Lilu Olnathron Her father a human, her mother an elf, Lilu is a Pereldhi, taking the name Olnathron when she was wed to Mor Olnathron of Mirkwood. Lilu was born in 510 of the First Age. Gondolin had fallen, and she was born into an unmerciful world on the way to the Mouths of Sirion during the flight of the exiles. The loss of many of her loved ones combined with terrible injuries and the strain of giving birth, proved too much for her mother, who sadly passed away shortly after Lilu was born. Some felt she died of grief or was weary of the world, and not wanting to see his daughter share her fate, Lilu's father took her north to Lothlórien to be raised by the elves there. She never knew what happened to him for she was brought up by Avarliel. She made no conscious choice to live an elven life for she believed she was one of them. Only when she matured did her adoptive mother tell her the tale of her parents and her bloodline. Realizing that her father would be long deceased, Lilu devoted herself to learning the arts of combat so she could defend her loved ones against the threat of enemies. She was denied a family and the possibility of ever seeing Gondolin thanks to the forces of evil, and she swore that as long as she drew breath, she would protect her kinsfolk against Sauron's dark forces. For many years she lived in the Golden Wood, until the building of Imladris in 1697 of the Second Age by Lord Elrond. She was curious to see this haven at the foot of the Misty Mountains and set forth to see it for herself. She had heard much about the deeds of Glorfindel who had slain a balrog, thus making her mothers escape from Gondolin possible, and also of the wisdom and deeds of Elrond, who like her, was half-elven. After only a few months in the valley, she felt that she had finally found her home. She found that her skills with the sword had a place in the Host, and made many friends in Rivendell. To this day she keeps her oath; to protect all those she loves against evil. Back to the top Return to the front page of the book