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This article is about the wife of Dior Eluchîl. For the White Tree of Númenor, see Nimloth of Númenor.

Nimloth was an Elf of Doriath during the First Age. She was the daughter of Galathil, son of Galadhon, the son of Elmo. Elmo was the brother of Olwë and Elwë, making her a kinswoman of King Thingol.

Biography[]

Nimloth married Dior the Fair, her second cousin. In the few years before the death of Thingol, she lived near the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath at the base of the Blue Mountains. Her children Eluréd, Elurín and Elwing were born there.

When Thingol died, she traveled to Doriath with her husband and their children and became Queen of Doriath. She was later slain in the Kinslaying of Menegroth by the Sons of Fëanor along with her husband. Elwing escaped to the Havens of Sirion but it is unknown whether her brothers survived or not. It was tradition among the Laiquendi of Ossiriand that they were led to safety by the birds and beasts after being abandoned in the forest by the servants of Celegorm.[2]

Etymology[]

In Sindarin, the name Nimloth means "white flower", from the words nim ("white") and loth ("flower, blossom").[3][4] Her name might also mean "Pale blossom".[5]

Other versions of the legendarium[]

In an earlier text, Nimloth was the sister of Celeborn, rather than his niece through his brother, Galathil.[1]

House of Elmo[]

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Melian
   
   
Elu Thingol
   
   
   
   
   
   
Olwë
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elmo
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Beren
   
   
Lúthien
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärwen
   
   
   
   
   
   
Galadhon
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Galadriel
   
   
Celeborn
   
   
   
   
Galathil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dior
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Nimloth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eluréd and Elurín
   
   
   
   
Elwing
   
   
Eärendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elros
   
   
   
   
Elrond
   
   
Celebrían


Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ኒምሎት
Arabic نيملوته
Armenian Նիմլոթ
Assamese নিমলথ
Belarusian Cyrillic Німлот
Bengali নিমলোথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic Нимлот
Catalan Nímloth
Danish Nimloth (dronning af Doriath)
Georgian ნიმლოთჰ
Greek Νιμλοθ
Gujarati નિમલોથ
Hebrew ןימלותה
Hindi निमलोथ
Japanese ニムロス
Kannada ನಿಮ್ಲೋತ್
Kazakh Німлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin)
Konkani निमलोथ
Korean 님로스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Нимлот
Laotian ນິມລັອດ
Macedonian Cyrillic Нимлот
Malayalam നിംലോത്ത്
Marathi निमलोथ
Mongolian Cyrillic Нимлотh
Nepalese निमलोथ
Pashto نیملوته
Persian نیملوته
Punjabi ਨਿਮਲੋਥ
Russian Нимлот
Sanskrit निम्लोथ्
Serbian Нимлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin)
Sinhalese නිම්ලොත්
Tajik Cyrillic Нимлот
Tamil நிம்லோத்
Tatar Нимлот
Telugu నిమ్లోత్
Thai นิมลอธ
Ukrainian Cyrillic Німлот
Uzbek Нимлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin)
Yiddish נימלאָטה
Queen of Doriath
Preceded by
Melian
Nimloth of Doriath Succeeded by
None, Kingdom destroyed and title abandoned
FA 502 - FA 506

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
  2. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
  3. The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
  4. Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  5. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of Valinor and the Two Trees"
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