Middle-earth

Character

Gilraen

Mother of Aragorn, who took him to Rivendell for safety and later died in grief.

Supplementary writingsFrom posthumously published works, notes, drafts or appendices.
Race & kind
Men of Middle-earth
Allegiance
Arnor
Gender
Female

Overview

Gilraen’s fate is captured in the lament by which Tolkien introduces it: “the days have gone down in the West.”

MenArnor

Relationships

Sources

  • The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55

    Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

  • Unfinished Tales · 1980

    Expanded and alternative accounts of the First, Second and Third Ages.