Carnadhiel was the third child of Maedhros, born during the Valar Years of Trees. The place where she was born was unknown ( it was probably in the region of Eriador). She was the youngest child of Maedhros and his wife Elarinya, younger sister of Estelwen and Eglerion. She never knew her mother who died during her first years of the grief of Eglerion and was completly under the care of Maedhros after the departure of Estelwen and Calminaion when she was only thirteen. Carnadhiel was not blessed by Manwë who infliged her several challenges during her childhood to test her and to compare her to the cruel fate who will hurt her first child. Carnadhiel lived a very hard childhood, especially because of her fathers fluent departures, leaving her alone. People were turning back to her, she was