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Aranwë Ulmondur
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Time period
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ca. Y.T. 1200 - ca. F.A. 500 ?
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Gender
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Male
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Parents
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Arandil (N), Írimë Lanyare (N)
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Sibling(s)
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Gilfanon (N)
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Spouse
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Alacien (N)
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Notes
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(N) = non-canon
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The father of Voronwë and a friend of Tuor, Aranwë (Q. "He who is like a king") was a devoted servant of the Vala Ulmo. He was a skilled Magician, who was well-studied in the Laws of Water, and originally had been among Turgon's folk in Vinyamar, where he met his future wife Alagiel, a niece of Cirdan the Shipwright. When Turgon removed his folk to Gondolin, Aranwë followed his lord and became an elder in the city's royal council. Aranwë survived the fall of Gondolin and saved his small grandson Ilverin, with whom he joined the other exiles at the Havens of Sirion. When his family returned to the Uttermost West and later settled in Tol Eressëa, he followed his family and migrated to Tol Eressëa.
Genealogy[]
Aranwë is often guessed to be a member of the royal house of the Noldor, possibly a descendant of one of Finwë's daughters, Írimë or Findis. Another possibility would be that Aranwë was of the same generation as Finwë, Ingwë, Olwë, Elwë, Nowë, and Lenwë - due to their similar names, possibly all second or third generation Elves.