Rían
Wife of Huor; mother of Tuor. Rian was born in year 450 of the First Age. Her family was of the House of Beor. Rian's father Belegund was the son of Bregolas, Lord of the House of Beor. Rian and her kin lived in Dorthonion.
In 456, Emeldir led the women and children of the House of Beor out of Dorthonion due to the threat still lurking after the Battle of Sudden Flame. Rian was only six years old at the time of her evacuation.
Rian and her older cousin Morwen went to live in Dor-lomin. Morwen married Hurin, the Lord of Dor-lomin. In 472, Rian married Hurin's brother Huor. Rian fell pregnant soon after the marriage. Later that year, both Huor and his brother fought against the forces of Morgoth in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Huor was pierced in the eye and killed by enemy forces. Rian was devastated when her husband did not return, and she went to live in the wild.
Rian went to live with Elves in Mithrim. She had a son at the end of 472 and she named him Tuor, a name her husband had chosen. Rian wished to go in search of her husband, but an Elf named Annael told her that Huor had been killed. Rian left Tuor with Annael and journeyed to Ard-galen to find her husband's body. Morgoth's Orcs had piled up the dead men and Elves and buried them in a mound called the the Haudh-en-Ndengin. Rian died upon this mound.
Rian's son Tuor eventually married Idril and they had a son named Earendil who helped bring about the downfall of Morgoth and became a star in the sky.
In 456, Emeldir led the women and children of the House of Beor out of Dorthonion due to the threat still lurking after the Battle of Sudden Flame. Rian was only six years old at the time of her evacuation.
Rian and her older cousin Morwen went to live in Dor-lomin. Morwen married Hurin, the Lord of Dor-lomin. In 472, Rian married Hurin's brother Huor. Rian fell pregnant soon after the marriage. Later that year, both Huor and his brother fought against the forces of Morgoth in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Huor was pierced in the eye and killed by enemy forces. Rian was devastated when her husband did not return, and she went to live in the wild.
Rian went to live with Elves in Mithrim. She had a son at the end of 472 and she named him Tuor, a name her husband had chosen. Rian wished to go in search of her husband, but an Elf named Annael told her that Huor had been killed. Rian left Tuor with Annael and journeyed to Ard-galen to find her husband's body. Morgoth's Orcs had piled up the dead men and Elves and buried them in a mound called the the Haudh-en-Ndengin. Rian died upon this mound.
Rian's son Tuor eventually married Idril and they had a son named Earendil who helped bring about the downfall of Morgoth and became a star in the sky.
Names & Meanings
The name Rían may be derived from ríg-anna, meaning "crown-gift" in Sindarin. Much later, there was a Rian of Gondor in the Third Age.
References
The Silmarillion: "Of the Coming of Men into the West," page 148; "Of the Ruin of Beleriand," pages 155, 161; "Of Turin Turambar," page 198; "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," page 238
The Unfinished Tales: "Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin," page 17; "Narn I Hin Hurin," pages 57-68
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XI, The War of the Jewels: "The Grey Annals," pages 52, 56, 71, 79, 126-135; "The Later Quenta Silmarillion," pages 224, 231-234
The Unfinished Tales: "Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin," page 17; "Narn I Hin Hurin," pages 57-68
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XI, The War of the Jewels: "The Grey Annals," pages 52, 56, 71, 79, 126-135; "The Later Quenta Silmarillion," pages 224, 231-234
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