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Dates
Raised after the death of Haleth in I 420; presumably destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
On the heights of the Forest of Brethil (probably on Amon Obel, but see note 1 to the entry for Ladybarrow)
Race
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Pronunciation
how'th en a'rrwen ('ow' as in English 'now', 'th' as in English 'these'; 'rr' indicates that the r sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Translated 'Ladybarrow'1
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Haudh-en-Arwen

The Ladybarrow of Brethil

Haleth was the daughter of Haldad of the Haladin, who led her people westward across Beleriand and founded the settlement of Men in the Forest of Brethil. After her death, the People of Haleth - as they had become known - raised a barrow for her in the Forest. It was known as Tûr Haretha, the Ladybarrow, or Haudh-en-Arwen.

Haudh-en-Arwen had no direct connection with Arwen Evenstar, who lived millennia after Haleth's time, but it does give an insight into the origin of her name. Sindarin arwen means literally 'high maiden', and is translated here as the 'lady' in 'Ladybarrow'.


Notes

1

Ladybarrow is the usual translation of this Elvish term. Haudh here refers to a barrow or grave-mound, and arwen more fully means 'noble maiden' (a meaning which is also seen in the name of Elrond's daughter Arwen Evenstar).

See also...

Tûr Haretha

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