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Nimrodel was a Nandorin Elf-maiden of Lórien in the Third Age.

Biography[]

Nimrodel had lived in Lothlórien before the Sindar and Ñoldor were seen in the forest. She was unhappy with these newcomers, thinking they would bring the turmoils of Middle-earth to the golden forest. She lived separately near the river that would later bear her name, and spoke only her native tongue. The only good thing she saw in Lórien was the Sinda Amroth, King of the Wood. They both found love for each other, but she refused to marry him.[2]

After a Balrog awoke in nearby Khazad-dûm in TA 1980, Nimrodel grew more uneasy in Lórien. She fled, and made her way to the edge of Fangorn Forest, but could not enter it. Amroth found her, and promised her peace. Together they travelled to Edhellond, the port city in Belfalas, and thence set sail to the Undying Lands. They were accompanied by a small staff of Silvan Elves, including Mithrellas. All went well until they reached the White Mountains in TA 1981. The group became separated, and Amroth reached Edhellond well before the others. He decided to wait for his love aboard their ship. When a storm broke loose and swept the ship out of port, Amroth leaped overboard, hoping to swim back to shore. But he was quickly taken by Belegaer's strong currents and drowned.[2]

Nimrodel, in the meantime, had settled for a while at the river Gilrain, which reminded her of home. She sat by the starlit stream and slept for a long while. After waking she journeyed further, but found no ship in Edhellond, and Amroth was long dead at the bottom of the sea.[2]

After she found no ship in Edhellond and found out that her lover Amroth drowned in the sea. What she did after leaving the haven was unknown. She might have died later due to a broken heart.

In song[]

Years after her death, the Song of Nimrodel was sung by Elves in Rivendell and northern Mirkwood. According to Legolas, the song was long and sad.[1]

Etymology[]

Nimrodel means "Lady of the White Grotto"[3] from the Sindarin element nim ("white").[4] The name was of Lemberin language (later Avarin or Telerian), along with other Sindarin names such as Amroth, Legolas, and Thranduil.[5]

Other forms of the legendarium[]

In earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's tales, Nimrodel had the names Inglorel, Linglorel, or Nimlothel, among others. Her lover was first named Ammalas (later Amroth).[6]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ኚምሮደል
Arabic نيمروديل
Armenian Նիմրոդել
Assamese নিমৰডেল
Belarusian Cyrillic Нимродель
Bengali নিমরোদেল
Bulgarian Cyrillic Нимродел
Chinese (Hong Kong) 寧若戴爾河
Georgian ნიმროდელი
Greek Νίμροντελ
Gujarati નિમ્રોડેલ
Hebrew נימרדיל
Hindi णिम्रोदेल
Japanese ニムロデル
Kannada ನಿಮ್ರೋಡೆಲ್
Kazakh Німродел (Cyrillic) Nimrodel (Latin)
Konkani निमरोडेल
Kurdish Nîmirodel (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Нимродэл
Lithuanian Nimrodelė
Macedonian Cyrillic Нимерол
Marathi निमेरोडेल
Mongolian Cyrillic Нимродэл
Nepalese निमोरोल
Persian نیمرودل
Punjabi ਨਿਮਰੋਡਲ
Russian Нимродэль
Sanskrit णिम्रोदेल्
Serbian Нимродел (Cyrillic) Nimrodel (Latin)
Sinhalese නිම්රෝඩෙල්
Tajik Cyrillic Нимродел
Tamil ணிம்ரொதெல்
Tatar Нимродел
Telugu నిమ్రోదుల్
Thai นิมรอเดล
Ukrainian Cyrillic Німродел
Urdu نیمروڈیل
Uzbek Нимродел (Cyrillic) Nimrodel (Latin)
Yiddish נימראָדעל

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter VI: "Lothlórien"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, and of Amroth King of Lórien"
  3. Unfinished Tales, Index
  4. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
  5. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, II: "The Appendix on Languages", Languages at the end of the Third Age
  6. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, XII: "Lothlórien"
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