abandoned
FA 502FA 506


References[]

  1. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, The Grey Annals
  2. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings
  3. 3.0 3.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, The Shibboleth of Fëanor
  4. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
  6. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Silmarillion, Index of Names
  8. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
  9. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter IV: "The Nauglafring"
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