This article deals with the Half-elven Eärendil. For the Gondorian king, see Eärendil of Gondor. For the Anglo-Saxon name, see Earendel. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Eärendil the Mariner () is one of the most important figures in the mythology, a great seafarer who carries the morning star across the sky. His story is found in The Silmarillion, and there are several references to him throughout The Lord of the Rings. Etymology Eärendil is a Quenya name, meaning 'Lover of the Sea'. However, Tolkien created the name based on Old English literature. Tolkien himself states (Letters, 297) that the name is derived from Anglo-Saxon éarendel. He says that he was struck by the "great beauty" of the name as early as 1913, which he perceived as entirely coherent with the normal style of A-S, but euph