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Dates
I 450 - I 472 (lived 22 years)1
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Culture
Originally Dorthonion, but taken as a child to Dor-lómin
Family
House of Bëor
Pronunciation
ree'an
Meaning
Apparently 'crown-gift'2

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  • Updated 8 February 2011
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Rían

The mortal grandmother of Eärendil

The daughter of Belegund of the House of Bëor, she wedded Huor; she was the mother of Tuor and grandmother of Eärendil the Mariner.


Notes

1

Rían's dates only appear in a genealogical chart in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and so cannot be considered absolutely canonical. The Silmarillion does imply that she died in the same year as the Nirnaeth Arnoediad (I 472) so these dates are consistent with the primary published text.

2

The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) explain the name Rían as deriving from ríg-anna, 'crown-gift'.

See also...

Belegund, Beleth (Bereth), Grey-elves of Mithrim, Haudh-en-Ndengin, Haudh-en-Nirnaeth, Huor, Lake Mithrim, The Manhearted

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Rían

The mortal grandmother of Eärendil

Dates
I 450 - I 472 (lived 22 years)1
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Culture
Originally Dorthonion, but taken as a child to Dor-lómin
Family
House of Bëor
Pronunciation
ree'an
Meaning
Apparently 'crown-gift'2

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 8 February 2011
  • Updates planned: 1

Rían

The mortal grandmother of Eärendil

The daughter of Belegund of the House of Bëor, she wedded Huor; she was the mother of Tuor and grandmother of Eärendil the Mariner.


Notes

1

Rían's dates only appear in a genealogical chart in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and so cannot be considered absolutely canonical. The Silmarillion does imply that she died in the same year as the Nirnaeth Arnoediad (I 472) so these dates are consistent with the primary published text.

2

The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) explain the name Rían as deriving from ríg-anna, 'crown-gift'.

See also...

Belegund, Beleth (Bereth), Grey-elves of Mithrim, Haudh-en-Ndengin, Haudh-en-Nirnaeth, Huor, Lake Mithrim, The Manhearted

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 8 February 2011
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.
Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.