Nimloth of Doriath

Nimloth
Biographical information
Titles	Queen of Doriath
Birth	Unknown, possibly sometime during the Years of the Trees
Rule	FA 504
Death	FA 506
Realms	Doriath
Spouse	Dior Eluchíl
Physical description
Race	Elves
Gender	Female
Culture	Sindar, Elves of Doriath

This article is about the the elf of Doriath. For the White Tree of Númenor, see Nimloth.

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 later married Dior the Beautiful, her second cousin once removed, making her an heir of Melian, Queen of Doriath. In the few years before the death of Thingol, she lived near the land of Lanthir Lamath at the base of the Blue Mountains in the Northeast. There her children Eluréd, Elurín and Elwing were born.

When Thingol died, she went Northwest 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 is tradtion among the Nandor of Ossiriand that they were lead to safety by the birds and beasts after being abandoned in the forest by the servants of Celegorm.

Etymology

The name Nimloth was a Sindarin word. It was likely to have come from the words nim, meaning "white", and loth, meaning "blossom", which would give the meaning "White blossom" to her name.

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

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References

• The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
• The Atlas of Middle-earth

External Link

• Nimloth of Doriath at Tolkien Gateway