Timeline Event
Arathorn II of the Dúnedain weds Gilraen
Event Type: Genealogical
Age: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Year: 2929
Description:
2929
Arathorn son of Arador of the Dúnedain weds Gilraen.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
... Arathorn sought in marriage Gilraen the Fair, daughter of Dírhael, who was himself a descendant of Aranarth. To this marriage Dírhael was opposed; for Gilraen was young and had not reached the age at which the women of the Dúnedain were accustomed to marry.
'Moreover,' he said, 'Arathorn is a stern man of full age, and will be chieftain sooner than men looked for; yet my heart forebodes that he will be short-lived.'
But Ivorwen, his wife, who was also foresighted, answered: 'The more need of haste! The days are darkening before the storm, and great things are to come. If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts.'
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
Contributors:
Lyllyn 6.15.03
added links: Elena Tiriel 28Nov04, 22Jun06
