Idril By Mellaril Watch

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"But fairer than all the wonders of Gondolin was Idril, Turgon’s daughter, she that was called Celebrindal, the Silver-foot, whose hair was as the gold of Laurelin before the coming of Melkor."



Tolkien, J.R.R.. The Silmarillion (p. 121). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.



In which Idril is a pretty pretty princess goofing off on the walls of Gondolin. Please view full size!



There's not a lot of art of Idril, which is too bad. I've also noticed that a lot of artists (myself included) are tempted to portray Maeglin standing somewhere in the background secretly lusting after her. Indeed Idril is seldom described without mention of Maeglin, and as much as I adore Maeglin, I think she deserves to be recognized in her own right. She's the one who prepared a secret way out of Gondolin when she suspected they had been betrayed. She and Tuor led the survivors of the sack to the Mouths of the Sirion. And I think there's much more to her than meets the eye!

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Published : Feb 3, 2018