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Aredhel (S. "High/noble Elf") was sister to Fingon and Turgon. The Noldo daughter of Fingolfin, she was the Elf-king's youngest child and only daughter. Hers was an unsettled life. She lived in the hidden city of Gondolin during her youth, but loved to ride and hunt in the wild. Adventure stirred her soul. Her restless spirit prompted her journey afield, where she met and fell in love with the smith Eöl. Beautiful and possessed of a haunting charm, Aredhel captured Eöl's fiery heart, and they married. Their union produced the traitorous Maeglin, the jealous heir of Turgon. Unfortunately, it also resulted in Aredhel's early death. Eöl proved to be crazed and, as Maeglin grew, Aredhel became closer to her son. When she fled from Eöl and tried to establish her son's claim to the throne of Gondolin, Eöl followed her. Quarreling before Turgon's royal seat, the incensed Eöl fired a poisoned dart at Maeglin, but Aredhel interposed herself in the missile's path. She died from the poisoned wound, and fell before her kin in the halls of her youth.

Appearance[]

Aredhel was tall (6'5"), strong, had dark hair, and possessed a fair, translucent complexion. She wore only silver or white, earning the name Ar-Feiniel, the White Lady.

Items[]

  • arrays of silver and white
  • hunter's garb
  • bow, spear, and hunting-knife
  • White Cloak - a gift from the Fëanorians

Names and epithets[]

  • Aerel
  • Ar-Feiniel
  • Feiniel
  • Íreth
  • Írith
  • Írissë
  • Isifinde
  • Isfin
  • Iswinde
  • Rodwen
  • Snow-locks
  • The White (Lady)
  • White Lady of Gondolin
  • White Lady of the Noldor
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