| Tuor | |
|---|---|
| Tolkien character | |
| In-universe information | |
| Aliases | Eladar, Ulmondil, 'The Blessed' |
| Race | Men |
| Book(s) | The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The Book of Lost Tales II The Fall of Gondolin |
| Idril | |
|---|---|
| Tolkien character | |
| In-universe information | |
| Aliases | Celebrindal |
| Race | Elves |
| Book(s) | The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The Book of Lost Tales II The Fall of Gondolin |
Tuor Eladar and Idril Celebrindal are fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. They are the parents of Eärendil the Mariner and grandparents of Elrond Half-elven: through their progeny, they become the ancestors of the Númenóreans and of the King of the Reunited Kingdom Aragorn Elessar. Both characters play a pivotal role in The Fall of Gondolin, one of Tolkien's earliest stories; it formed the basis for a section in his later work, The Silmarillion, and was expanded as a standalone publication in 2018.
Tuor and Idril's marriage was one of only three between Men and Elves in Tolkien's writings. Scholars have compared Tuor to Odysseus in Greek mythology, and to Aeneas in Roman mythology, while Idril's story has been likened to those of Cassandra and of Helen of Troy.