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'''Dior''', also called '''Dior Eluchîl,''' was the son of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]], and the heir to the throne of [[Thingol]], [[King of Doriath]] and [[High King of the Sindar]]. He was one of the [[Half-elven]].
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:''In the [[Third Age]], '''Dior''' is also the name of one of the [[Steward of Gondor|Ruling Stewards of Gondor]].''
  
   
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==Biography==
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'''Dior Eluchîl''' ([[FA 470]] - [[FA 506]]) was the son of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]], and the heir to the throne of [[Elu Thingol]], King of [[Doriath]] and High King of the Sindar. Dior was one of the [[Half-elven]].
  
   
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Dior lived during the [[First Age]], first in [[Tol Galen]] in the [[East Beleriand]] where he was born,<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', Chapter XX: "[[Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]"</ref> and later [[Lanthir Lamath]] where he married [[Nimloth (elf)|Nimloth]] and had three children: [[Eluréd]], [[Elurín]] and [[Elwing]].<ref name=ruin>''The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion'', Chapter XXII: "[[Of the Ruin of Doriath]]"</ref>
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==History==
 
   
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Dior lived during the [[First Age]], first in [[Tol Galen]] in the [[East Beleriand]] where he was born, and later [[Lanthir Lamath]] where he married [[Nimloth]] and had three children: [[Eluréd]], [[Elurín]] and [[Elwing]]. After Thingol was slain by the [[dwarves]] who coveted the [[Nauglamir]], Dior became King of Doriath as Thingol's only heir-apparent. There he and his wife lived in peace for sadly only a few years for when the [[Sons of Fëanor]] heard that a [[Silmaril]] was there they declared [[Kinslaying|war]] on them.
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After Thingol was slain by the [[dwarves]] who coveted the [[Nauglamir]], Dior became King of Doriath as Thingol's only heir-apparent. There he and his wife lived in peace for sadly only a few years for when the [[Sons of Fëanor]] heard that a [[Silmaril]] was there they declared [[Kinslaying|war]] on them.<ref name=ruin>''The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion'', Chapter XXII: "[[Of the Ruin of Doriath]]"</ref>
   
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Dior and Nimloth were slain by the Sons of Fëanor during the Sack of [[Menegroth]] to recapture the Silmaril he inherited from his parents. [[Celegorm]], [[Curufin]], and [[Caranthir]] were also killed. Dior's sons [[Eluréd and Elurín]] were captured during the assault and left to die in the woods of Doriath by the servants of Celegorm. [[Elwing]], however, escaped with the 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]].
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Dior and Nimloth were slain by the Sons of Fëanor during the [[Third Kinslaying|Sack of Menegroth]] to recapture the Silmaril he inherited from his parents. [[Celegorm]], [[Curufin]], and [[Caranthir]] were also killed. Dior's sons [[Eluréd and Elurín]] were captured during the assault and left to die in the woods of Doriath by the servants of Celegorm. [[Elwing]], however, escaped with the 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]].<ref>''The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion'', Chapter XXIV: "[[Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath]]"</ref>
   
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Dior was one of the fairest beings to ever live; a product of three different heritages that of the [[Ainur]], [[Men]], and [[Elves]].
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Dior was one of the fairest beings to ever live; a product of three different heritages that of the [[Ainur]], [[Men]], and [[Elves]].<ref>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]''</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
   
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He was also called '''Eluchíl''' which means "Heir of Elu", '''Ausir''', "The Wealthy", and '''Aranel''', "The Noble Elf". His name probably means "Successor".
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''Dior'' probably means "successor". He was also called '''Eluchíl''' which means "Heir of Elu",<ref name=names>''The Silmarillion'', Index of Names</ref> '''Ausir''' which means "the Wealthy",<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Vol. 2: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 2|The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]''</ref> and '''Aranel''' which means "Noble Elf" or "King of Elves".<ref name=names>''The Silmarillion'', Index of Names</ref>
   
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== See Also ==
  
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*[[Ausir (disambiguation)]]
  
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*[[Oath of Fëanor]]
  
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*[[War of Wrath]]
  
   
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Revision as of 00:36, 27 February 2016

This article is about the King of Doriath. For the steward of Gondor, see Dior (Steward).

Dior, also called Dior Eluchîl, was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and the heir to the throne of Thingol, King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar. He was one of the Half-elven.

Biography

Dior lived during the First Age, first in Tol Galen in the East Beleriand where he was born,[3] and later Lanthir Lamath where he married Nimloth and had three children: Eluréd, Elurín and Elwing.[4]

After Thingol was slain by the dwarves who coveted the Nauglamir, Dior became King of Doriath as Thingol's only heir-apparent. There he and his wife lived in peace for sadly only a few years for when the Sons of Fëanor heard that a Silmaril was there they declared war on them.[4]

Dior and Nimloth were slain by the Sons of Fëanor during the Sack of Menegroth to recapture the Silmaril he inherited from his parents. Celegorm, Curufin, and Caranthir were also killed. Dior's sons Eluréd and Elurín were captured during the assault and left to die in the woods of Doriath by the servants of Celegorm. Elwing, however, escaped with the 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.[5]

Dior was one of the fairest beings to ever live; a product of three different heritages that of the Ainur, Men, and Elves.[6]

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]

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Dior
   
   
Nimloth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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{{Daughters}}

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


Translations around the World

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዺኦር ?
Arabic ديور
Armenian Դիոր
Belarusian Діор
Bulgarian Диор
Bengali ডিওর
Chinese (Hong Kong) 迪歐
Dari ضیور
Georgian ძიორ
Greek Διορ
Gujarati ડિઓર
Hebrew דיור
Hindi डायर
Japanese ディオール
Kannada ಡಿಯರ್
Kazakh Диор
Korean 디올
Kurdish دیۆر
Kyrgyz Диор
Macedonian Диор
Marathi डिओर
Mongolian Диор
Nepali डिओर
Pashto ضیور ?
Persian دیور
Sanskrit डिओर्
Serbian диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latinised)
Siamese (Thai) ดิออร์
Sinhala ඩිඔර්
Russian Диор
Tajik Диор
Tamil டிஒர் ?
Telugu డిఒర
Tigrinya ዺኦር ?
Ukrainian Діор
Urdu ڈائر
Uyghur دىور
Uzbek Диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latinised)
Yiddish דיאָר
King of Doriath
Preceded by
Thingol		 Dior Succeeded by
None, Kingdom destroyed and title abandoned
FA 504 - FA 506


References

  1. ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part One. The Grey Annals
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
  3. ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
  5. ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
  6. ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Silmarillion, Index of Names
  8. ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 2: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two

Notes

  1. ↑ Both of his parents were dark-haired.


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