Lothíriel
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[edit] Biography
Lothíriel was the wife of King Éomer of Rohan. Lothíriel was the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth; her mother's name is not known. Lothíriel was born in T.A. 2999. She had three older brothers: Elphir, Erchirion, and Amrothos.
She is a cousin to Boromir and Faramir.
Lothíriel married Éomer, King of Rohan, in 3020. They had at least one son named Elfwine the Fair who became the 19th King of Rohan on the death of his father in the year 63 of the Fourth Age. Lothíriel died ten years later.
[edit] Etymology
Lothíriel means "flower garlanded maiden." The word loth means "flower, blossom." The element riel means "garlanded maiden" from the root rig meaning "twine, wreathe" and the feminine ending -iel.
