Urwen, also known as Lalaeth[3] or Lalaith, was an Edain child of the House of Hador, the second child of Húrin and Morwen and the sister of Túrin and Niënor during the First Age.[5]
Biography[]
Urwen was nicknamed Lalaith, because her laughter was compared to the merry sound of the Nen Lalaith,[6] a stream from Amon Darthir that ran by the walls of Húrin's house in Dor-lómin, because she was a happy child and brought much joy to the hearts of the household of Húrin during her short life. Her hair was yellow like the lilies that grew in the grass fields of Dor-lómin. She often took to "going upon grass or under tree", singing old songs from long ago that were made when the Edain first learned "the tongue of the Elves". It was because of this that Húrin once said to Morwen that Urwen was as "fair as an Elf-child…but briefer".[5]
During her short life, Túrin gave "all the warmth of his heart" to Urwen, though he rarely played with her, preferring instead "to guard her unseen and" watching her sing.[5]
Before the end of the Year of Lamentation, an sickness known as "the Evil Breath came to Dor-lómin" from Angband and both Urwen and Túrin fell ill. Sometime while Túrin still "lay long in a fever and dark dream", the Evil Breath took Urwen's life. Before Túrin recovered, Morwen blamed her death on the Enemy and forbade the household from speaking Urwen's nickname.[5]
After Túrin was healed and "asked for Lalaith", his nurse relayed Morwen's command to him. When Túrin went and asked Morwen why he could not speak his sister's nickname, she told him that "Urwen is dead, and laughter is stilled in this house". Húrin tried to "make a song of lamentation", but his harp broke instead, causing him to curse "the Marrer of Middle-earth". Though Túrin abided by Morwen's command, he wept for Urwen bitterly alone at night. He later revealed to Sador that he had imagined that Urwen would grow up to look like one of the Eldar.[5]
Túrin never got over her death and always looked for her likeness in women ever after.[7] During his time in Nargothrond, Túrin spoke of Urwen to Finduilas, confessing to her that she reminded him of how he imagined his sister would look grown up.[8]
Upon finding Níniel in the Forest of Brethil,[9] Túrin mistook her as being similar to both Urwen and Morwen "in her looks and ways",[1][10] and thus tragically causing him to wed her a few years later.[9]
Etymology[]
Urwen was an unglossed Sindarin name that may mean "fire maiden", containing the elements ûr ("fire")[11] and gwen(d) ("maiden").[12]
Lalaith was a nickname derived from the Sindarin noun meaning "Laughter".[13][14]
Lalaeth was a similar name to Lalaith, though it is not told whether it was a replacement or a variation of Lalaith.[15]
- The House of Hador was previously known as the House of Marach.
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ላላኢጥ |
| Arabic | لالايته |
| Armenian | Լալաիտհ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Лалаіт |
| Bengali | লাল্ঐথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Лалаит |
| Georgian | ლალაითი |
| Greek | Λαλαιθ |
| Gujarati | લલાઇથ |
| Hebrew | לאלאית (Lalaith)
אורוון (Urwen) |
| Hindi | लल्ऐथ |
| Kannada | ಲಲೈತ್ |
| Kazakh | Лалаітһ |
| Korean | 랄라이스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Лалаит |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Лалаит |
| Marathi | लॅलिथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Лалаит |
| Nepalese | ळल्ऐथ |
| Pashto | لالایته |
| Persian | لالایته |
| Punjabi | ਲਾਲੀਥ |
| Russian | Урвен (Urwen)
Лалайт (Lalaith) |
| Sanskrit | ळल्ऐथ् |
| Serbian | Лалаит (Cyrillic) Lalaith (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ලලයිත් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Лалаит |
| Tamil | லலித் |
| Telugu | లలిత్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Урвен (Urwen)
Лалаіт (Lalaith) |
| Urdu | لالایته ? |
| Uzbek | Лалаитҳ (Cyrillic) Lalaith (Latin) |
| Yiddish | לאַלאַיטה |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, Part Five: Myths Transformed, pg. 374 (note 2)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XIV: "Of the Coming of Men into the West", pgs. 234-5
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion, II: "Ælfwine and Dírhaval", pg. 314
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, I: "The Childhood of Túrin", pgs. 34, 40
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin), pgs. 57-9
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin), pg. 147 (note 7)
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, X: "Túrin in Nargothrond"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XV: "Niënor in Brethil"
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XVIII: "The Death of Túrin"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 21, "Qenya Noun Structure", "Common Eldarin: Noun Structure", pg. 71
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 191
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, List of Names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names, pg. 198
- ↑ Lalaith on eldamo.org