Vidumavi

In Third Age 1248 Vidugavia, who was the most powerful of the Northern princes and called himself King of Rhovanion, helped Minalcar, the prince and Regent of Gondor in a war against the Easterlings.

Two years later, in Third Age 1250, Minalcar sent his son, prince Valacar, to live for a while with Vidugavia as an ambassador to learn the language, manners and policies of the Northmen. Valacar loved the Northern lands and people and married Vidumavi, the daugther of Vidugavia, during his stay in Rhovanion. In Third Age 1255 Vidumavi gave birth to a son, who was named Vinitharya in the language of his mother.

In Third Age 1260 Minalcar recalled Valacar back to Gondor to take part in the councils of the realm and the command of its armies. Vidumavi was brought by her husband to Gondor with her children and a household of noble men and women from Rhovanion. They were welcomed in Gondor and Vinitharya was given the name Eldacar for public use in Gondor and Vidumavi agreed to be called Galadwen, a translation of her name into Sindarin.

Vidumavi learned the language and manners of Gondor well. Vidumavi was fair, noble and of high courage, which she passed on to her children. Although Vidumavi was short-lived compared to the longer lifespan of the Dúnedain, she died in Third Age 1332 at a great age compared to the lifespan of her own people before Valacar became king.

Christopher Tolkien suggests that Vidumavi is a Latinized spelling of the Gothic name Widumawi, which means "wood-maiden". Arden R. Smith proposes that the name is a combination of the Gothic elements *widus ("wood", "forest") and mawi ("maiden").

Galadwen is a Sindarin name with the same meaning. Paul Strack suggests that it is a compound of galadh ("tree") and the suffixal form of gwend ("maiden").

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