What is Earendel?

It is a very bright star coming out just before the sun rises. Unsurprisingly, the Bosworth-Toller Old English dictionary defines earendel as “a shining light, ray”.

What was Tolkien’s experience of Earendel?

In the drafts of a letter to Mr Rang Tolkien himself described his experience of encountering the word earendel as follows: “ I was struck by the great beauty of this word (or name), entirely coherent with the normal style of A-S, but euphonic to a peculiar degree in that pleasing but not ‘delectable’ language.” (Letters, № 297)

What does Eärendil symbolize in The Hobbit?

His Eärendil becomes the shining light and the symbol of hope for the peoples of Middle-earth at the time of Morgoth’s tyranny. The son of the mortal Man Tuor, Huor’s son, and the Elvish maiden Idril, daughter of Turgon, Eärendil is Half-elven and has the qualities of both races in him.

Is Eärendil Half-elven?

The son of the mortal Man Tuor, Huor’s son, and the Elvish maiden Idril, daughter of Turgon, Eärendil is Half-elven and has the qualities of both races in him. His name can be translated from Quenya as “sea-lover” and it reminds of the Anglo-Saxon word in the sound form only.