Posted: January 28, 2000 at 21:26:33: by Tar-Elenion
: : Aranwe (aran='king') was of the House of Fingolfin; how?
: : Was he sister of Elenwe, thus keeping 'WE' in the family?: Elenwe came from the Vanyar. : : And what was so 'kingly' about him?
: : He was father of Voronwe, certainly a special Elf.
: : Does it have to do with Gondolin, at all? : I have no idea. : There is no real information concerning Voronwe's family.
You are correct in the meaning of 'WE'. From 'WEG' meaning a male person (similar to the gender suffixes '-ION', '-WEN', and 'IEL'). Thus Finwe= skillful man (note not HAIR these have different roots); Ingwe= principle man; Elwe= star man (possibly)
; Voronwe= steadfast man; Aranwe= king man (or king's man). One theoretical possibility to his relation to the House of Fingolfin is that he was married to or descended from Fingolfin's sister.
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