Melian the Maia

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Melian the Maia is a powerful Maia spirit in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium who became queen of Doriath and mother of Lúthien after marrying the Elven king Thingol.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Maiar of the Valar 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ainur
Maia
fictional character
advised Galadriel NERFINISHED
Thingol NERFINISHED
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
associatedWith nightingales
category Characters in The Silmarillion
Maiar of the Valar’s people
Queens of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
child Lúthien NERFINISHED
created Girdle of Melian NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
dweltIn Lórien (in Valinor) NERFINISHED
firstMet Thingol in Nan Elmoth NERFINISHED
gender female
inspired the image of Lúthien’s beauty
kinshipByDescent Aragorn II Elessar NERFINISHED
Arwen Undómiel NERFINISHED
Elrond NERFINISHED
Elros NERFINISHED
kinshipByMarriage House of Bëor NERFINISHED
knownFor beauty
wisdom
languageSpoken Quenya NERFINISHED
Sindarin NERFINISHED
left Middle-earth after Thingol’s death
madeDoriathHiddenFrom Morgoth NERFINISHED
parentOfHalfMaia Lúthien NERFINISHED
power enchantment
foresight
protective magic
protectedRealmWith Girdle of Melian NERFINISHED
race Maia NERFINISHED
realm Doriath NERFINISHED
residence Menegroth NERFINISHED
returnedTo Valinor NERFINISHED
servedVala Estë NERFINISHED
Vána NERFINISHED
spouse Thingol NERFINISHED
title Queen of Doriath NERFINISHED
Queen of the Sindar NERFINISHED
warned Thingol about the Silmaril

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Sindar associatedWith Melian the Maia
War of Wrath hasAlly Melian the Maia
this entity surface form: Maiar of the Valar