Mithrellas
Mithrellas was an Elf of Lothlorien who married Imrazor, a man of Gondor. Mithrellas became the ancestor of the Princes of Dol Amroth. She was a Silvan Elf. Mithrellas's parentage is not known. She fled from Lothlorien in 1981 of the Third Age.
In 1981, a Balrog awoke in Khazad-dum and slaughtered many of the Dwarves living there. Many Elves of Lothlorien were worried that the Balrog's evil may spread to Lorien. Mithrellas was among the many Elves to flee Lorien in 1981. She became lost in the White Mountains while escaping from the Balrog, and a man of Gondor named Imrazor found her and gave her shelter.
Imrazor and Mithrellas were married and Mithrellas moved to live with her new husband in Belfalas in Gondor. They had two children: a son named Galador born in 2004 and a daughter named Gilmith born sometime thereafter.
One night, Mithrellas ran away and was never heard from by any man again. She was probably killed, but she may have gone to Edhellond to pass over the Great Sea to the Undying Lands. Legolas later remarked to Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth that he was part Elven because of Mithrellas.
In 1981, a Balrog awoke in Khazad-dum and slaughtered many of the Dwarves living there. Many Elves of Lothlorien were worried that the Balrog's evil may spread to Lorien. Mithrellas was among the many Elves to flee Lorien in 1981. She became lost in the White Mountains while escaping from the Balrog, and a man of Gondor named Imrazor found her and gave her shelter.
Imrazor and Mithrellas were married and Mithrellas moved to live with her new husband in Belfalas in Gondor. They had two children: a son named Galador born in 2004 and a daughter named Gilmith born sometime thereafter.
One night, Mithrellas ran away and was never heard from by any man again. She was probably killed, but she may have gone to Edhellond to pass over the Great Sea to the Undying Lands. Legolas later remarked to Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth that he was part Elven because of Mithrellas.
Names & Meanings
Mithrellas may perhaps mean "grey leaf," derived from mithren meaning "grey" and las meaning "leaf."
References
The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King: "The Siege of Gondor," page 98; "The Last Debate," page 148
The Unfinished Tales: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn," page 248; "Cirion and Eorl," page 316
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," pages 220-222
The Unfinished Tales: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn," page 248; "Cirion and Eorl," page 316
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," pages 220-222
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