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2008-04-22T07:59:37Z

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This page contains [[Neo-Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The [[Quenya]] language (which Neo-Quenya is based upon) is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, as are most of the things here being translated, but the exact wording is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Neo-Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i lantaner. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lelyanielmë Avallónenna ar enta quetir ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá lelyanielmë é Amanenna, ar enta tyavir, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ëa. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i lantaner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya termaris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i lanten Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan minyavë úmë sátina paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta millier i exin?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá millier Valain, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sanar Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autanieltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë undulavinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mápaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yálinë, an rato nauvas ata nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

User:Tar-Telperien/Translations

2008-04-21T06:47:53Z

Tar-Telperien: /* Text */

This page contains [[Neo-Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The [[Quenya]] language (which Neo-Quenya is based upon) is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, as are most of the things here being translated, but the exact wording is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Neo-Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i querner Herullon. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lelyanielmë Avallónenna ar enta quetir ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá lelyanielmë é Amanenna, ar enta tyavir, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ëa. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i lantaner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya termaris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i lanten Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan minyavë úmë sátina paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta millier i exin?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá millier Valain, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sanar Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autanieltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë undulavinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mápaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yálinë, an rato nauvas ata nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

User:Tar-Telperien/Translations

2008-04-21T06:44:28Z

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This page contains [[Neo-Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The [[Quenya]] language (which Neo-Quenya is based upon) is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, as are most of the things here being translated, but the exact wording is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Neo-Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i querner Herullon. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lelyanielmë Avallónenna ar enta quetir ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá lelyanielmë é Amanenna, ar enta tyavir, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ëa. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i lantaner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya termaris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i quermen Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan minyavë úmë sátina paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta millier i exin?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá millier Valain, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sanar Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autanieltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë undulavinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mápaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yálinë, an rato nauvas ata nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

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2007-12-23T08:56:36Z

Tar-Telperien: this is of course actually Neo-Quenya

This page contains [[Neo-Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The [[Quenya]] language (which Neo-Quenya is based upon) is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, as are most of the things here being translated, but the exact wording is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Neo-Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i querner Herullon. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lelyanielmë Avallónenna ar enta quetir ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá lelyanielmë é Amanenna, ar enta tyavir, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ná. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i querner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya termaris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i quermen Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan minyavë úmë sátina paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta millier i exin?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá millier Valain, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sanar Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autanieltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë undulavinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mápaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yálinë, an rato nauvas ata nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

User:Tar-Telperien/Translations

2007-12-23T01:20:18Z

Tar-Telperien: /* Text */

This page contains [[Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The Quenya language, as are most of the things being translated, is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, but the inspiration here is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i querner Herullon. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lelyanielmë Avallónenna ar enta quetë ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá lelyanielmë é Amanenna, ar enta tyavë, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ná. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i querner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya termaris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i quermen Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan úmë minyavë santë paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta millier i exin?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá millier Valain, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sáma Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autanieltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë pelinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mapaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yalinë, an tá rato nauvas ata nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

User:Tar-Telperien/Translations

2007-12-23T00:39:12Z

Tar-Telperien: /* Text */ added conditional markers and reworded a couple things

This page contains [[Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The Quenya language, as are most of the things being translated, is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, but the inspiration here is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i querner Herullon. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lelyanielmë Avallónenna ar enta quetë ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá lelyanielmë é Amanenna, ar enta tyavë, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ná. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i querner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya voris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i quermen Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan úmë minyavë santë paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta millier i exin?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá millier Valain, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sáma Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autanieltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë pelinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mapaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yalinë, an tá rato nauvas ata nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

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2007-12-22T13:28:17Z

Tar-Telperien: /* Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth'' */ added some stuff

This page contains [[Quenya]] translations made by [[User:Tar-Telperien|Tar-Telperien]]. The Quenya language, as are most of the things being translated, is of course [[Tolkien]]'s, but the inspiration here is mine. Please ask for permission if by some remote chance you find this stuff interesting and wish to use it.

==Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth''==
This translation was made around Christmas of 2007. It is of a section of the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that is about two pages in length. The title that I use for it, "Et Quenta Atalantëo", means "From the Account of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]]". ''Akallabêth'' as directly translated into Quenya would simply be ''Atalantë'', but since this term is also used as a name for the island after its sinking, I add the word ''quenta'', 'account', here to avoid ambiguity. I also use the preposition ''et'', 'from', instead of the ablative case (i.e. ''Atalantello''), since the "last declinable word" in this phrase is already marked for genitive (''Atalantëo'', 'of (the) Downfall').

===Translator's Notes===
While I find the ''Akallabêth'' as a whole significant and interesting, one of its most poignant sections is a passage in which the [[messengers of the Valar]] speak to the [[Númenóreans]] about the "[[Gift of Men|Doom of Men]]". The conversation moves between the messengers, the King, and the Númenórean people, showing the messengers' attempt to explain why [[Men]] cannot go to the [[West]] and warning them to take their unrest seriously, the annoyance of the King as he points out that the forbidden West is precisely where his own [[Eärendil the Mariner|forefather]] still lives, and the frustration of the Númenóreans as a whole with the fate that [[Ilúvatar]] has given to them. It is this section, and the part of the story leading directly up to it, that I decided to translate into Quenya, both for personal amusement and as an investigation of the dynamics of discourse in [[High Elves|High Elven]].

Quenya was not actually spoken in [[Númenor]] in general, but many names of people (especially royalty) and places were given in it, and for a long time it was considered the "most noble tongue in the world" by the Númenóreans. People such as the [[King of Númenor|King]], who speaks in this passage, would thus be well versed in Quenya, even if they did not use it in everyday speech. And because this converse involves messengers from the West, where Quenya in fact was the main language, it is entirely possible that the original conversation took place in this tongue, considering the high matters being discussed.

We are also told that Quenya was used in "recondite works of lore". In order for a conversation such as this, which took place about 1,000 years before the Downfall, to be saved so that [[Elendil]] could write it into the ''Akallabêth'' much later, it would have had to have been recorded word for word. If, as I have argued above, the original discussion took place in Quenya, it would almost certainly have been transcribed in that language, and even if not, a Quenya translation might well have been made later.

If this was the case, this conversation's lack of effect upon future generations is explained—the Númenóreans stopped teaching their children the Elven-tongues in the days of [[Tar-Ancalimon]], due to the hardened feelings of the Númenóreans toward the West that the pleading of the messengers sadly failed to heal. The Kings and [[King's Men|their followers]] abandoned the Elven languages in favor of their own tongue, [[Adûnaic]]. Indeed as time went on, the Kings began to destroy books that had been written in Quenya and [[Sindarin]] because of their increasing hatred of the [[Elves]].

Ultimately, the discussion must have been saved in some form (perhaps an Adûnaic version) so that it could come to Elendil. But it seems that no matter what language the conversation was originally spoken and recorded in, its central message would not be absorbed by the Númenóreans, most of whom refused to change their ways. Regarding this subject, Tolkien wrote, "Indeed if fish had Fish-lore and Wise-fish it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered". But the failure of the messengers should perhaps not be blamed on the Númenóreans alone. This discussion closely mirrors another conversation, the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', in subject matter. But while [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] actually make some degree of progress in their debate, this is mostly due to Finrod's openness, honesty, and desire for understanding of Men and their griefs. It appears from the conversation as preserved that the messengers in the [[Second Age|Age]] after him do not have his finesse and warmth, nor do they make light of the common ground between Elves and Men. Despite [[Manwë]]'s care for Númenor and his best efforts to advise its people, it is perhaps not surprising that the King was "ill-pleased with the counsel of the Messengers and gave little heed to it", and that this "second ''Athrabeth''" proved in the end to be a failure.

===Text===
...Núnatani tá merner i ilfírala osto ya cenneltë háyallo, ar i milmë oia cuilëo, usë fíriello ar i metta alassëo, sahtanë tenna; ar voro írë túrelta ar alcarelta yantyaner, úsérelta ortanë. An Valar apaitier Núnatani anda cuilenen, ananta lá polleltë haita tello i lumbië Ambaro ya tulë teldavë, ar firiltë, é araneltar i erdëo Eärendilo; ar i lúmë coivieltaron sinta né i hendissen Eldaiva. Sië huinë lantanë tenna, yassë cé i níra Moringotto mótanë ya er rúmanë Ambaressë. Ar tá Núnatani nurruner, minyavë óreltassen, ar tá látë quettainen, pa i umbar Ataniva, ar er lil pa i Avalë ya váquentë te cirë mir i Númen.

Ar equeltë imíca intë: ‘Manan enta hamir Númeheruvi útyelila séressë, mal mauya men firë ar lelya manna lá istalmë, autala marelma ar ilqua ya acárielmë? Ar Eldar lá firir, laumë eltë i querner Herullon. Ar an utúrielmë ilyë ëari, ar únen ta verca hya ta palla ná i elma ciryar lá polir orturitas, manan lá lertalmë lelya Avallónenna ar enta quetë ana nildolmar?’

Ar queni enger i quenter: ‘Manan lá ecë men lelya é Amanenna, ar enta tyavë, er auressë min, i alassë Valaiva? Nalmë sí taurë imíca i lië Ardo, lau?’

Eldar nyarner quettar sinë Valannar, ar Manwë nyérina né, cendala lumbo hostëa or i alcar Númenóreva. Ar leltanes núror Núnataninnar, i quenter hormëavë i Aranenna, ar ilquenenna i merner lasta, pa i marto ar carmë Ambaro.

‘I Umbar Ambaro,’ quenteltë, ‘Er eressë polë ahya ye carnes. Ar qui cirildë sië i úsala ilyë hurur ar remmar é tulildë Amanenna, i Mána Aranië, pityavë paityuvaldë. An umë i nórë Manweva ya anta lierya ilfírië, mal i Fírielórar i marir tassë airítier i nórë, ar tás er hestuvaldë ar yeryuva lil lintavë, ve malwi calassë acca tulca ar vórima.’

Mal equë i Aran: ‘Ar Eärendil, nossenerinya, cuina ná, lau? Hya umis Aman-nóressë?’

Yanna nyarneltë: ‘Elyë ista i haryas exa marto, ar martyaina né Minnónain i lá firir; ananta sin yando umbarya ná i se laumë lerta entulë ata firyë nórennar. Entë lye ar lielya umir Minnónaron, mal nar fírimë Atani ve Ilúvatar carneldë. Ananta merildë sí harya i annar yúyo nostaliva, cirë Valinórenna írë mínaldë, ar entulë írë merildë ana mareldar. Tan laumë lerta ná. Ar Valar lau polir haita i annar Ilúvataro. Eldar, quetil, úpaimetanë nar, ar é eltë i querner lá firir. Ananta tan ná tien lá paityalë hya paimë, mal i indómë cuilelto. Lau lertaltë usë, ar nautë nar Ambarenna sina, laumë lelyatas lúmessë ya voris, an coivierya tenya ná. Ar nal paimetana i quermen Atanion, quetil, yassë haryanel pitya ranta, ar sië firil. Mal tan úmë minyavë santë paimen. Sië usildë, ar lelyar Ambar, ar umir nautë senna, estelessë hya lumbiessë. Man imíca vé etta lertar milë i exi?’

Ar equë Núnatani: ‘Manan lá lertalmë milë Valar, hya é i ampitya Fírielóraron? An elmello cenelóra Estel mauyaina ná, ar Estel ú varnassëo, lá istala tai caita epë me sinta lúmessë. Ananta elmë yando melir Arda ar laumë merir hehtas.’

Tá i Núror quenter: ‘É i sáma Ilúvatarwa pa le umë istaina ló Valar, ar lá apanties ilqua ya tuluva. Mal sin savilmë anwa ná, i marelda umë sís, lá Aman-nóressë hya é mi Rindi Ambaro. Ar i Umbar Ataniva, i autaltë, né minyavë anna Ilúvataro. Sa enyérieltë er an túlala undu i huinë Moringotto sanveltë i neltë pelinë alta mornienen, yo neltë ruhtainë; ar Ataneli tá ner níranquë ar avaner lavë, tenna cuilë mapaina né tello. Me i colir i vortala cólo i yéniva umir aqua hanya sin, mal qui tana nyérë entúlië nwalien le, ve quetildë, tá rucilmë ho i Huinë enorta ar tuia ata óreldassen. Etta naldë Núnatani, i usser Huinello andanéya ar mahtanes canyavë, ananta elmë quetir eldenna: Á tiril! Indómë laumë polë mahtaina ná, ar Valar nyarildë hormëavë lau avalerya i Estel yanna naldë yalinë, an tá nauvas nútë yanen naldë avaleryanë. Á savil i é i ampitya námaron yavuva. I melmë Ardo panyaina né óreldassen ló Ilúvatar, ar umis rerë ú casto. Mal rimbë randar Ataniva cé autuvar nó tana casta istaina ná, ar eldenna nauvas apantaina ar lá Valannar.’

Nati sinë martaner auressen Tar-Ciryatano, ar Tar-Atanamiro yondorya...

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2007-12-22T03:36:03Z

Tar-Telperien: /* Et Quenta Atalantëo: From the ''Akallabêth'' */

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2007-12-22T03:32:25Z

Tar-Telperien: added new translation; line-by-line to come

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2007-12-22T03:25:46Z

Tar-Telperien:

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}}I am the user '''Tar-Telperien'''. I grew up in Alaska and now attend university in Canada. I am the youngest of three children and, being the odd one out, I was always somewhat of a loner and geek. Ever since I was young I have had obsessions with many things, such as dinosaurs, airplanes, and just about anything having to do with animals and geology. In addition to these interests, I read many books, both fiction and nonfiction. It was perhaps inevitable, then, that I would become engrossed in [[Tolkien]]'s world at some point, a fascination that has finally led me to this wiki.

In addition to furthering my interests in [[Arda]], I like listening to electronic music, drawing, surfing the internet, reading, and furthering on my own ideas and stories. Curiously, just before I began reading ''[[The Hobbit]]'' for the first time, I began work on what has become my own constructed world (or rather continent) called Čenzai. I have made several accounts of its peoples and legends, but my work on it has stalled due to my preoccupation with Tolkien's writings. Since I began it some time before I read ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', I have, I believe, managed to keep it from imitating the Professor's work too much.

== My thoughts on the [[Legendarium]] ==
I was introduced to Tolkien's world in the fall of 2001, when I read ''The Hobbit''. I then tried to read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' but it took me multiple attempts to complete it. I had to read ''The Silmarillion'' before I could finish it, because all the allusions to the ancient legends in ''The Lord of the Rings'' confused me. I completed my first reading of ''The Silmarillion'' in the spring of 2002. It was some time before I finally finished ''The Lord of the Rings''; I did not reach the end of its [[Appendices]] until the following year. I was then filled with a hunger for all things [[Middle-earth]]-related, and I read ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', and parts of ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' during that summer. I have since bought copies of several of these books and studied them intently, and thus I (perhaps over-pompously) give myself a "lore-3" knowledge and comprehension rating.

In addition to my studies of the legends, I have also invested a fair amount of time in learning [[Quenya]], and feel I am fairly proficient at it. I have considerably less skill in [[Sindarin]], however.

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I prefer the material in ''The Silmarillion'' as published, and all the works related to it (unfinished and imperfect though they may be), to ''The Lord of the Rings''. I find the old legends far more powerful, beautiful, and sad; and they have an epic feel I love. I thus know considerably more about the characters and events in ''The Silmarillion'' than those in ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', and concentrate on perfecting their articles on this wiki for that reason.

As my username indicates, I have, on top of an interest in all matters of Arda, a special obsession with the isle of [[Númenor]] and its history ([[Tar-Telperiën]] was the tenth ruler of Númenor, and its second [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Ruling Queen]]). I find the story of this land deeply moving, even more so than most of the events told in the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', and I also believe that, of all the tales, its message has the most relevance to the present day (not that I am trying to make the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' an "allegorical" document!).

=== The pretentious version ===
I have a great interest in the philosophical, metaphysical, and "theological" issues in Arda. I often try to discern the underlying structures determining the philosophies and actions of the characters, and have made many theories concerning their thoughts and beliefs. I am concerned with the "deep questions" that people in the tales are confronted with, such as: ''What are [[Eru]]'s intentions for [[Eä]]? How exactly do the Themes of the [[Music of the Ainur]] apply to history? What does it mean to live in Arda Marred? What does [[Morgoth]] want? What are the ultimate fates of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]? What is the nature of Mankind in Arda? Why was the [[Ban of the Valar]] necessary?'', and so on. I am thus quite intrigued by such documents as the ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]'', which examine many of these types of inquiries. (It is also for this reason that I love the story of Númenor, because in it, we get to see many of these kinds of theoretical insights applied to the everyday lives of the characters.)

My own interpretations of the tales are somewhat different than those of many others. For example, to a degree I downplay the role played by Christianity in Tolkien's philosophical inspirations, and notice pagan (and even Eastern) ideas more. I also tend to view the themes of many of the stories from an existentialist perspective. I am especially fascinated with the nature of Eru Ilúvatar, the mysterious God of Eä, who seems to me to be quite unique among deity figures from any tradition or genre.

== My favorite tales and characters ==
Like any other Tolkien fan, I have a list of the stories and people that I think stand out above all the rest. They are given here.

=== Tales and legends ===
* The ''[[Ainulindalë]]''
* From the ''Quenta Silmarillion'':
** "Of the [[Silmarils]] and the Unrest of the [[Noldor]]"
** "Of the Coming of Men into the [[Beleriand|West]]"
** "Of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]]"
** "Of the [[Wars of Beleriand|Fifth Battle]]: [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]"
* ''[[Wanderings of Húrin]]''
* ''Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth''
* The ''Akallabêth'', and other stories connected with it:
** ''[[The Lost Road]]''
** ''[[The Notion Club Papers]]''
* ''The Hobbit''
* From ''The Lord of the Rings'':
** "[[The Shadow of the Past]]"
** "[[A Journey in the Dark]]"
** "[[Farewell to Lórien]]"
** "[[The Voice of Saruman]]"
** "[[The Choices of Master Samwise]]"
** "[[The Pyre of Denethor]]"
** Most of the material in the Appendices
* Most of the fragments printed in ''Unfinished Tales''

=== Characters ===
* Eru
* [[Melkor]]
* [[Finrod]]
* [[Haleth]]
* [[Húrin]]
* [[Lúthien]]
* [[Sauron]]
* [[Eärendil]]
* [[Amandil]]
* [[Ar-Pharazôn]]
* [[Elendil]]
* [[Gandalf]]
* [[Denethor]]
* [[Gollum]]
* [[Sam Gamgee]]

==Tolkien-related work==
Most of the work I have done as a fan of the Legendarium concerns Númenor, of course. I wish to write essays concerning some of my thoughts on that subject and others... eventually. When I do, they will be posted here.

My latest interest is making Quenya translations of songs in ''The Lord of the Rings'' and, more ambitiously, of sections of ''The Silmarillion''. One such project, a translation of part of the ''Akallabêth'', can be found [[User:Tar-Telperien/Translations|here]].

Additionally, I helped [[Helge Fauskanger]] in late 2006 with editing and providing ideas for the as-yet-unpublished third part of his "[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/num-intro.htm Westernesse]" screenplay ideas. He kindly uploaded a related essay I gave him at that time, which can be read [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/append.rtf here] after his own article (the "Chronological Issues" one).

== Contact ==
If you wish to discuss anything with me, you can contact me on my [[User_talk:Tar-Telperien|talk page]], or you can try to find me at the #TolkienGateway channel on the wiki's IRC network.

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Gift of Ilúvatar

2007-12-18T04:13:41Z

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{{quote|But to the [[Atani]] I will give a new gift.|[[Eru Ilúvatar]], from the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]], "Of the Beginning of Days"}}
[[Image:Tuuliky - The Death.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The Death'' by [[Tuuliky]]]]
The [[Gift of Men]] is death—the inheritance of [[Ilúvatar]]'s [[Younger Children of Ilúvatar|Younger Children]], which allows them to go beyond the confines of [[Arda]], this world. Though the phrase commonly refers to this type of mortality, death is actually only part of the broader Gift given to Men: it is one with their ability to operate beyond the [[Music of the Ainur]], which "is as fate to all things else". With this Gift, Men were to fulfill the world down to the finest detail.

It was said among the Elves that after they died, the ''[[fëar]]'' of [[Men]] were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]], and then departed from the World for a destination unknown even to the [[Valar]]. Whereas all other beings in Arda, including the Valar themselves, were bound to the World and its fate, the Gift freed Men from this destiny, allowing them to shape their own lives as they wished. For this reason, the Elves, who must live as long as Arda exists and become burdened with its sorrows, often envy the Gift given to Men, and it is said that even the Valar shall do so as well.

But like all other aspects of life in Arda, the Gift of Men became darkened by [[Morgoth]]'s shadow. Men came to view death with great dread, and it became a Doom to them rather than a Gift. [[Tale of Adanel|Ancient lore]] kept in memory by the Wise among Men held that Morgoth had indeed brought the Doom of mortality upon them by inducing all Men to turn from Ilúvatar and worship him instead.

The fear of death, though ubiquitous in all populations of Men, reached its peak in the later years of the isle of [[Númenor]], where even the long life given to the Númenóreans was not enough to satisfy them because of their envy of Elvish "[[immortality]]", and their wise men did all they could to try to escape death altogether. These attempts to escape the Gift were of course unsuccessful, since "the will of Eru may not be gainsaid". In the end, this desperation for immortality prompted the last King, [[Ar-Pharazôn]], to take a great fleet to the [[Undying Lands]] in an attempt to wrest them from the Valar, falsely believing that these lands held the secret of obtaining everlasting life. But Ar-Pharazôn's hopeless quest for immortality brought its opposite to his people: [[Númenor]] was utterly destroyed, and the "Doom of Men" was visited upon all its inhabitants.

However, those Men with the greatest understanding treated death as the Gift it was originally intended to be, and when their time came gladly gave themselves up to it. For example, the earlier [[Rulers of Númenor]] in the [[Second Age]], and [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] in the beginning of the [[Fourth Age]], accepted the Gift at the natural end of their lives.

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Elrond

2007-12-17T10:39:00Z

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'''Elrond''' was one of the greatest [[Elves]] in the history of [[Middle-earth]] and one of the few characters to appear in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[The Hobbit]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. His name means “Star-dome,” which according to one account he received because in his youth he was playing in a cave underneath a waterfall. He was also a master of healing in his time. He held the great elven ring [[Vilya]].

== Elrond in the First and Second Ages ==
Elrond was born at the [[Havens of Sirion]] late in the [[First Age]]. His parents were [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] and [[Elwing]]. He was thus [[Half-elven]]: Eärendil was the child of the mortal [[Tuor]] and the elf [[Idril]], while Elwing was the grandchild of [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] (a human) and [[Lúthien]] (daughter of the Elf-king [[Thingol]] and the Maia [[Melian]]). Consequently, Elrond was descended from all three tribes of the Elves ([[Vanyar]] and [[Noldor]] through Idril, [[Sindar]] through Luthien), a Maia, and the [[Edain]]. Elrond had a twin brother, [[Elros]], who later became the first king of [[Númenor]].

When the [[Sons of Fëanor]] attacked the Havens of Sirion, Elrond and his brother were taken captive by Maglor, and were subsequently raised by him. Following the [[War of Wrath]], because of his Half-elven heritage the [[Valar]] gave Elrond and his brother a choice whether to be counted among the kindred of Elves or of Men. Elrond chose to belong to the Firstborn, while Elros chose to become mortal. Elrond subsequently remained in [[Lindon]] with [[Gil-galad]], where he became known as a healer and loremaster.

When [[Sauron]] (disguised in his fair form as [[Annatar]]) came seeking entrance to Lindon during the Second Age, Elrond and Gil-galad sensed that he was not what he seemed, and denied him. Later, in Second Age 1697 during the wars of the Elves against Sauron, Elrond founded the refuge of [[Imladris]], also known as [[Rivendell]].

Elrond marched with Gil-galad and [[Elendil]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]], serving as Gil-galad’s herald. He was present during the last battle of that war, witnessing the deaths of Gil-galad and Elendil. At the conclusion of that battle, when [[Isildur]] cut the [[One Ring]] from Sauron’s hand he and [[Círdan]] advised Isildur to destroy the Ring, but Isildur refused their counsel. Elrond subsequently returned to Rivendell, which prospered the coming years with the aid of the Ring of Air, [[Vilya]], that Elrond had received from Gil-galad. It has been argued that following Gil-galad’s death, Elrond had the right to become High King of the Noldor, but he never claimed the title.

== Elrond in the Third Age ==
Following Isildur’s death, Elrond received the shards of [[Narsil]], which he preserved for many years. He began his long tradition of fostering the heirs of Isildur by helping to raise Isildur’s son [[Valandil]], who had been left in Rivendell during the War of the Last Alliance. Centuries later, when the Northern Kingdom fell, Elrond took the other heirlooms of Arnor (the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]] and the [[Ring of Barahir]]) into his keeping, holding them for the one who would eventually be able to reclaim the throne of [[Arnor]].

In Third Age 109, Elrond married [[Celebrían]], the daughter of [[Galadriel]] and [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]]. Their first children, the twins [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], were born in 130, and their daughter [[Arwen]] in 241.

In 2933, Elrond took [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] as his foster-son in Rivendell, naming him ''Estel'' ("Hope") and concealing his heritage from him until he came of age. When Aragorn became an adult, Elrond gave him the Ring of Barahir and the shards of Narsil, foreseeing that Aragorn might be the one to claim the thrones of Gondor and Arnor. When Aragorn fell in love with Arwen, Elrond revealed to him that Arwen shared the choice of the Half-elven, and that one or the other of them would ultimately be parted from her forever. Elrond insisted that Arwen could not marry Aragorn until he became king of both Gondor and Arnor.

== Elrond in ''The Hobbit'' ==
In ''The Hobbit'', Elrond played a minor but significant role. During [[Thorin and Company]]’s stay in Rivendell, Elrond read the runes on the swords [[Orcrist]] and [[Glamdring]], identifying them as coming from [[Gondolin]]. He also read the [[moon-letters]] on Thorin’s [[Thrór's Map]], providing the information the Dwarves and Bilbo need to enter the [[Lonely Mountain]].

In ''The Hobbit'', it is said of Elrond that he “was an elf-friend — one of those people whose fathers came into the strange stories before the beginning of History, the wars of the evil goblins and the elves and the first men in the North. In those days of our tale there were still some people who had both elves and heroes of the North for ancestors, and Elrond the master of the house was their chief. He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.” ([[A Short Rest]]) Note that in this description he is not identified as an elf himself, as Tolkien had not at this stage decided that Elrond of Rivendell was the same person as Elrond the son of Earendil.

== Elrond in ''The Lord of the Rings'' ==
When [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] first leaves the Shire with the One Ring, it is always his intention to go to Rivendell to seek the advice of Elrond. Indeed, in his letter left at Bree, Gandalf counsels him to do so. Elrond’s first role in ''The Lord of the Rings'' is to heal Frodo of his wound sustained at [[Weathertop]]. Elrond then hosts the feast that is held when Frodo recovers. The description given of Elrond at that feast tells us that “the face of Elrond was ageless, neither old nor young, though in it was written the memory of many things both glad and sorrowful. His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes were grey as a clear evening, and in them was a light like the light of stars. Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength. He was the Lord of Rivendell and mighty among both Elves and Men.” ([[Many Meetings]])

Elrond’s principal role, of course, is as the leader of the [[Council of Elrond]]. During that meeting, he narrates what he knows of the history of Isildur and the Ring. He identifies Aragorn as Isildur’s Heir, and when Frodo ultimately volunteers to carry the Ring, Elrond affirms that decision as correct. Elrond also appears to have selected the members of the Fellowship other than Frodo and [[Sam]], accepting [[Merry]] and [[Pippin]] only reluctantly.

Later, Elrond sends his sons Elladan and Elrohir to join the [[Dunedain]] Rangers who ride to Rohan to join Aragorn. Through Elrohir, Elrond advises Aragorn to take the [[Paths of the Dead]]. During the [[The Last Debate|Last Debate]], Elrohir supports Aragorn’s decision to attack Mordor as a diversion to allow Frodo time to reach Mount Doom, saying that this was Elrond’s advice. Following the [[War of the Ring]], Elrond escorts Arwen to Minas Tirith for her marriage to Aragorn, and parts from her in great sorrow.

At the end of the story, Elrond is one of the Elves who takes ship to [[Valinor]] along with Frodo and the other Ringbearers. The Third Age is held to have ended with Elrond’s departure.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
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Image:Elrond, Lord of Rivendell.jpg|[[Hugo Weaving]] as Elrond from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]
Image:Elrond from Rankin-Bass' The Hobbit.jpg|Elrond as portrayed in [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]
Image:Elrond from Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings.jpg|Elrond as portrayed in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]
</gallery>
In the BBC's 1981 radio serialization of [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]], Elrond is voiced by [[Hugh Dickson]].

In the [[Rankin/Bass]] animated version of [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit|The Hobbit]], Elrond is voiced by [[Cyril Ritchard]].

[[André Morell]] was the voice of Elrond in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]].

In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Elrond is played by [[Hugo Weaving]]. His role in the movie is expanded beyond his role in the book, and the character appears in each of the three movies.

In [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]], Elrond first appears in the Prologue as a commander of the army of Elves in the War of the Last Alliance. A later flashback scene shows him actually taking Isildur into [[Mount Doom]], trying to persuade him to destroy the Ring. This scene is strongly paralleled in [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]] when Frodo attempts to destroy the Ring, with Sam using some of the same words Elrond did in the earlier scene.

As in the book, Elrond heals Frodo’s wound from Weathertop. Elrond then has a conversation with Gandalf, discussing the many challenges that face them. Elrond argues that the Ring cannot remain in Rivendell (in the movie, Frodo appears to have thought that he would be able to leave the Ring there). He also expresses his doubts about the race of Men, and gives the first hints about Aragorn’s real identity. In the Council of Elrond, Elrond himself is the one who argues that the only option is to destroy the Ring. He does not select the Fellowship, but accepts those who volunteer.

Elrond gains two additional scenes in the Extended Edition of the movie. In the first, he talks with Aragorn beside the grave of Aragorn’s mother. Elrond encourages the reluctant Aragorn to accept his fate of becoming king. In the next scene, Elrond blesses the departing Fellowship.

In [[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers|The Two Towers]], Elrond is mainly appears in scenes involving Arwen. In a flashback, Aragorn remembers Elrond telling him to abandon his love for Arwen, allowing her to sail to Valinor. Aragorn attempts to do this, but Arwen denies him. In another scene, Elrond persuades Arwen that she should sail to Valinor, describing what will happen if she remains and Aragorn dies. Elrond then has a telepathic communication with Galadriel discussing the war that is beginning. He apparently suggests that she send an army to [[Helm’s Deep]] to aid the Men there, since when [[Haldir of Lórien|Haldir]] arrives at Helm’s Deep he says that he brings “word from Elrond of Rivendell.”

In [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], Elrond’s first scene is with Arwen, who has decided not to sail after all, but to return. Although he senses that she is dying Elrond acknowledges her choice. At her suggestion, he has the shards of Narsil re-forged, then carries the new sword to Aragorn at [[Dunharrow]]. He finally convinces Aragorn to accept his destiny, and advises him to take the Paths of the Dead. Later, Elrond escorts Arwen to [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]] for her wedding, and he finally sails to Valinor with the Ringbearers.

== See Also ==
* '''[[:Category:Images of Elrond|Images of Elrond]]'''
* [[Elrond, Herald of Gil-Galad polystone bust]]
* [[Twins]]

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[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]
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Dírhaval

2007-12-13T01:42:30Z

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'''Dírhavel''' was a [[Men|Man]] who lived among the exiles and refugees at the [[Havens of Sirion]] during the closing century of the [[First Age]], at the time of [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]]. He was a poet, though he only produced a single poem, the longest of all the lays to come out of Beleriand. It was written in [[Sindarin]], and drew on the knowledge and memories of the people of [[Doriath]], [[Dor-lómin]], and many other lands that were gathered at the [[Mouths of Sirion]]. Its name was ''[[Narn i Chîn Húrin]]'' ("Tale of the Children of Húrin") and it told the story of [[Morgoth]]'s curse on [[Húrin]]'s children [[Túrin Turambar|Túrin]] and [[Nienor]], and the heroic tragedy that emerged from that curse.

Dírhavel would perhaps have written other poems or lays, but he was to suffer a tragedy of his own. The [[Silmaril]] captured by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] was also at the Havens at that time, in the keeping of Eärendil's wife [[Elwing]], and the [[Sons of Fëanor]] launched an attack on the exiles to claim the Jewel. Elwing was able to escape with the Silmaril, but Dírhavel was not so lucky; he was one of those who fell in the attack.

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Category:Images of Ar-Pharazôn

2007-12-13T01:22:50Z

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Images of [[Ar-Pharazôn]].

File:Paula DiSante - Ar-Pharazon Defies.JPG

2007-12-13T01:21:54Z

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Ar-Pharazôn Defies the Ban of the Valar

Ar-Pharazôn

2007-12-12T13:03:03Z

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<blockquote>''"Ar-Pharazôn the Golden was the proudest and most powerful of all the Kings, and no less than the kingship of the world was his desire."'' —''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': [[Appendix A]]</blockquote>
'''Ar-Pharazôn the Golden''' was the twenty-fifth and last [[King of Númenor|King]] of [[Númenor]]. He was the son of [[Gimilkhâd]], who was the younger brother of the twenty-fourth King, [[Tar-Palantir]]. Ar-Pharazôn's willful rule, and his great pride, led directly to the [[Bent World|world-changing]] [[Downfall of Númenor]] and the founding of the realms of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]].

==History==
In his youth, Pharazôn and [[Amandil]], the [[Lord of Andúnië]] and later the leader of the [[Faithful]] Númenóreans, were dear friends. After some time, Pharazôn departed from Númenor to participate in the wars in [[Middle-earth]] that the [[King's Men]] were waging against [[Sauron]]. While in Middle-earth, he became a great captain and commander of the Númenórean armies. Pharazôn did not return to Númenor until a few years before the death of Tar-Palantir, when he heard of his own father's early death. During his time there, Pharazôn was generous with the wealth he had acquired in Middle-earth, and the hearts of the people were turned toward him. He remained on the island until Tar-Palantir died. At that time, Pharazôn took the King's daughter [[Míriel of Númenor|Míriel]] as his wife, much against her will, and against the laws of Númenor which prohibited first cousins from marrying. Pharazôn then changed her name to [[Ar-Zimraphel]]. Thus he usurped the throne and, taking the [[Sceptre]] into his own hand, proclaimed himself King Ar-Pharazôn.

===King of Númenor===
Soon after Ar-Pharazôn's unlawful ascent to power, he heard news that Sauron had been assailing the Númenórean settlements in Middle-earth since his return to the island. His captains explained to him that the [[Maia]] wished to drive the Númenóreans back to the [[Great Sea|Sea]] whence they had come, and declare himself King of Men. They also told Ar-Pharazôn that Sauron wished to destroy Númenor itself, if possible.

====Ar-Pharazôn Humbles Sauron====
Ar-Pharazôn became very angry upon hearing this news, and decided that he himself would claim the title of King of Men instead, and make Sauron his servant. To accomplish this end, he spent five years preparing a great army. In 3062 he launched the Númenórean fleet and landed at the [[Haven of Umbar]]. From there, Ar-Pharazôn and his army marched north to [[Mordor]]. Their splendor and might was so great that Sauron's own servants deserted him. Therefore, since he perceived that he could not defeat the Númenóreans through strength of arms, Sauron changed into his fair form and humbled himself before Ar-Pharazôn. The King stripped Sauron of his titles and decreed that he would be taken as a hostage to Númenor, to keep his servants from harassing the Númenóreans in Middle-earth.

Sauron acted as if this decision dismayed him, but it actually furthered his plans to destroy Ar-Pharazôn and the Númenóreans in retaliation for this humiliation. Sauron thus allowed himself to be brought to Númenor by Ar-Pharazôn's army, but as soon as he set foot on the island he began corrupting the minds of the Númenóreans, beginning with their proud King. Sauron flattered Ar-Pharazôn and used his knowledge to help the King gain anything he desired. Ar-Pharazôn responded to this flattery and made Sauron his chief advisor three years after his coming to Númenor.

====Sauron's Teachings====
Sauron taught the people of Númenor many things, and in most of his speeches he spoke against the [[Valar]], who most Númenóreans already feared and disliked. Eventually, however, the Maia's teachings began to focus more upon [[Darkness (concept)|Darkness]]. He told his listeners that "Darkness alone is worshipful, and the Lord thereof may yet make other worlds to be gifts to those that serve him, so that the increase of their power shall find no end." These words reached the ears of Ar-Pharazôn, and he spoke to Sauron in secret in order to learn more about the Lord of Darkness. Sauron told the King that this Lord was [[Melkor]], and that [[Eru|Eru Ilúvatar]] was only a lie devised by the Valar to keep [[Men]] from rebelling against them. The Maia thus himself lied to Ar-Pharazôn, and said that by serving Melkor, the "Giver of Freedom", the King would escape from these untruths of the Valar, and become stronger than them.

At this time Ar-Pharazôn began to worship the Darkness and Melkor its Lord. He practiced this new religion in secret at first, but soon displayed it openly, and "his people for the most part followed him". The King made ascending the [[Meneltarma]] (which the worshippers of Ilúvatar had formerly done, in order to make offerings on its summit) a crime punishable by death. Sauron then advised Ar-Pharazôn to destroy [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]], the White Tree of Númenor, which was the last symbol of the Númenóreans' ancient friendship with the Valar and the [[Elves]]. Ar-Pharazôn was reluctant to do this, because he had heard of Tar-Palantir's prophecy that the Line of Kings would end when the Tree perished.

====Years of Tyranny====
However, when a disguised man (actually [[Isildur]]) stole a fruit from Nimloth upon hearing Sauron's advice to the King, Ar-Pharazôn assented to the Tree's destruction. It was also at this time that Ar-Pharazôn dismissed his erstwhile friend Amandil from his [[Council of the Sceptre|Council]], though the King and his supporters did not otherwise harm Amandil or his family. After the White Tree was felled, Sauron had it burned in a mighty [[Temple]] that the Númenóreans had built in [[Armenelos]] on his orders. The King and his followers then used this Temple for the worship of Melkor. They captured members of the Faithful and sacrificed them in the fires of the altar, in the hope that Melkor would release them from [[Gift of Men|Death]]. The Númenóreans did the same to the Men of Middle-earth who lived near their settlements, and thus Ar-Pharazôn became the greatest tyrant that the world had seen since [[Morgoth]], "though in truth Sauron ruled all from behind the throne".

But Ar-Pharazôn and the Númenóreans did not escape death by this means, and eventually the King grew old and was in great fear of the end of his life and the "going out into the Darkness that he had worshipped". Ar-Pharazôn became wrathful and desperate, and at last Sauron gave the King his final advice. The Maia told Ar-Pharazôn that by warring against the Valar and conquering [[Valinor]], their land in the [[West]], he could gain everlasting life. Ar-Pharazôn feared to wage such a war, but his desperation prompted him to begin building a [[Great Armament]] in 3310 to attack Valinor.

While this Armament was being constructed, the Valar sent warnings to the Númenóreans in the form of terrible thunderstorms and clouds shaped like [[Eagles]], and the ground began to groan and shake. But these signals only caused the King and his people to harden their hearts yet more, and Ar-Pharazôn (prompted by Sauron) proclaimed, "The [[Lords of the West]] have plotted against us. They strike first. The next blow shall be ours!"

====War against the Valar====
[[Image:John Howe - Fleet of Ar-Pharazon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Fleet of Ar-Pharazôn'' by [[John Howe]]]]
Nine years after the preparations for war began, the Great Armament was completed. Ar-Pharazôn journeyed to the west of Númenor where the fleet was anchored, and boarded his mighty ship [[Alcarondas]]. He sat upon his throne in full armor and signalled for the raising of the anchors. The fleet left Númenor just before sundown, and passed into the forbidden seas of the West.

Because no one from the Great Armament ever returned to mortal lands, Ar-Pharazôn's fate remains uncertain. It is said in the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that the fleet passed [[Tol Eressëa]] and anchored near the coast of Valinor. Upon seeing the splendor of [[Taniquetil]], Ar-Pharazôn became afraid and nearly gave the order to retreat. In the end, however, his pride caused him to go ashore, and a great part of his army followed him. Ar-Pharazôn led his troops to the Elven city of [[Tirion]], and they set up an encampment around it. Then the King proclaimed that the land of the Valar was his, if none would challenge him for it.

At this time, the Valar called upon Eru for aid, and relinquished their authority over [[Arda]]. Eru broke the world and made it round, so that Men could never again sail to Valinor. In this catastrophe, Ar-Pharazôn's fleet was pulled into the chasm that opened between the [[Blessed Realm]] and mortal lands, and Númenor sank beneath the Sea. Ar-Pharazôn himself (along with the soldiers that had followed him to Valinor) is said to have been buried "under falling hills," and lies in the [[Caves of the Forgotten]] "until the [[Dagor Dagorath|Last Battle]] and the Day of Doom".

==Legacy==
Though Ar-Pharazôn was the last King of Númenor, the Line of [[Elros]] survived through [[Elendil]] the son of Amandil, and his two sons, [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion son of Elendil|Anárion]]. They managed to escape the [[Downfall of Númenor]] that Ar-Pharazôn's actions had caused, and later created the kingdoms of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]] in [[Middle-earth]].

Sometime before his death at the end of the [[Second Age]], Elendil wrote down some of the history of Númenor, culminating in the tale of its destruction. Much of this document was focused on the effects of the reign of Ar-Pharazôn and Sauron's teachings to the Númenóreans. Elendil's work was called the ''[[Akallabêth]]'', and its retelling of Ar-Pharazôn's life was one of the only parts of Númenor's history that remained widely known after the Downfall.

Many years after the Downfall, the [[Kings of Gondor]] erected a great pillar at Umbar as a commemoration of Ar-Pharazôn. Even though Elendil's people suffered greatly because of the evil that Sauron caused in Númenor as a result of Ar-Pharazôn's deeds, his descendants still wished to honor the King and his army for the humbling of Sauron. When Sauron retook Umbar from the Gondorians, he in turn had this monument to his defeat destroyed.

==Etymology==
[[Pharazôn]] means "Golden" in [[Adûnaic]], and is derived from the word ''[[pharaz]]'', 'gold'. Had Ar-Pharazôn taken a [[Quenya]] name, he would have ruled as ''Tar-Calion''. This title does not appear to be a direct translation of his Adûnaic name, since it means "Son of Light" (from ''[[cal]]'' 'light', and ''[[-ion]]'', the masculine patronymic). Like all the other Kings of Númenor who took their royal names in Adûnaic, Pharazôn added the prefix ''[[ar-]]'' ('high', 'King') to his name when he seized the Sceptre.

==Genealogy==
<code>
[[Ar-Gimilzôr]] = [[Inzilbêth]]
|
__________|_________
| |
| |
[[Inziladûn]] ([[Tar-Palantir]]) [[Gimilkhâd]]
| |
| |
[[Tar-Míriel]] ([[Ar-Zimraphel]]) = '''AR-PHARAZÔN'''
</code>
==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
In earlier versions of the ''Akallabêth'', Ar-Pharazôn summoned Sauron to Númenor instead of taking an army to Middle-earth and humbling him. The elements of Morgoth-worship and human sacrifice were not originally parts of his rule, either; in the first stories of the Downfall, Ar-Pharazôn merely built the Temple (on top of the Meneltarma, however) for future use and allowed Sauron to watch the people from it.

Alternate stories of Ar-Pharazôn's life written by Tolkien include a version in which Míriel was actually attracted to him, and their marriage was consensual. She gave him most of her power voluntarily. This remarkable textual development existed even in some of the latest revisions of the ''Akallabêth''.

==See also==
* [[Númenóreans]]
* [[Downfall of Númenor]]
* [[Great Armament]]
* [[Gimilkhâd]]
* [[Amandil]]
* [[Tar-Míriel]]
* [[King's Men]]
* [[Sauron]]
{{sequence
|prev=[[Tar-Palantir]]
|next=None (kingdom destroyed)
|list=25th [[King of Númenor]] <code>II</code> 3255 – 3319
}}

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[[Category:Rulers of Númenor]]
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Ar-Pharazôn

2007-12-12T12:49:47Z

Tar-Telperien:

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<blockquote>''"Ar-Pharazôn the Golden was the proudest and most powerful of all the Kings, and no less than the kingship of the world was his desire."'' —''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': [[Appendix A]]</blockquote>
'''Ar-Pharazôn the Golden''' was the twenty-fifth and last [[King of Númenor|King]] of [[Númenor]]. He was the son of [[Gimilkhâd]], who was the younger brother of the twenty-fourth King, [[Tar-Palantir]]. Ar-Pharazôn's willful rule, and his great pride, led directly to the [[Bent World|world-changing]] [[Downfall of Númenor]] and the founding of the realms of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]].

==History==
In his youth, Pharazôn and [[Amandil]], the [[Lord of Andúnië]] and later the leader of the [[Faithful]] Númenóreans, were dear friends. After some time, Pharazôn departed from Númenor to participate in the wars in [[Middle-earth]] that the [[King's Men]] were waging against [[Sauron]]. While in Middle-earth, he became a great captain and commander of the Númenórean armies. Pharazôn did not return to Númenor until a few years before the death of Tar-Palantir, when he heard of his own father's early death. During his time there, Pharazôn was generous with the wealth he had acquired in Middle-earth, and the hearts of the people were turned toward him. He remained on the island until Tar-Palantir died. At that time, Pharazôn took the King's daughter [[Míriel of Númenor|Míriel]] as his wife, much against her will, and against the laws of Númenor which prohibited first cousins from marrying. Pharazôn then changed her name to [[Ar-Zimraphel]]. Thus he usurped the throne and, taking the [[Sceptre]] into his own hand, proclaimed himself King Ar-Pharazôn.

===King of Númenor===
Soon after Ar-Pharazôn's unlawful ascent to power, he heard news that Sauron had been assailing the Númenórean settlements in Middle-earth since his return to the island. His captains explained to him that the [[Maia]] wished to drive the Númenóreans back to the [[Great Sea|Sea]] whence they had come, and declare himself King of Men. They also told Ar-Pharazôn that Sauron wished to destroy Númenor itself, if possible.

====Ar-Pharazôn Humbles Sauron====
Ar-Pharazôn became very angry upon hearing this news, and decided that he himself would claim the title of King of Men instead, and make Sauron his servant. To accomplish this end, he spent five years preparing a great army. In 3062 he launched the Númenórean fleet and landed at the [[Haven of Umbar]]. From there, Ar-Pharazôn and his army marched north to [[Mordor]]. Their splendor and might was so great that Sauron's own servants deserted him. Therefore, since he perceived that he could not defeat the Númenóreans through strength of arms, Sauron changed into his fair form and humbled himself before Ar-Pharazôn. The King stripped Sauron of his titles and decreed that he would be taken as a hostage to Númenor, to keep his servants from harassing the Númenóreans in Middle-earth.

Sauron acted as if this decision dismayed him, but it actually furthered his plans to destroy Ar-Pharazôn and the Númenóreans in retaliation for this humiliation. Sauron thus allowed himself to be brought to Númenor by Ar-Pharazôn's army, but as soon as he set foot on the island he began corrupting the minds of the Númenóreans, beginning with their proud King. Sauron flattered Ar-Pharazôn and used his knowledge to help the King gain anything he desired. Ar-Pharazôn responded to this flattery and made Sauron his chief advisor three years after his coming to Númenor.

====Sauron's Teachings====
Sauron taught the people of Númenor many things, and in most of his speeches he spoke against the [[Valar]], who most Númenóreans already feared and disliked. Eventually, however, the Maia's teachings began to focus more upon [[Darkness (concept)|Darkness]]. He told his listeners that "Darkness alone is worshipful, and the Lord thereof may yet make other worlds to be gifts to those that serve him, so that the increase of their power shall find no end." These words reached the ears of Ar-Pharazôn, and he spoke to Sauron in secret in order to learn more about the Lord of Darkness. Sauron told the King that this Lord was [[Melkor]], and that [[Eru|Eru Ilúvatar]] was only a lie devised by the Valar to keep [[Men]] from rebelling against them. The Maia thus himself lied to Ar-Pharazôn, and said that by serving Melkor, the "Giver of Freedom", the King would escape from these untruths of the Valar, and become stronger than them.

At this time Ar-Pharazôn began to worship the Darkness and Melkor its Lord. He practiced this new religion in secret at first, but soon displayed it openly, and "his people for the most part followed him". The King made ascending the [[Meneltarma]] (which the worshippers of Ilúvatar had formerly done, in order to make offerings on its summit) a crime punishable by death. Sauron then advised Ar-Pharazôn to destroy [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]], the White Tree of Númenor, which was the last symbol of the Númenóreans' ancient friendship with the Valar and the [[Elves]]. Ar-Pharazôn was reluctant to do this, because he had heard of Tar-Palantir's prophecy that the Line of Kings would end when the Tree perished.

====Years of Tyranny====
However, when a disguised man (actually [[Isildur]]) stole a fruit from Nimloth upon hearing Sauron's advice to the King, Ar-Pharazôn assented to the Tree's destruction. It was also at this time that Ar-Pharazôn dismissed his erstwhile friend Amandil from his [[Council of the Sceptre|Council]], though the King and his supporters did not otherwise harm Amandil or his family. After the White Tree was felled, Sauron had it burned in a mighty [[Temple]] that the Númenóreans had built in [[Armenelos]] on his orders. The King and his followers then used this Temple for the worship of Melkor. They captured members of the Faithful and sacrificed them in the fires of the altar, in the hope that Melkor would release them from [[Gift of Men|Death]]. The Númenóreans did the same to the Men of Middle-earth who lived near their settlements, and thus Ar-Pharazôn became the greatest tyrant that the world had seen since [[Morgoth]], "though in truth Sauron ruled all from behind the throne".

But Ar-Pharazôn and the Númenóreans did not escape death by this means, and eventually the King grew old and was in great fear of the end of his life and the "going out into the Darkness that he had worshipped". Ar-Pharazôn became wrathful and desperate, and at last Sauron gave the King his final advice. The Maia told Ar-Pharazôn that by warring against the Valar and conquering [[Valinor]], their land in the [[West]], he could gain everlasting life. Ar-Pharazôn feared to wage such a war, but his desperation prompted him to begin building a [[Great Armament]] in 3310 to attack Valinor.

While this Armament was being constructed, the Valar sent warnings to the Númenóreans in the form of terrible thunderstorms and clouds shaped like [[Eagles]], and the ground began to groan and shake. But these signals only caused the King and his people to harden their hearts yet more, and Ar-Pharazôn (prompted by Sauron) proclaimed, "The [[Lords of the West]] have plotted against us. They strike first. The next blow shall be ours!"

====War against the Valar====
[[Image:John Howe - Fleet of Ar-Pharazon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Fleet of Ar-Pharazôn'' by [[John Howe]]]]
Nine years after the preparations for war began, the Great Armament was completed. Ar-Pharazôn journeyed to the west of Númenor where the fleet was anchored, and boarded his mighty ship [[Alcarondas]]. He sat upon his throne in full armor and signalled for the raising of the anchors. The fleet left Númenor just before sundown, and passed into the forbidden seas of the West.

Because no one from the Great Armament ever returned to mortal lands, Ar-Pharazôn's fate remains uncertain. It is said in the ''[[Akallabêth]]'' that the fleet passed [[Tol Eressëa]] and anchored near the coast of Valinor. Upon seeing the splendor of [[Taniquetil]], Ar-Pharazôn became afraid and nearly gave the order to retreat. In the end, however, his pride caused him to go ashore, and a great part of his army followed him. Ar-Pharazôn led his troops to the Elven city of [[Tirion]], and they set up an encampment around it. Then the King proclaimed that the land of the Valar was his, if none would challenge him for it.

At this time, the Valar called upon Eru for aid, and relinquished their authority over [[Arda]]. Eru broke the world and made it round, so that Men could never again sail to Valinor. In this catastrophe, Ar-Pharazôn's fleet was pulled into the chasm that opened between the [[Blessed Realm]] and mortal lands, and Númenor sank beneath the Sea. Ar-Pharazôn himself (along with the soldiers that had followed him to Valinor) is said to have been buried "under falling hills," and lies in the [[Caves of the Forgotten]] "until the [[Dagor Dagorath|Last Battle]] and the Day of Doom".

==Legacy==
Though Ar-Pharazôn was the last King of Númenor, the Line of [[Elros]] survived through [[Elendil]] the son of Amandil, and his two sons, [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion son of Elendil|Anárion]]. They managed to escape the [[Downfall of Númenor]] that Ar-Pharazôn's actions had caused, and later created the kingdoms of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]] in [[Middle-earth]].

Many years after the Downfall, the [[Kings of Gondor]] erected a great pillar at Umbar as a commemoration of Ar-Pharazôn. Even though Elendil's people suffered greatly because of the evil that Sauron caused in Númenor as a result of Ar-Pharazôn's deeds, his descendants still wished to honor the King and his army for the humbling of Sauron. When Sauron retook Umbar from the Gondorians, he in turn had this monument to his defeat destroyed.

==Etymology==
[[Pharazôn]] means "Golden" in [[Adûnaic]], and is derived from the word ''[[pharaz]]'', 'gold'. Had Ar-Pharazôn taken a [[Quenya]] name, he would have ruled as ''Tar-Calion''. This title does not appear to be a direct translation of his Adûnaic name, since it means "Son of Light" (from ''[[cal]]'' 'light', and ''[[-ion]]'', the masculine patronymic). Like all the other Kings of Númenor who took their royal names in Adûnaic, Pharazôn added the prefix ''[[ar-]]'' ('high', 'King') to his name when he seized the Sceptre.

==Genealogy==
<code>
[[Ar-Gimilzôr]] = [[Inzilbêth]]
|
__________|_________
| |
| |
[[Inziladûn]] ([[Tar-Palantir]]) [[Gimilkhâd]]
| |
| |
[[Tar-Míriel]] ([[Ar-Zimraphel]]) = '''AR-PHARAZÔN'''
</code>
==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
In earlier versions of the ''Akallabêth'', Ar-Pharazôn summoned Sauron to Númenor instead of taking an army to Middle-earth and humbling him. The elements of Morgoth-worship and human sacrifice were not originally parts of his rule, either; in the first stories of the Downfall, Ar-Pharazôn merely built the Temple (on top of the Meneltarma, however) for future use and allowed Sauron to watch the people from it.

Alternate stories of Ar-Pharazôn's life written by Tolkien include a version in which Míriel was actually attracted to him, and their marriage was consensual. She gave him most of her power voluntarily. This remarkable textual development existed even in some of the latest revisions of the ''Akallabêth''.

==See also==
* [[Númenóreans]]
* [[Downfall of Númenor]]
* [[Great Armament]]
* [[Gimilkhâd]]
* [[Amandil]]
* [[Tar-Míriel]]
* [[King's Men]]
* [[Sauron]]
{{sequence
|prev=[[Tar-Palantir]]
|next=None (kingdom destroyed)
|list=25th [[King of Númenor]] <code>II</code> 3255 – 3319
}}

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[[Category:Rulers of Númenor]]
[[de:Ar-Pharazôn]]
[[fi:Ar-Pharazôn]]

Akallabêth

2007-12-12T12:00:10Z

Tar-Telperien: /* Textual History */

[[Image:Darrell Sweet - The Fall of Numenor.jpg|thumb|250px|''The [[Downfall of Númenor|Fall]] of [[Númenor]]'' by [[Darrell Sweet]]]]
The '''''Akallabêth''''' is the story of the destruction of the realm of [[Númenor]]. It tells how the [[Númenóreans]], the descendants of those [[Men]] who aided the [[Elves]] in their fight against [[Morgoth]] during the [[First Age]] (described in detail in the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]''), turned by degrees against the [[Valar]] and the [[Eldar]] and were ultimately destroyed by [[Sauron]]. The ''Akallabêth'' was written by [[Elendil]] near the end of the [[Second Age]].

==Synopsis==
At the end of the [[First Age]], the [[Dúnedain]], who alone among the race of [[Men]] were loyal defenders of the [[Elves]] during their war against [[Morgoth]], were given a new land of their own in reward for their efforts, free from the troubles and sadness of [[Middle-earth]]. It was located in the middle of the [[Great Sea]], between the western shores of Middle-earth and the eastern shores of [[Aman]], where the [[Valar]] lived.

The Men of Númenor were forbidden by the Valar to sail westward so far that they could no longer see the island—"the Ban of the Valar", as it became known. As a result, the majority of their voyaging was eastward and in time they returned to the shores of Middle-Earth. For two thousand years Númenor grew in bliss. [[Númenórean]] ships sailed the seas and established remote colonies in Middle-earth. During that time, the Elves of Middle-earth were engaged in a bitter fight with [[Morgoth]]'s former servant [[Sauron]], who had turned into a [[Dark Lord]] himself. [[Gil-galad]] asked for the help of the Númenóreans, and they agreed. King [[Tar-Minastir]] sent an army to the aid of the Elves and its timely arrival ensured victory over Sauron.

===The Beginning of Discontent===
But having tasted the power of conquest and victory in arms, it was only a matter of time before the Númenóreans made settlements of their own in Middle-earth. Many began to speak openly of their envy of the Eldar's immortality and in defiance of the Ban. It appeared to the Valar that the shadow of Morgoth had returned to plague their hearts. Emissaries of the Valar came to Númenor, seeking to remind them that death was not given as a punishment. But the people of Númenor became split between the [[King's Men]]—those loyal to the King and prone to oppose the restraints upon Númenor, and the [[Faithful]]—those who remained true to their friendship with the Eldar and loyalty to the Valar. As time went on, Númenor continued to grow in wealth and might, yet somehow its people's bliss was diminished.

After the defeat of Sauron halfway through the [[Second Age]] he retreated to the security of [[Barad-dûr]] as his hatred of Númenor grew. As the Númenóreans established colonies along the shores of Middle-earth Sauron eventually assailed them. By the time of the last King of Númenor, [[Ar-Pharazôn]], Sauron had staked his claim on the title of King of Men. Ar-Phârazôn became angry with Sauron's attacks against his people, and furthermore wanted to claim the title "King of Men" for himself. He came with a great host to the shores of Middle-earth at [[Umbar]] and bade Sauron to come before him and bow to the might of the King. Sauron, to the surprise of many, did as he was asked. But the King was not content with his show of obedience, and brought Sauron back to Númenor as a hostage.

===The Influence of Sauron===
Sauron gave the impression that this was against his will, but in truth it was exactly what he wanted. Sauron exploited his power to corrupt the Númenórean King to his will. Soon he became his advisor, and most of the King's Men obeyed his will and worshipped Morgoth. Sauron convinced the King to assail Aman in order to gain immortality, desiring to destroy Númenor with the wrath of the Valar. However, as this was done, the Valar appealed to [[Eru Ilúvatar]].

===The Downfall of Númenor===
Eru destroyed the army of Ar-Pharazôn that had landed on Aman by crushing it under stones; however, he also caused the whole of Númenor to sink under the Great Sea. [[Arda]] was made spherical at this time, and Aman was put beyond it, out of the reach of mortal Men. Just a few people still uncorrupted by Sauron managed to escape the catastrophe; they fled Númenor by ship, carrying some gifts that the Dúnedain had received from the Valar and the Elves in times of peace. This group of Faithful Númenóreans was led by [[Elendil]] the Tall and his two sons, [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]].

They landed in Middle-earth, where the followers of Elendil established two kingdoms which came to be known as as the realms of Exile: [[Gondor]] in the south, and [[Arnor]] in the north. Some of the King's Men, enemies of Elendil, who were in Middle-earth at the time of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]] established other realms in exile to the south; of these the [[Haven of Umbar]] was the chief. The culture of Númenor became the dominant culture of Middle-earth (thus, [[Westron]], a descendant of the [[Adûnaic]] language of Númenor, became the [[Common Speech]]). The sadness and the shock from the loss of their island home always remained in the hearts of Kings of Númenórean descent. And they were dismayed to discover that Sauron, although greatly diminished and bereft of shape, had survived the Downfall and returned to Middle-earth to continue troubling its inhabitants.

==The Name "Akallabêth"==
"Akallabêth" was also a general name for the island of Númenor after its Downfall. The Exiles became reluctant to speak of the land by any other name, or indeed much at all; but at times "they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts" and remembered Akallabêth, their former home.

==Legacy==
The study of Númenor's history was suppressed in the realms of Exile because it was seen as a vain pursuit, "breeding only useless regret". Only one story from the former home of the Dúnedain remained generally known: the cautionary tale of the pride of Ar-Pharazôn and his "impious armada", which corresponds to the last half of the ''Akallabêth''.

==Etymology==
''Akallabêth'' is an Adûnaic word meaning "She that hath Fallen" (from the verb ''[[kalab]]'', meaning 'fall down'). The Quenya translation of this word is ''Atalantë'', derived from the verbal stem ''[[talat-]]''.

==Inspiration==
As the [[Quenya]] translation of the word makes obvious, the ''Akallabêth'' is a retelling of the story of [[Atlantis]] in the setting of [[Arda]]. Even so, as Tolkien himself noted, the Quenya root TALÁT 'slope, sliding' dated back to c. [[1918]], well before the legend of Númenor was invented.

==Textual History==
The ''Akallabêth'' originated with ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings|The Lost Road]]'', an abandoned time-travel novel. ''The Lost Road'', and the supporting legends Tolkien devised at the same time (which are the true germ of the ''Akallabêth'' itself), was written in the mid-to-late thirties. Tolkien abandoned ''The Lost Road'' before writing much of it, but he began to develop the tale of Númenor's Downfall further when writing ''[[The Notion Club Papers]]'' in the 1940's. At this time he made two traditions concerning Númenor's history, each with its own retelling of the Downfall: ''[[The Fall of Númenor]]'', a more Elvish version, and a "Mannish" form, ''[[The Drowning of Anadûnê]]''. These texts can be found in Volume IX of ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''.

A highly abbreviated version of the story, as well as a direct allusion to the ''Akallabêth'', is also found in [[Appendix A]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

Tolkien's final revisions of the ''Akallabêth'' were published in the last volume of ''The History of Middle-earth'', ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''. It was from this version that [[Christopher Tolkien]] got the document that he published in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. Since the latest version of the ''Akallabêth'' contained references to [[Ælfwine]], Christopher Tolkien had to edit it somewhat before attaining a story that would be compatible with Tolkien's later envisioning of the in-universe development of the tradition, in which Ælfwine did not play a role.

==See also==
* [[Númenor]]
* [[Dúnedain]]/[[Númenóreans]]
* [[Second Age]]
* [[Sauron]]
* [[Ar-Pharazôn]]
* [[Great Armament]]
* [[Downfall of Númenor]]
* [[Tar-Míriel]]
* [[Amandil]]
* [[Elendil]]
* [[Isildur]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/num-intro.htm Westernesse], an attempt by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] to show how the ''Akallabêth'' could be adapted as a prequel to [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies rather than, or in addition to, ''[[The Hobbit]]''
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Akallabêth

2007-12-12T11:41:27Z

Tar-Telperien: in which I finally start paying attention to this article; more to come

[[Image:Darrell Sweet - The Fall of Numenor.jpg|thumb|250px|''The [[Downfall of Númenor|Fall]] of [[Númenor]]'' by [[Darrell Sweet]]]]
The '''''Akallabêth''''' is the story of the destruction of the realm of [[Númenor]]. It tells how the [[Númenóreans]], the descendants of those [[Men]] who aided the [[Elves]] in their fight against [[Morgoth]] during the [[First Age]] (described in detail in the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]''), turned by degrees against the [[Valar]] and the [[Eldar]] and were ultimately destroyed by [[Sauron]]. The ''Akallabêth'' was written by [[Elendil]] near the end of the [[Second Age]].

==Synopsis==
At the end of the [[First Age]], the [[Dúnedain]], who alone among the race of [[Men]] were loyal defenders of the [[Elves]] during their war against [[Morgoth]], were given a new land of their own in reward for their efforts, free from the troubles and sadness of [[Middle-earth]]. It was located in the middle of the [[Great Sea]], between the western shores of Middle-earth and the eastern shores of [[Aman]], where the [[Valar]] lived.

The Men of Númenor were forbidden by the Valar to sail westward so far that they could no longer see the island—"the Ban of the Valar", as it became known. As a result, the majority of their voyaging was eastward and in time they returned to the shores of Middle-Earth. For two thousand years Númenor grew in bliss. [[Númenórean]] ships sailed the seas and established remote colonies in Middle-earth. During that time, the Elves of Middle-earth were engaged in a bitter fight with [[Morgoth]]'s former servant [[Sauron]], who had turned into a [[Dark Lord]] himself. [[Gil-galad]] asked for the help of the Númenóreans, and they agreed. King [[Tar-Minastir]] sent an army to the aid of the Elves and its timely arrival ensured victory over Sauron.

===The Beginning of Discontent===
But having tasted the power of conquest and victory in arms, it was only a matter of time before the Númenóreans made settlements of their own in Middle-earth. Many began to speak openly of their envy of the Eldar's immortality and in defiance of the Ban. It appeared to the Valar that the shadow of Morgoth had returned to plague their hearts. Emissaries of the Valar came to Númenor, seeking to remind them that death was not given as a punishment. But the people of Númenor became split between the [[King's Men]]—those loyal to the King and prone to oppose the restraints upon Númenor, and the [[Faithful]]—those who remained true to their friendship with the Eldar and loyalty to the Valar. As time went on, Númenor continued to grow in wealth and might, yet somehow its people's bliss was diminished.

After the defeat of Sauron halfway through the [[Second Age]] he retreated to the security of [[Barad-dûr]] as his hatred of Númenor grew. As the Númenóreans established colonies along the shores of Middle-earth Sauron eventually assailed them. By the time of the last King of Númenor, [[Ar-Pharazôn]], Sauron had staked his claim on the title of King of Men. Ar-Phârazôn became angry with Sauron's attacks against his people, and furthermore wanted to claim the title "King of Men" for himself. He came with a great host to the shores of Middle-earth at [[Umbar]] and bade Sauron to come before him and bow to the might of the King. Sauron, to the surprise of many, did as he was asked. But the King was not content with his show of obedience, and brought Sauron back to Númenor as a hostage.

===The Influence of Sauron===
Sauron gave the impression that this was against his will, but in truth it was exactly what he wanted. Sauron exploited his power to corrupt the Númenórean King to his will. Soon he became his advisor, and most of the King's Men obeyed his will and worshipped Morgoth. Sauron convinced the King to assail Aman in order to gain immortality, desiring to destroy Númenor with the wrath of the Valar. However, as this was done, the Valar appealed to [[Eru Ilúvatar]].

===The Downfall of Númenor===
Eru destroyed the army of Ar-Pharazôn that had landed on Aman by crushing it under stones; however, he also caused the whole of Númenor to sink under the Great Sea. [[Arda]] was made spherical at this time, and Aman was put beyond it, out of the reach of mortal Men. Just a few people still uncorrupted by Sauron managed to escape the catastrophe; they fled Númenor by ship, carrying some gifts that the Dúnedain had received from the Valar and the Elves in times of peace. This group of Faithful Númenóreans was led by [[Elendil]] the Tall and his two sons, [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]].

They landed in Middle-earth, where the followers of Elendil established two kingdoms which came to be known as as the realms of Exile: [[Gondor]] in the south, and [[Arnor]] in the north. Some of the King's Men, enemies of Elendil, who were in Middle-earth at the time of the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]] established other realms in exile to the south; of these the [[Haven of Umbar]] was the chief. The culture of Númenor became the dominant culture of Middle-earth (thus, [[Westron]], a descendant of the [[Adûnaic]] language of Númenor, became the [[Common Speech]]). The sadness and the shock from the loss of their island home always remained in the hearts of Kings of Númenórean descent. And they were dismayed to discover that Sauron, although greatly diminished and bereft of shape, had survived the Downfall and returned to Middle-earth to continue troubling its inhabitants.

==The Name "Akallabêth"==
"Akallabêth" was also a general name for the island of Númenor after its Downfall. The Exiles became reluctant to speak of the land by any other name, or indeed much at all; but at times "they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts" and remembered Akallabêth, their former home.

==Legacy==
The study of Númenor's history was suppressed in the realms of Exile because it was seen as a vain pursuit, "breeding only useless regret". Only one story from the former home of the Dúnedain remained generally known: the cautionary tale of the pride of Ar-Pharazôn and his "impious armada", which corresponds to the last half of the ''Akallabêth''.

==Etymology==
''Akallabêth'' is an Adûnaic word meaning "She that hath Fallen" (from the verb ''[[kalab]]'', meaning 'fall down'). The Quenya translation of this word is ''Atalantë'', derived from the verbal stem ''[[talat-]]''.

==Inspiration==
As the [[Quenya]] translation of the word makes obvious, the ''Akallabêth'' is a retelling of the story of [[Atlantis]] in the setting of [[Arda]]. Even so, as Tolkien himself noted, the Quenya root TALÁT 'slope, sliding' dated back to c. [[1918]], well before the legend of Númenor was invented.

==Textual History==
The ''Akallabêth'' originated with ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings|The Lost Road]]'', an abandoned time-travel novel. ''The Lost Road'', and the supporting legends Tolkien devised at the same time (which are the true germ of the ''Akallabêth'' itself), was written in the mid-to-late thirties. Tolkien abandoned ''The Lost Road'' before writing much of it, but he began to develop the tale of Númenor's Downfall further when writing ''The Notion Club Papers'' in the 1940's. At this time he made two traditions concerning Númenor's history, each with its own retelling of the Downfall: ''[[The Fall of Númenor]]'', a more Elvish version, and a "Mannish" form, ''[[The Drowning of Anadûnê]]''. These texts can be found in Volume IX of ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''.

A highly abbreviated version of the story, as well as a direct allusion to the ''Akallabêth'', is also found in [[Appendix A]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

Tolkien's final revisions of the ''Akallabêth'' were published in the last volume of ''The History of Middle-earth'', ''[[Peoples of Middle-earth]]''. It was from this version that [[Christopher Tolkien]] got the document that he published in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. Since the latest version of the ''Akallabêth'' contained references to [[Ælfwine]], Christopher Tolkien had to edit it somewhat before attaining a story that would be compatible with Tolkien's later envisioning of the in-universe development of the tradition, in which Ælfwine did not play a role.

==See also==
* [[Númenor]]
* [[Dúnedain]]/[[Númenóreans]]
* [[Second Age]]
* [[Sauron]]
* [[Ar-Pharazôn]]
* [[Great Armament]]
* [[Downfall of Númenor]]
* [[Tar-Míriel]]
* [[Amandil]]
* [[Elendil]]
* [[Isildur]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/num-intro.htm Westernesse], an attempt by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] to show how the ''Akallabêth'' could be adapted as a prequel to [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies rather than, or in addition to, ''[[The Hobbit]]''
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The One Ring

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The '''One Ring''', also known as the '''Ruling Ring''' and the '''Great Ring of Power''', was an artifact created by the [[Dark Lord]] [[Sauron]] in the [[Second Age]] for the purpose of ruling over the [[Free Peoples]] of [[Middle-earth]], especially the [[Elves]]. The story of the quest to destroy the Ring is told in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', as is most of the Ring's history.

== History ==
The One Ring was created by the Dark Lord [[Sauron]] during the [[Second Age]] in order to enlarge his own might by combining it with the power of the [[Elves|Elven]] smiths, and thus to give him control over the other [[Rings of Power]], which had been made by [[Celebrimbor]] and his people with Sauron's assistance. Sauron forged the One Ring secretly in the fires of [[Mount Doom]]. His will was then inside a Ring that could control the other Rings. Thus, he was more powerful than ever before when he wore the Ring, but became much weaker when he lost it. Though it appeared to be made of simple gold, the Ring was virtually impervious to damage, and could only be destroyed by throwing it into the pit of the volcanic [[Mount Doom]] in which it had originally been forged.

After its original forging, the Ring was cut from Sauron's hand by [[Isildur]], who lost it in the River [[Gladden]] just before he was killed in [[Third Age 2]]. The Ring remained hidden in the riverbed for almost two millennia, until it was discovered on a fishing trip by a [[Stoors|Stoor]] named [[Déagol]]. He was murdered by his cousin [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring, and was changed by the Ring's influence over many ages into the creature known as [[Gollum]]. The Ring, which Sauron had endowed with a will of its own, manipulated Gollum into settling in the [[Misty Mountains]] near [[Mirkwood]], where Sauron was beginning to resurface. There he and it remained for nearly five hundred years, until the Ring tired of him and fell off his finger as he was returning from killing an [[Orcs|Orc]].

As is told in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bilbo found the Ring while he was lost in the caverns of the Misty Mountains, near Gollum's lair. After losing the [[Riddle-game]] to Bilbo, Gollum went to get his "[[Precious]]" (as he always called it) so he could kill and eat him, but flew into a rage when he found it missing. Deducing that Bilbo had it from his last riddle—"What have I got in my pocket?"—Gollum chased him through the caves, not knowing that the Hobbit had discovered the Ring's powers of invisibility and was following him to the cave's exit. Bilbo escaped Gollum and the Orcs who inhabited the Misty Mountains by remaining invisible, but left that part out of the story he told the [[Dwarves]] he was traveling with. Gandalf, who was also traveling with the Dwarves, later forced the real story out of Bilbo, and was immediately suspicious of the Ring's powers.

Gollum, meanwhile, eventually left the Misty Mountains to track down and reclaim the Ring. He wandered for decades, only to be captured and interrogated by Sauron himself, to whom he revealed the existence of Bilbo and the Shire.

In 3001 of the [[Third Age]], following Gandalf's counsel, Bilbo gave the Ring to his nephew and adopted heir [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]. This first willing sacrifice of the Ring in its history sparked the chain of events which eventually led to its unmaking.

By this time Sauron had begun to regain his power, and the [[Barad-dûr|Dark Tower]] in Mordor had been rebuilt. In order to prevent the recapture of the Ring, Frodo and eight other [[Fellowship of the Ring|companions]] set out from [[Rivendell]] for Mordor in an attempt to destroy the Ring in the fires of [[Mount Doom]]. During the quest, Frodo gradually became more and more susceptible to the Ring's power, and feared that it was going to corrupt him. When he and Sam discovered that Gollum was on their trail and "tamed" him into guiding them to Mordor, he began to feel a strange bond with the wretched, treacherous creature, seeing a possible future of himself that he felt he had to save in order to save himself. Gollum gave in to the Ring's temptation, however, and betrayed them to the spider [[Shelob]]. Believing Frodo to be dead, Sam bore the Ring himself for a short time, and glimpsed its power, although he never gave in to it.

Sam rescued Frodo from a band of Orcs at the Tower of [[Cirith Ungol]] and returned the Ring to him, but feared that the toll it was taking was too great. It nearly was: although Frodo and Sam, followed by Gollum, eventually arrived at Mount Doom, Frodo decided to keep the Ring for himself rather than destroy it, evincing its corruptive nature. However, he was attacked by Gollum, who bit off the finger holding the Ring before falling into the fires of Mount Doom, finally destroying the Ring, and Sauron with it.

== Appearance ==
Physically the Ring resembled a geometrically perfect circle of pure gold, this perfection and purity being part of its allure. Unlike the lesser Rings, it bore no gem. It seems to have been able to expand and contract, in order to fit its wearer's finger or slip from it treacherously. Its identity could be determined by a simple (though little-known) test: when heated in fire, the following inscription in Elvish [[Tengwar]] letters of the Black Speech of Mordor would appear on the Ring, a section of poetry from part of its lore:

:''Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,''
:''ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.''

These are the first two lines from the end of a verse about the [[Rings of Power]]:

:''One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,''
:''One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.''

==Effects==
[[Image:Roger Thomasson - The One Ring.jpg|thumb|left|''The One Ring'' by [[Roger Thomasson]].]]When a person wore the Ring, he would be partly "shifted" out of the physical realm into the spiritual realm. There, if he managed to consciously subdue the Ring's will with his own, he could theoretically wield all the powers that Sauron had before he lost the Ring; notably, he could control and enslave the will of others. A side effect (but usually the first effect noticed) of the Ring was that it made the wearer invisible to physical beings like living [[Men]] (but highly visible to spiritual beings like the [[Nazgûl]]), dimmed the wearer's sight, and sharpened his hearing. This "shadow world" was the world the Wraiths were forced to live in always, but it was also a world in which the [[Calaquendi]] (Elves of Light) held great power: therefore [[Glorfindel]] was able to stay the [[Witch-king of Angmar|Witch-king]] at the [[Battle of Fornost]] and later again at the Ford of [[Bruinen]] at [[Rivendell]].

Part of the nature of the Ring was that it slowly but inevitably corrupted its wearer, regardless of any intentions to the contrary. Whether this was specifically designed into the Ring's magic or is simply an artifact of its evil origins is unknown. (Sauron might be expected to endow his One Ring with such a property, but he probably never intended anyone besides himself to wear it.) For this reason the Wise, including [[Gandalf]], [[Elrond]] and [[Galadriel]], refused to wield it in their own defence, but instead determined that it must be destroyed. It appears that Hobbits, being more pure of heart than Men, and far less powerful than Elves, were the ideal vessels to resist its seductive power; this explains why Frodo and Bilbo bore it for long periods of time with very little ill effect. Even Gollum had not turned into a Wraith after 500 years of bearing the Ring.

The enigmatic [[Tom Bombadil]] was unaffected by the Ring, or rather, the Ring had no effect on him. This may be explained in many ways. (See the [[Tom Bombadil|article on Tom Bombadil]], which includes some theories.)

==Inspiration and Symbolism==
Although Tolkien always strongly held that his works should not be seen as a metaphor for anything, and especially not for the political events of his time (for instance WWII or the Cold War; note that much of ''The Lord of the Rings'' was written prior to and during World War II and well before the Cold War), many people have felt an urge to see the One Ring as a symbol or metaphor for various things. Among them are atomic energy and the atomic bomb, which would both be anachronistic, as the Ring was invented in the late 1930s, and the atom bomb did not become public knowledge until 1945. Other possible interpretations are that the ring represents the urge for power, which in Tolkien's view is always corrupting.

A recent interpretation by Danish author [[Peter Kjaerulff]] is that the Ring symbolises ''The Cursed Ring'', a device described by both Plato in his ''Republic'' (the Ring of Gyges), and in Richard Wagner's ''Ring'' operas, besides Tolkien. Although Tolkien denied any connection, it is certainly possible that the One Ring was inspired by the central artifact of Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (''The Ring of the Nibelung''), without being meant to "symbolise" it.

The quest to destroy the One Ring is unusual in both folklore and literary epics. Quests to regain a treasure are common in folklore and literature. Tolkien described such a quest in ''The Hobbit'' to recover the treasure stolen from the [[Dwarves]] by the dragon [[Smaug]]. Quests to destroy a treasure are seldom the theme of folklore or literature.

A different way to look at this question is to ask what gives the idea of the Ring its power as a story element, without considering whether it was intended as a symbol for any one thing. The notion of a power too great for humans to wield safely is an evocative one, and already in the 1930s there were plenty of technologies available to make people think of that idea. The lure and effect of the Ring and its physical and spiritual after-effects on Bilbo and Frodo are obsessions that can be compared with drug addiction, for which the Ring serves as a powerful metaphor.

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], the wearer of the Ring is always portrayed as moving to a shadowy realm where everything is distorted. Neither [[Bilbo Baggins]] nor [[Frodo Baggins]] ever mentioned anything about this while using the Ring, but when Sam puts on the Ring at the end of ''[[The Two Towers]]'' he does experience something similar to this. This is the only time that this is mentioned in the books and could be attributed to Sauron's power increasing, and because Sam is within the borders of Mordor at the time he uses the Ring. Sam never wore the Ring in Jackson's movie.

==See also==
* [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]
* [[Annatar]]
* [[Orodruin]]
* [[Celebrimbor]]
* [[Rings of Power]]
* [[War of the Elves and Sauron]]
* [[Battle of the Gladden Fields]]
* [[Gollum]]
* ''[[The Hobbit]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''

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Amdír

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'''Amdír''' ([[Sindarin|S]]. 'hope') was a [[Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Doriath]]. He went east into [[Eriador]] after the [[War of Wrath]]. He took over the realm of [[Lórinand]] (later [[Lórien]]) from [[Silvan Elves]] who had had no lords before, near where [[Oropher]] established a realm among the Silvan Elves of [[Mirkwood]]. Amdír was the father of [[Amroth]].

Amdír was killed in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], when he was cut from the main body of the [[Last Alliance]] and forced to the [[Dead Marshes]].

In one source, Amroth's father is inconsistently named as [[Malgalad]].

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Thranduil

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'''King Thranduil''' was a [[Sindar|Sindarin Elf]] and King of the [[Silvan Elves]] in the northern part of [[Mirkwood]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. In ''[[The Hobbit]]'' he is said to have had blond hair, which is unusual for a Sinda. Thranduil was son of [[Oropher]] and father of [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas Greenleaf]]. It is also mentioned that he had a weakness for gold and gems.

==History==

''Early History needed''

===The Hobbit===

Throughout ''[[The Hobbit]]'' he is simply called the '''Elvenking'''. When [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and his party of [[Dwarves]] enter northern Mirkwood they are captured by Thranduil's elves and locked up when they refuse to divulge their intentions, before being freed by [[Bilbo Baggins]]. After the death of the [[Dragon]] [[Smaug]], who had brutalized the Grey Elves for years, Thranduil demanded a share of the treasure the Dwarves recovered from [[Lonely Mountain]], Smaug's lair but also the Dwarves ancient home. Thorin refused, eventually resulting in the [[Battle of Five Armies]].

===The Lord of the Rings===

In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', the gradually established friendship between Legolas and the Dwarf [[Gimli]], the son of [[Glóin]] of Thorin's band, helps to reconcile Thranduil's people and the Dwarves. It is amusing to note that one of the Dwarves imprisoned by Thranduil was [[Glóin son of Gróin|Glóin]], Gimli's father, and both Legolas and Gimli most likely grew up hearing disparaging tales involving the other's father. Nonetheless, both end up on a quest together, and develop an unprecedented friendship between Elf and Dwarf.

Meanwhile, Thranduil manages to fight off an [[Orc]] attack coming from [[Dol Guldur]], in which many perish, and there is great ruin fo fire beneath the trees.

===[[Fourth Age]]===

After the destruction of [[Dol Guldur]] and the cleansing of Mirkwood, Thranduil and [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]] rename the forest [[Eryn Lasgalen]]. Thranduil then received the northern half up to the mountains.

The appendices to ''[[The Return of the King]]'' note that Legolas and the Wood-Elves later worked together with Gimli and the Dwarves to rebuild and improve [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]], capital city of [[Gondor]], the realm of their mutual friend King [[Aragorn Elessar]].

Thranduil's ultimate fate is unknown; he probably passed over the [[Belegaer|Sea]] to [[Valinor]] eventually.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Thranduil from Rankin-Bass' The Hobbit.jpg|thumb|left|The "Elvenking" as portrayed in [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]]]
In the [[Rankin/Bass]] animated version of ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit|The Hobbit]]'', Thranduil is voiced by [[Otto Preminger]]. For some reason in the movie the Elves of Mirkwood are portrayed as squat and ugly, as opposed to the noble elves of Rivendell. This is quite different than their depiction in the book.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Thranduil|Images of Thranduil]]

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Lúthien

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'''Lúthien Tinúviel''' was the only daughter of King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] and [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. She was said to be the fairest maiden to have ever lived.

== History ==
===Early History===

Lúthien would often dance in the woods, while her friend [[Daeron]] would play his flute. Daeron came to love her, and while she enjoyed his company, she did not return his love.

===Quest for the Silmaril===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Lúthien.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''Lúthien'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]During such an occasion she was discovered by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom, and instantly fell in love with her. Daeron chirped out a warning, and she hid. While he searched for her, he accidentally laid his hand on her arm. He caught her alone some months later, and they grew to love one another. When Lúthien took Beren before her father, he was apalled that his royal daughter should wish to wed a mortal, and as is recounted in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' so set Beren what he thought was an unachievable task, to recover a [[Silmaril]] from the [[Iron Crown]] of [[Morgoth]] himself. So Beren left Doriath in pursuit of his hopeless quest.

After a time, a darkness fell on Lúthien's heart, and she learned from her mother Melian what this meant; Beren had been captured by [[Sauron]], and was held in the dungeons of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Though Thingol sought to stop her, Lúthien set out from Doriath to rescue Beren, if she could. Passing through many adventures, she gained the help of [[Huan the Hound]], and together they came to [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Sauron's Isle]]. Through Lúthien's magic and Huan's strength they defeated Sauron and rescued Beren. Eventually Beren set out for [[Angband]] once again, and Lúthien accompanied him.

Through Lúthien's powers, they passed the gates of Angband, and the great wolf [[Carcharoth]] that guarded them. Coming before the [[Dark Throne]] itself, she wove a spell that put Morgoth and his court into a deep sleep, and Beren cut a Silmaril from the Iron Crown. Returning to the gates, they found that Carcharoth barred their escape. Beren held up the hallowed jewel to protect them, but the monstrous wolf bit off his hand, and with it consumed the Silmaril. But the Silmarils were blessed by [[Varda]] herself, so that any unclean flesh that touched them would be withered and burnt. The wolf's innards were consumed with that burning, and it ran howling into the south.

Lúthien healed Beren, and they came at last back to her father's halls at [[Menegroth]]. There they heard tidings that the maddened wolf had entered Thingol's realm, and Beren set out with the King to the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. After nightfall they returned; the wolf was slain and the Silmaril recovered, but Beren was wounded mortally. So he passed away, and soon after Lúthien too wasted of grief.

===Aftermath===

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - May.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Lúthien Dances Before Morgoth'' by [[Luca Michelucci]]]]Their spirits were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]] in the [[Uttermost West]], and there Lúthien sang a song of such extraordinary power and beauty that it moved even the implacable heart of [[Mandos]] himself. So she was granted a unique fate, to become mortal and return to [[Middle-earth]] with Beren, where they dwelt for a time in happiness on the green island of [[Tol Galen]] in the River [[Adurant]].

== Genealogy ==
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== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Lúthien Tinúviel|Images of Lúthien Tinúviel]]

[[Category:Grey Elves]]
[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]

Legolas of Mirkwood

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Legolas ([[S.]] for Greenleaf) was a [[Sindar]]in prince of the [[Silvan]] realm of [[Mirkwood]], the only recorded son of King [[Thranduil]]. He became famous because of his membership in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], in which he served as one of their most valuable assets because of his superior sight, hearing, lightness of foot, and unrivaled archery. Despite this, however, he played only a minor role in [[The Lord of the Rings]], and the least is known about him, perhaps, of all the members in the company.

==History==

===Early History===

In [[The Fall of Gondolin]], there is found a mention to a [[Legolas of Gondolin|Legolas Greenleaf]], who guided the exiles forth from the destruction to safety. However, much doubt has been cast as to whether these two were one and the same (see [[Legolas disputes]]).

Legolas was alive during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] and it is most likely that he took place in it, though nothing is mentioned of it.

===Fellowship of the Ring===

His first real mention was at the [[Council of Elrond]], as a messenger from his father Thranduil. He was dressed in green and brown, and his eyes were keen. His message was specifically to [[Gandalf]] – namely, that [[Gollum]] had escaped. [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] immediately wondered out loud how Thranduil’s people could permit this. Legolas was quick to state that it was not through lack of watchfulness; if anything, from over-kindness, and related the details to the council. He spoke little for the rest of the council, if at all, but later volunteered (or was chosen by [[Elrond]]) to participate in the [[Quest of the Ring]] as the only elven member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. His capabilities would be welcomed, and would be his primary claim to fame for the rest of his life.

For the early part of the quest they went in single file, with Legolas at the back. Later, however, we appear to find him at the head of the company as they entered [[Hollin]], for The Lord of the Rings states “[[Gimli]]… had come up with Legolas, and was gazing out before him…”. Though all in the Company could feel the wholesomeness of the country, only Legolas could hear the stones lament the lost presence of the Elves, and his words were poignant.

As they ascended [[Caradhras]], Legolas could walk on top of the snow, whereas the others were forced to trudge. He also attempted (unsuccessfully) to light a fire. The storm troubled him least of all the company, and it is written “he alone of the Company remained still light of heart”. After they were determined to retreat, [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]] and Aragorn tried to push a path through the snow to get out, while Legolas danced lightly on top, passing them easily. He soon spotted the way out for the rest of the company, and a bit of sarcasm edged his speech at Boromir’s words that they (the “strongest”) must seek a way out, when he said “There is the greatest wind-drift of all just beyond the turn, and there our Strong Men were almost buried”. The paragraphs in this section suggest the attributes of youth and unquenchable gaiety.

Perhaps a bit grumpy with the irrepressibility of the elf, Boromir during the vote as to whether or not they should pass through [[Moria]], asked “What do Legolas and the little folk say?” Legolas voted against the passage with Boromir, but was overruled, especially when [[Warg]] voices were heard. During their defense against these beasts, Legolas did more than perhaps all the rest of the company except Gandalf, shooting numerous wargs. Legolas collected his arrows unharmed (except for one) after the fight.

Legolas played only the minorest of parts in Moria. Though it is said that he had eyes that could see well in the dark, strangely, he seems not to possess this quality in the caves. For it is written that [[Frodo]] (due to his [[Morgul-knife]] wound) could see better than any of the company in the dark, except perhaps Gandalf. Legolas had to drag Gimli from the [[Chamber of Mazarbul]] when the [[dwarf]] almost refused to go. Legolas was the first of the Company to recognize [[Durin's Bane]] as a [[balrog]], or at least the first to express his dismay at the fact.

Legolas was most enthusiastic about coming to [[Lothlórien]], describing it to the rest of the Company, and mourning the fact that it was winter and they could not witness it in the pinnacle of its glory. As they rested by the [[Nimrodel (river)|Nimrodel]], Legolas told them tales of Lothlórien, and sang the [[Song of Nimrodel]] to them. Upon hearing the other Elves of Lórien, Legolas listened and responded in their own tongue. When Samwise queried as to what they were saying, Legolas slyly responded that they said he breathed so loud they could shoot him in the dark, horrifying Samwise until Legolas added that they need not fear them.

Legolas was called up to meet with the [[Galadhrim]], with Frodo only (Sam following, as always). The Galadhrim had heard him singing and knew he came from Mirkwood. They would readily accept all of the fellowship, save Gimli, because of his race and the grievances between his and theirs. Legolas was forced to answer for the company, with the reminder to keep an eye on "that dwarf". Legolas was forced by the others to go blindfolded into Lórien, especially at the urging of Gimli, who hated the thought of going such. Indeed, he declared he would submit himself to this restraint only if "Legolas here shares my blindness". In the end, Legolas had no choice but to submit.

Legolas would not translate the Elven lamentations for Gandalf, saying that he had neither the skill nor the heart. During their time in Lórien, however (with the influence of the Lady [[Galadriel]] working its magic on the dwarf), he became fast friends with Gimli, a friendship never broken. He was one of those of the Company that could handle boats, and so was assigned to one with the dwarf. He received a bow and quiver such as the Galadhrim used.

[[Image:Michael Kaluta - Legolas Draws the Bow of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legolas Draws the Bow of Galadriel'' by [[Michael Kaluta]]]]After ambushed by orc-archers on the [[Anduin]], Legolas quickly leaped out onto dry ground and searched for a mark to shoot at. As a dread fell on the Company, Legolas invoked the name of [[Elbereth Gilthoniel]], and shot the descending [[Fell beast]] from the sky, a masterful shot in the dark.

===The Three Hunters===

When ambushed on [[Amon Hen]], Legolas shot many orcs until his arrows ran out, then used his knife. Upon the [[breaking of the Fellowship]], he sang a lament for Boromir, who had fallen, with Aragorn, taking the part of the South Wind which came from the Sea. Legolas was of great aid to Aragorn in the days following, as he helped to track the [[Uruk-hai]] across [[Rohan]]. His eyes could see many leagues, and for a while he could see their quarry far ahead of them.

Legolas stood by his friend Gimli when confronted by the haughty [[Éomer]], threatening him with death if he attempted to harm the dwarf. He let Gimli ride behind him on the way to [[Fangorn]]. Under its eaves, Legolas noticed how the tree beneath which they sat seemed glad of the fire. He was reluctant to enter Fangorn, having no knowledge about it save for the stories of the [[Onodrim]], and that it was very old. Though the night was very dark, he was also the first to notice the absence of the horses. Later he asserted to Aragorn that the beasts sounded joyful, confirming Aragorn’s own opinion.

Upon entering Fangorn itself, Legolas declared that he almost felt young again beside those trees. He commented that in earlier days he could have been happy there. Gimli snorted, saying “''I dare say you could. You are a Wood-elf, anyway, though Elves of any kind are strange folk.''” Legolas would later reverse this declaration at the [[Hornburg]]. When the Three Hunters met with the apparition of an old man, whom they believed to be [[Saruman]], despite Gimli’s round encouragement Legolas did not shoot him, feeling moral objections to this. The old man declared “''Put away that bow, Master Elf.''” Legolas dropped his bow, but later picked it up again, and was about to shoot when it was seen that beneath the old man’s robes there was white. Yet he recognized that it was [[Gandalf]] just in time, and shot his arrow high in the air to be consumed by fire. Gandalf coolly added “''Well met, I say to you again, Legolas!''”

===With the Rohirrim===

Legolas was a leader in the conversation with Gandalf, being the first to ask about Merry & Pippin, and Gandalf’s apparently miraculous escape. After the story, Gandalf delivered Galadriel’s messages to each of them, Legolas’s being:

<poem>
''Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
''In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
''If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
''Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more.
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Legolas again used his eyes for the help of the company, as he spied both the smoke of Isengard and [[Edoras]] from afar. At the gates of [[Meduseld]], Legolas was the only one to lay down his weapons without hesitation. He played only a passive role in the healing of [[Théoden]] King, and later was arrayed in shining mail beside Aragorn. Gimli would not ride on Éomer’s horse unless Legolas rode beside them, which he did gladly. Éomer declared “''Legolas upon my left, and Aragorn upon my right, and none will dare to stand before us!''”

[[Image:John Howe - Legolas and Gimli at Helm's Deep.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Legolas and Gimli at Helm's Deep'' by [[John Howe]]]]As Legolas stood at the [[Hornburg]] at the eve of battle, he said that though he did not like the place, Gimli comforted him, and he was glad that the dwarf stood by his side. He also wished that a hundred archers of [[Mirkwood]] were there, noting the small number of bowmen among the Rohirrim. At the opening of the battle Legolas shot twenty at least, this figure being taken as precise by Gimli. When Gimli returned to the elf for the second time to declare that he slew twenty-one, Legolas counted his kills as twenty-four. By the time the [[Fire of Orthanc]] blew out a piece of the wall, his quiver was nearly empty. With the last arrow the elf saved Aragorn’s life when he stumbled while pursued. At the end of the battle, Legolas had shot a total of forty-one, though Gimli surpassed his count by one.

Legolas showed great interest in the [[Huorns]] on the way to [[Isengard]], discussing them with Gandalf and a less willing Gimli. Legolas promised Gimli that he would go to [[Aglarond]] after the war upon hearing the dwarf’s eloquence, if only Gimli would accompany him on a visit to Fangorn. At Isengard he enjoyed a meal in the company of the Gimli, Aragorn, and the Hobbits.

===The Return of the King===

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - March.jpg|thumb|left|200px|By [[Luca Michelucci]]]]When Aragorn made clear his purpose as to the taking of the [[Paths of the Dead]], Legolas and Gimli willingly volunteered to go with him. Legolas predicted, when Gimli suggested that Galadriel might have sent them soldiers from their own lands, that they need not ride away to find war.

Amidst the paths of the dead, riding with the [[Grey Company]], Legolas alone (save for [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], [[Elrond]]’s sons) felt no fear of the [[Dead Men]], and it may be remembered that the High Elves had power both in the worlds of the seen and unseen. Yet his turn came to be struck to the heart in the opposite sense – when he heard the gulls at [[Pelargir]], fulfilling Galadriel’s prediction and warning. While telling this story later, he dropped off there, while Gimli promptly said “''For my part I heeded them not''”. Legolas saw as Aragorn led the Dead Men what a mighty lord he might have been if he had taken the [[One Ring]].

Legolas came with Aragorn from the ships during the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]], and fought there beside his comrades. He survived the battle, and several times that day afterward commented on the longevity and eventual domination of Men to the dubious Gimli.

===Battle of the Morannon and Aftermath===

Legolas rode for the last time into battle beside his friends to the [[Battle of the Morannon]]. He witnessed the Fall of the Dark Tower, and after the battle attended the ceremonies of the [[Field of Cormallen]] in the honor of Frodo and Samwise and their victory. That night Legolas would not go to bed, but instead went away to walk in the woods, singing of the Sea.

After attending the [[Coronation of Elessar]], Legolas remained (at the urging of Aragorn) in [[Minas Tirith]] for a time. During the parting of the Fellowship, Legolas went with Gimli to Aglarond. The last sight of Legolas in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is as he rode off with Gimli to visit [[Fangorn Forest]].

===After the War of the Ring===

As noted in [[Appendix A]]: ''Of Durin's Folk'', Legolas returned to Minas Tirith with a company of Wood-elves, and they made [[Ithilien]] a green and fair land once more. After King Aragorn died, Legolas sailed West. Traditionally, he took Gimli with him.

==Character==

Legolas showed almost irrepressible cheerfulness throughout the journey, passing through [[Caradhras]] and even the [[Paths of the Dead]] without hesitation or complaint. His youthful nature can be seen from the mocking way he treated the "strong men" on Caradhras, whom Boromir (excluding Legolas) had said could forge a way out through the snow. He is perhaps most remembered for his friendship with Gimli the Dwarf, and it was during this friendship that we see his faithfulness, and also his love of beauty. Gimli’s words moved him when the dwarf spoke of the [[Glittering Caves]]. It can be assumed despite his suggested age of 500-700 that he had never before come near to the Sea, for his heart became suddenly torn when he heard the Gulls at [[Pelargir]], and could never remove their mewing from his mind. His naivete is demonstrated again when Legolas comments that Aragorn has journeyed further than he has.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Ralph Bakshi's Legolas.jpg||thumb|250px|Legolas as portrayed in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
[[Image:Legolas at Amon Hen.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Orlando Bloom]] as Legolas in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
Legolas was voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Daniels Anthony Daniels] (who had played the droid C-3PO of ''Star Wars'' fame) in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s 1978 animated version of ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''. In the film, he takes [[Glorfindel of Rivendell|Glorfindel's]] place in the Flight to the Ford sequence; he meets Strider and the hobbits on their way to [[Rivendell]], and sets Frodo on his horse before he is chased by the Nazgûl to the ford of [[Bruinen]] (In Peter Jackson's version, [[Arwen]] takes Glorfindel's place and rides to the Ford herself with Frodo). Here, he is apparently from Rivendell, because he answers to Elrond; he is not identified as a Wood-elf.

Legolas was voiced by [[David Collings]] in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC Radio 4 adaptation]].

In [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|''Lord of the Rings'' movie trilogy]], Legolas was portrayed by [[Orlando Bloom]].

In the "official movie guide" for ''The Lord of the Rings'', a birthdate for Legolas is set to 87 of the [[Third Age]]. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the [[War of the Ring]]. This date for Legolas' birth was made up by the movie writers, as in the books there are no known dates concerning Legolas before Third Age 3018. Curiously, the year 2931 was the year Aragorn was born; the writers may have picked the number at random from the ''Tale of Years'' in the [[Appendices]].

He is presented as an unstoppable fighter, arguably to the point of stealing the show; he performs show-stopping yet implausible stunts in battle scenes. For example, in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], he slides down a staircase using a shield, shooting arrows all the while, and in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], he takes down an [[Oliphaunts|Oliphaunt]] all by himself. However, in the books, Legolas's exploits in battle are not presented in great detail. Aside from shooting the fell beast, he undertakes no major actions other than to make peace with Gimli, overcoming their longstanding mutual racial animosity — he and Gimli are followers, rather than leaders. The film-makers later stated that the entire scene of Legolas killing the Oliphaunt and its entire crew was filmed during pick-ups (months after original filming) to insert a major action scene showcasing him, because at that point they realized that he simply doesn't get to do much in the third part of the trilogy.

He wears green and grey clothes and uses boots, in contrast to Tolkien's green and "brown" clothes and "light shoes". It is notable that in the extended DVD edition of The Fellowship of the Ring, a scene in Lothlorien is included in which Legolas is wearing a different costume than his normal. This was in fact his original costume, which was later changed due to the filmmaker's dissatisfaction with it. Fans have come up with several explanations for this seeming inconsistency. Two possibilities stand above the rest as the most likely: (1) Legolas brought an extra tunic and jerkin from Mirkwood and decided to wear it at this moment, (2) The Elves of Lothlorien, under the leadership of [[Haldir of Lórien|Haldir]], gave Legolas a new tunic of their own make (or one they had traded with other Elves) for him to wear. The most common explanation for why he would change his tunic is that his other one was dirty from the long trek up to that point and he wanted to have it washed in the clean waters of the [[Nimrodel the river|Nimrodel]].

Legolas bears two long knives, while in the book he bears only one. Another, more trivial change, was the number of Orcs he and Gimli kill at [[Helm's Deep]]: 42 and 43, respectively. This brings up an interesting possibility that could further illuminate the playful antagonism between the two characters. Legolas might give his count as "42" but secretly tells an untruth and really has only killed 41 [[Uruk-hai]], but wants to make sure he has more than Gimli. Gimli, who has only killed 42 gives his answer as "43", to make sure he bests the Elf. It is not clear, however, whether this was an intentional change on the part of the filmmakers, though it seems likely that it was, since the original numbers were so clear in Tolkien's own text.

Due to technical mishaps involving Orlando Bloom's contact lenses, in the films Legolas' eye colour sometimes changes between brown, purple, and blue. This was justified by the notion that Elves' eyes change colour with their mood. This idea subsequently spread to fanfiction. However, it is pure [[fanon]], and is nowhere to be found in Tolkien's writings, and is often simply meant as a joke. In any case, his eye color was probably grey; see [[Elves#Eye color|here]] for more details. Another common explanation for Legolas' changing eye color is the obvious fact that light reflects off objects differently in different conditions and that, therefore, the Elf's eyes "seem" to change color in different lighting environments.

Playing Legolas in the trilogy was Orlando Bloom's breakout route to superstardom. His handsome features and Legolas' "coolness", so to speak, as depicted in the film, have led to the character becoming a unprecedented fan favorite with both fangirls and fanboys, not to mention other Tolkien fans. Although the disproportionate popular reaction to Legolas met with mixed reactions from fans, many debaters on the Internet during earlier stages of production were worried that a film portrayal of Legolas might render him as far too effeminate for popular consumption. Later, many felt that Bloom was able to avoid this entirely. [[Christopher Tolkien]] recounts that his father wrote the following "wrathful" comment protesting against a "pretty" or "ladylike" depiction of Legolas:
{{quote|He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship.|[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]}}

Despite Bloom's popularity, many viewers have found his performance wooden, in agreement with his status as a "Wood"-elf.

Legolas is absent from the [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|1980 animated version of ''The Return of the King]].

== Disputed Issues ==
See [[Legolas disputes]]

== Name ==
The name '''Legolas''' is a [[Silvan]] dialect form of pure [[Sindarin]] ''Laegolas'', which means [[Greenleaf]]. This shows that '''''Greenleaf''''' is not his surname, as is sometimes erroneously believed; nor is it an epithet (like ''[[Oakenshield]]''), but a translation of his name. It consists of the [[Sindarin]] words ''laeg'', green; and ''golas'', a collection of leaves, foliage (being a prefixed collective form of ''las(s)'', "leaf"). The [[Quenya]] form (mentioned in the ''Book of Lost Tales'' in the context of another character of that name) is ''Laiqualassë''.

There might, however, be a certain meaning to his name: ''laeg'' is a very rare, archaic word for green, which is normally replaced by ''calen'' (cf. ''Calenhad'', mutated ''Parth Galen'' and plural ''Pinnath Gelin'') and is otherwise almost only preserved in ''Laegrim, Laegel(d)rim'' (Sindarin form of Quenya [[Laiquendi]]), the ''Green Elves'' of the First Age. It may be that Thranduil named his son ''Legolas'' to at least in part refer to this people, who were remote kin and ancestors of the later Silvan Elves, the people Thranduil ruled and to whom—very likely—Thranduil's wife belonged.

Apparently, only Hobbits (and the Men of Bree) used surnames (like [[Baggins]] or [[Gamgee]]), as recorded in the Red Book. Men and Elves alike used the patronymic (''son of'') formula. In English, therefore, a fuller name would be "Legolas son of Thranduil" or "Legolas Thranduil's son". In Sindarin, that would be ''Legolas Thranduilion'', -''ion'' meaning "scion of".

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Legolas|Images of Legolas]]

== Sources ==
* [http://www.istad.org/tolkien/legolas.html Legolas of Mirkwood: Prince Among Equals] - An Essay by Ellen Brundige
* [http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tolkien/36517 "Speaking of Legolas..."] by Michael Martinez, Suite101.com, 2004
* [http://forums.theonering.com/viewtopic.php?t=12604 Discussion on Legolas' age, from the '''theonering.com''' messageboards]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/l/legolas.html Legolas Greenleaf] at the Encyclopedia of Arda
* [http://www.tuckborough.net/legolas.html Legolas] at The Thain's Book

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Legolas of Mirkwood

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Legolas ([[S.]] for Greenleaf) was a [[Sindar]]in prince of the [[Silvan]] realm of [[Mirkwood]], the only recorded son of King [[Thranduil]]. He became famous because of his membership in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], in which he served as one of their most valuable assets because of his superior sight, hearing, lightness of foot, and unrivaled archery. Despite this, however, he played only a minor role in [[The Lord of the Rings]], and the least is known about him, perhaps, than all other members of the company.

==History==

===Early History===

In [[The Fall of Gondolin]], there is found a mention to a [[Legolas of Gondolin|Legolas Greenleaf]], who guided the exiles forth from the destruction to safety. However, much doubt has been cast as to whether these two were one and the same (see [[Legolas disputes]]).

Legolas was alive during the [[Battle of Five Armies]] and it is most likely that he took place in it, though nothing is mentioned of it.

===Fellowship of the Ring===

His first real mention was at the [[Council of Elrond]], as a messenger from his father Thranduil. He was dressed in green and brown, and his eyes were keen. His message was specifically to [[Gandalf]] – namely, that [[Gollum]] had escaped. [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] immediately wondered out loud how Thranduil’s people could permit this. Legolas was quick to state that it was not through lack of watchfulness; if anything, from over-kindness, and related the details to the council. He spoke little for the rest of the council, if at all, but later volunteered (or was chosen by [[Elrond]]) to participate in the [[Quest of the Ring]] as the only elven member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. His capabilities would be welcomed, and would be his primary claim to fame for the rest of his life.

For the early part of the quest they went in single file, with Legolas at the back. Later, however, we appear to find him at the head of the company as they entered [[Hollin]], for The Lord of the Rings states “[[Gimli]]… had come up with Legolas, and was gazing out before him…”. Though all in the Company could feel the wholesomeness of the country, only Legolas could hear the stones lament the lost presence of the Elves, and his words were poignant.

As they ascended [[Caradhras]], Legolas could walk on top of the snow, whereas the others were forced to trudge. He also attempted (unsuccessfully) to light a fire. The storm troubled him least of all the company, and it is written “he alone of the Company remained still light of heart”. After they were determined to retreat, [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]] and Aragorn tried to push a path through the snow to get out, while Legolas danced lightly on top, passing them easily. He soon spotted the way out for the rest of the company, and a bit of sarcasm edged his speech at Boromir’s words that they (the “strongest”) must seek a way out, when he said “There is the greatest wind-drift of all just beyond the turn, and there our Strong Men were almost buried”. The paragraphs in this section suggest the attributes of youth and unquenchable gaiety.

Perhaps a bit grumpy with the irrepressibility of the elf, Boromir during the vote as to whether or not they should pass through [[Moria]], asked “What do Legolas and the little folk say?” Legolas voted against the passage with Boromir, but was overruled, especially when [[Warg]] voices were heard. During their defense against these beasts, Legolas did more than perhaps all the rest of the company except Gandalf, shooting numerous wargs. Legolas collected his arrows unharmed (except for one) after the fight.

Legolas played only the minorest of parts in Moria. Though it is said that he had eyes that could see well in the dark, strangely, he seems not to possess this quality in the caves. For it is written that [[Frodo]] (due to his [[Morgul-knife]] wound) could see better than any of the company in the dark, except perhaps Gandalf. Legolas had to drag Gimli from the [[Chamber of Mazarbul]] when the [[dwarf]] almost refused to go. Legolas was the first of the Company to recognize [[Durin's Bane]] as a [[balrog]], or at least the first to express his dismay at the fact.

Legolas was most enthusiastic about coming to [[Lothlórien]], describing it to the rest of the Company, and mourning the fact that it was winter and they could not witness it in the pinnacle of its glory. As they rested by the [[Nimrodel (river)|Nimrodel]], Legolas told them tales of Lothlórien, and sang the [[Song of Nimrodel]] to them. Upon hearing the other Elves of Lórien, Legolas listened and responded in their own tongue. When Samwise queried as to what they were saying, Legolas slyly responded that they said he breathed so loud they could shoot him in the dark, horrifying Samwise until Legolas added that they need not fear them.

Legolas was called up to meet with the [[Galadhrim]], with Frodo only (Sam following, as always). The Galadhrim had heard him singing and knew he came from Mirkwood. They would readily accept all of the fellowship, save Gimli, because of his race and the grievances between his and theirs. Legolas was forced to answer for the company, with the reminder to keep an eye on "that dwarf". Legolas was forced by the others to go blindfolded into Lórien, especially at the urging of Gimli, who hated the thought of going such. Indeed, he declared he would submit himself to this restraint only if "Legolas here shares my blindness". In the end, Legolas had no choice but to submit.

Legolas would not translate the Elven lamentations for Gandalf, saying that he had neither the skill nor the heart. During their time in Lórien, however (with the influence of the Lady [[Galadriel]] working its magic on the dwarf), he became fast friends with Gimli, a friendship never broken. He was one of those of the Company that could handle boats, and so was assigned to one with the dwarf. He received a bow and quiver such as the Galadhrim used.

[[Image:Michael Kaluta - Legolas Draws the Bow of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legolas Draws the Bow of Galadriel'' by [[Michael Kaluta]]]]After ambushed by orc-archers on the [[Anduin]], Legolas quickly leaped out onto dry ground and searched for a mark to shoot at. As a dread fell on the Company, Legolas invoked the name of [[Elbereth Gilthoniel]], and shot the descending [[Fell beast]] from the sky, a masterful shot in the dark.

===The Three Hunters===

When ambushed on [[Amon Hen]], Legolas shot many orcs until his arrows ran out, then used his knife. Upon the [[breaking of the Fellowship]], he sang a lament for Boromir, who had fallen, with Aragorn, taking the part of the South Wind which came from the Sea. Legolas was of great aid to Aragorn in the days following, as he helped to track the [[Uruk-hai]] across [[Rohan]]. His eyes could see many leagues, and for a while he could see their quarry far ahead of them.

Legolas stood by his friend Gimli when confronted by the haughty [[Éomer]], threatening him with death if he attempted to harm the dwarf. He let Gimli ride behind him on the way to [[Fangorn]]. Under its eaves, Legolas noticed how the tree beneath which they sat seemed glad of the fire. He was reluctant to enter Fangorn, having no knowledge about it save for the stories of the [[Onodrim]], and that it was very old. Though the night was very dark, he was also the first to notice the absence of the horses. Later he asserted to Aragorn that the beasts sounded joyful, confirming Aragorn’s own opinion.

Upon entering Fangorn itself, Legolas declared that he almost felt young again beside those trees. He commented that in earlier days he could have been happy there. Gimli snorted, saying “''I dare say you could. You are a Wood-elf, anyway, though Elves of any kind are strange folk.''” Legolas would later reverse this declaration at the [[Hornburg]]. When the Three Hunters met with the apparition of an old man, whom they believed to be [[Saruman]], despite Gimli’s round encouragement Legolas did not shoot him, feeling moral objections to this. The old man declared “''Put away that bow, Master Elf.''” Legolas dropped his bow, but later picked it up again, and was about to shoot when it was seen that beneath the old man’s robes there was white. Yet he recognized that it was [[Gandalf]] just in time, and shot his arrow high in the air to be consumed by fire. Gandalf coolly added “''Well met, I say to you again, Legolas!''”

===With the Rohirrim===

Legolas was a leader in the conversation with Gandalf, being the first to ask about Merry & Pippin, and Gandalf’s apparently miraculous escape. After the story, Gandalf delivered Galadriel’s messages to each of them, Legolas’s being:

<poem>
''Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
''In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
''If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
''Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more.
</poem>

Legolas again used his eyes for the help of the company, as he spied both the smoke of Isengard and [[Edoras]] from afar. At the gates of [[Meduseld]], Legolas was the only one to lay down his weapons without hesitation. He played only a passive role in the healing of [[Théoden]] King, and later was arrayed in shining mail beside Aragorn. Gimli would not ride on Éomer’s horse unless Legolas rode beside them, which he did gladly. Éomer declared “''Legolas upon my left, and Aragorn upon my right, and none will dare to stand before us!''”

[[Image:John Howe - Legolas and Gimli at Helm's Deep.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Legolas and Gimli at Helm's Deep'' by [[John Howe]]]]As Legolas stood at the [[Hornburg]] at the eve of battle, he said that though he did not like the place, Gimli comforted him, and he was glad that the dwarf stood by his side. He also wished that a hundred archers of [[Mirkwood]] were there, noting the small number of bowmen among the Rohirrim. At the opening of the battle Legolas shot twenty at least, this figure being taken as precise by Gimli. When Gimli returned to the elf for the second time to declare that he slew twenty-one, Legolas counted his kills as twenty-four. By the time the [[Fire of Orthanc]] blew out a piece of the wall, his quiver was nearly empty. With the last arrow the elf saved Aragorn’s life when he stumbled while pursued. At the end of the battle, Legolas had shot a total of forty-one, though Gimli surpassed his count by one.

Legolas showed great interest in the [[Huorns]] on the way to [[Isengard]], discussing them with Gandalf and a less willing Gimli. Legolas promised Gimli that he would go to [[Aglarond]] after the war upon hearing the dwarf’s eloquence, if only Gimli would accompany him on a visit to Fangorn. At Isengard he enjoyed a meal in the company of the Gimli, Aragorn, and the Hobbits.

===The Return of the King===

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - March.jpg|thumb|left|200px|By [[Luca Michelucci]]]]When Aragorn made clear his purpose as to the taking of the [[Paths of the Dead]], Legolas and Gimli willingly volunteered to go with him. Legolas predicted, when Gimli suggested that Galadriel might have sent them soldiers from their own lands, that they need not ride away to find war.

Amidst the paths of the dead, riding with the [[Grey Company]], Legolas alone (save for [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], [[Elrond]]’s sons) felt no fear of the [[Dead Men]], and it may be remembered that the High Elves had power both in the worlds of the seen and unseen. Yet his turn came to be struck to the heart in the opposite sense – when he heard the gulls at [[Pelargir]], fulfilling Galadriel’s prediction and warning. While telling this story later, he dropped off there, while Gimli promptly said “''For my part I heeded them not''”. Legolas saw as Aragorn led the Dead Men what a mighty lord he might have been if he had taken the [[One Ring]].

Legolas came with Aragorn from the ships during the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]], and fought there beside his comrades. He survived the battle, and several times that day afterward commented on the longevity and eventual domination of Men to the dubious Gimli.

===Battle of the Morannon and Aftermath===

Legolas rode for the last time into battle beside his friends to the [[Battle of the Morannon]]. He witnessed the Fall of the Dark Tower, and after the battle attended the ceremonies of the [[Field of Cormallen]] in the honor of Frodo and Samwise and their victory. That night Legolas would not go to bed, but instead went away to walk in the woods, singing of the Sea.

After attending the [[Coronation of Elessar]], Legolas remained (at the urging of Aragorn) in [[Minas Tirith]] for a time. During the parting of the Fellowship, Legolas went with Gimli to Aglarond. The last sight of Legolas in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is as he rode off with Gimli to visit [[Fangorn Forest]].

===After the War of the Ring===

As noted in [[Appendix A]]: ''Of Durin's Folk'', Legolas returned to Minas Tirith with a company of Wood-elves, and they made [[Ithilien]] a green and fair land once more. After King Aragorn died, Legolas sailed West. Traditionally, he took Gimli with him.

==Character==

Legolas showed almost irrepressible cheerfulness throughout the journey, passing through [[Caradhras]] and even the [[Paths of the Dead]] without hesitation or complaint. His youthful nature can be seen from the mocking way he treated the "strong men" on Caradhras, whom Boromir (excluding Legolas) had said could forge a way out through the snow. He is perhaps most remembered for his friendship with Gimli the Dwarf, and it was during this friendship that we see his faithfulness, and also his love of beauty. Gimli’s words moved him when the dwarf spoke of the [[Glittering Caves]]. It can be assumed despite his suggested age of 500-700 that he had never before come near to the Sea, for his heart became suddenly torn when he heard the Gulls at [[Pelargir]], and could never remove their mewing from his mind. His naivete is demonstrated again when Legolas comments that Aragorn has journeyed further than he has.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Ralph Bakshi's Legolas.jpg||thumb|250px|Legolas as portrayed in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
[[Image:Legolas at Amon Hen.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Orlando Bloom]] as Legolas in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
Legolas was voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Daniels Anthony Daniels] (who had played the droid C-3PO of ''Star Wars'' fame) in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s 1978 animated version of ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''. In the film, he takes [[Glorfindel of Rivendell|Glorfindel's]] place in the Flight to the Ford sequence; he meets Strider and the hobbits on their way to [[Rivendell]], and sets Frodo on his horse before he is chased by the Nazgûl to the ford of [[Bruinen]] (In Peter Jackson's version, [[Arwen]] takes Glorfindel's place and rides to the Ford herself with Frodo). Here, he is apparently from Rivendell, because he answers to Elrond; he is not identified as a Wood-elf.

Legolas was voiced by [[David Collings]] in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC Radio 4 adaptation]].

In [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|''Lord of the Rings'' movie trilogy]], Legolas was portrayed by [[Orlando Bloom]].

In the "official movie guide" for ''The Lord of the Rings'', a birthdate for Legolas is set to 87 of the [[Third Age]]. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the [[War of the Ring]]. This date for Legolas' birth was made up by the movie writers, as in the books there are no known dates concerning Legolas before Third Age 3018. Curiously, the year 2931 was the year Aragorn was born; the writers may have picked the number at random from the ''Tale of Years'' in the [[Appendices]].

He is presented as an unstoppable fighter, arguably to the point of stealing the show; he performs show-stopping yet implausible stunts in battle scenes. For example, in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], he slides down a staircase using a shield, shooting arrows all the while, and in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], he takes down an [[Oliphaunts|Oliphaunt]] all by himself. However, in the books, Legolas's exploits in battle are not presented in great detail. Aside from shooting the fell beast, he undertakes no major actions other than to make peace with Gimli, overcoming their longstanding mutual racial animosity — he and Gimli are followers, rather than leaders. The film-makers later stated that the entire scene of Legolas killing the Oliphaunt and its entire crew was filmed during pick-ups (months after original filming) to insert a major action scene showcasing him, because at that point they realized that he simply doesn't get to do much in the third part of the trilogy.

He wears green and grey clothes and uses boots, in contrast to Tolkien's green and "brown" clothes and "light shoes". It is notable that in the extended DVD edition of The Fellowship of the Ring, a scene in Lothlorien is included in which Legolas is wearing a different costume than his normal. This was in fact his original costume, which was later changed due to the filmmaker's dissatisfaction with it. Fans have come up with several explanations for this seeming inconsistency. Two possibilities stand above the rest as the most likely: (1) Legolas brought an extra tunic and jerkin from Mirkwood and decided to wear it at this moment, (2) The Elves of Lothlorien, under the leadership of [[Haldir of Lórien|Haldir]], gave Legolas a new tunic of their own make (or one they had traded with other Elves) for him to wear. The most common explanation for why he would change his tunic is that his other one was dirty from the long trek up to that point and he wanted to have it washed in the clean waters of the [[Nimrodel the river|Nimrodel]].

Legolas bears two long knives, while in the book he bears only one. Another, more trivial change, was the number of Orcs he and Gimli kill at [[Helm's Deep]]: 42 and 43, respectively. This brings up an interesting possibility that could further illuminate the playful antagonism between the two characters. Legolas might give his count as "42" but secretly tells an untruth and really has only killed 41 [[Uruk-hai]], but wants to make sure he has more than Gimli. Gimli, who has only killed 42 gives his answer as "43", to make sure he bests the Elf. It is not clear, however, whether this was an intentional change on the part of the filmmakers, though it seems likely that it was, since the original numbers were so clear in Tolkien's own text.

Due to technical mishaps involving Orlando Bloom's contact lenses, in the films Legolas' eye colour sometimes changes between brown, purple, and blue. This was justified by the notion that Elves' eyes change colour with their mood. This idea subsequently spread to fanfiction. However, it is pure [[fanon]], and is nowhere to be found in Tolkien's writings, and is often simply meant as a joke. In any case, his eye color was probably grey; see [[Elves#Eye color|here]] for more details. Another common explanation for Legolas' changing eye color is the obvious fact that light reflects off objects differently in different conditions and that, therefore, the Elf's eyes "seem" to change color in different lighting environments.

Playing Legolas in the trilogy was Orlando Bloom's breakout route to superstardom. His handsome features and Legolas' "coolness", so to speak, as depicted in the film, have led to the character becoming a unprecedented fan favorite with both fangirls and fanboys, not to mention other Tolkien fans. Although the disproportionate popular reaction to Legolas met with mixed reactions from fans, many debaters on the Internet during earlier stages of production were worried that a film portrayal of Legolas might render him as far too effeminate for popular consumption. Later, many felt that Bloom was able to avoid this entirely. [[Christopher Tolkien]] recounts that his father wrote the following "wrathful" comment protesting against a "pretty" or "ladylike" depiction of Legolas:
{{quote|He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship.|[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]}}

Despite Bloom's popularity, many viewers have found his performance wooden, in agreement with his status as a "Wood"-elf.

Legolas is absent from the [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|1980 animated version of ''The Return of the King]].

== Disputed Issues ==
See [[Legolas disputes]]

== Name ==
The name '''Legolas''' is a [[Silvan]] dialect form of pure [[Sindarin]] ''Laegolas'', which means [[Greenleaf]]. This shows that '''''Greenleaf''''' is not his surname, as is sometimes erroneously believed; nor is it an epithet (like ''[[Oakenshield]]''), but a translation of his name. It consists of the [[Sindarin]] words ''laeg'', green; and ''golas'', a collection of leaves, foliage (being a prefixed collective form of ''las(s)'', "leaf"). The [[Quenya]] form (mentioned in the ''Book of Lost Tales'' in the context of another character of that name) is ''Laiqualassë''.

There might, however, be a certain meaning to his name: ''laeg'' is a very rare, archaic word for green, which is normally replaced by ''calen'' (cf. ''Calenhad'', mutated ''Parth Galen'' and plural ''Pinnath Gelin'') and is otherwise almost only preserved in ''Laegrim, Laegel(d)rim'' (Sindarin form of Quenya [[Laiquendi]]), the ''Green Elves'' of the First Age. It may be that Thranduil named his son ''Legolas'' to at least in part refer to this people, who were remote kin and ancestors of the later Silvan Elves, the people Thranduil ruled and to whom—very likely—Thranduil's wife belonged.

Apparently, only Hobbits (and the Men of Bree) used surnames (like [[Baggins]] or [[Gamgee]]), as recorded in the Red Book. Men and Elves alike used the patronymic (''son of'') formula. In English, therefore, a fuller name would be "Legolas son of Thranduil" or "Legolas Thranduil's son". In Sindarin, that would be ''Legolas Thranduilion'', -''ion'' meaning "scion of".

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Legolas|Images of Legolas]]

== Sources ==
* [http://www.istad.org/tolkien/legolas.html Legolas of Mirkwood: Prince Among Equals] - An Essay by Ellen Brundige
* [http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tolkien/36517 "Speaking of Legolas..."] by Michael Martinez, Suite101.com, 2004
* [http://forums.theonering.com/viewtopic.php?t=12604 Discussion on Legolas' age, from the '''theonering.com''' messageboards]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/l/legolas.html Legolas Greenleaf] at the Encyclopedia of Arda
* [http://www.tuckborough.net/legolas.html Legolas] at The Thain's Book

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Eöl

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| image=[[Image:Peter Xavier Price - Maeglin, Eol and Aredhel.jpg|250px]]
| name=Eöl
| othernames=
| titles=The [[Dark Elf]]
| birth=
| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Nan Elmoth]]
| death=[[First Age 345|F.A. 345]]
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| gender=Male
| hair=Dark
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| spouse=[[Aredhel]]
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'''Eöl''', known as the '''[[Dark Elf]]''', was originally part of the royal house of King [[Elu Thingol]]. Eöl was unhappy in his homeland of [[Doriath]], and when the [[Girdle of Melian]] was raised around the kingdom, he left to dwell in the dark forest of [[Nan Elmoth]], east of his homeland.

Eöl was a skillful craftsman and master swordsmith. Among his greatest works were two swords made from the iron of a meteorite, [[Anglachel]] and [[Anguirel]]. Anglachel he gave to Thingol as payment for dwelling in Nan Elmoth, and it would later become the sword borne by [[Túrin Turambar]]. Eöl's smithcraft was especially admired by the [[Dwarves]], and he shared a rare friendship with the Dwarves of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the [[Blue Mountains]].

In the early third century of the First Age, Eöl came upon [[Aredhel]], the sister of King [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] and called the ''White Lady of [[Gondolin]]''. She had become lost in Nan Elmoth, and Eöl used his enchantments to draw her deeper into the wood and ensnare her. She became his wife, and in the year 320 bore him a son, [[Maeglin]].

In the summer of First Age 345, Eöl travelled into the Blue Mountains to feast with the Dwarves of Nogrod, and returned home to find that his wife and son had left two days earlier. Mounting a horse, he gave chase, and eventually discovered them at the [[Ford of Brithiach]]. Realizing that Aredhel was returning to Gondolin with his son, Eöl followed them. He found his way to the [[Dry River]], and that secret way led him to the gates of Gondolin itself. There he was captured and taken to the King.

Turgon at first welcomed Eöl as a kinsman, but under the King's Law one who had found the way to the [[Hidden City]] was not permitted to leave, on pain of death. Enraged at the loss of his freedom, Eöl chose death, for himself and his son, and cast a poisoned javelin at Maeglin. Aredhel stepped in front of her son, and the poison in the dart soon killed her. In punishment for his crime, the [[Gondolindrim]] cast Eöl over the steep cliff of the [[Caragdûr]].

== Genealogy ==
'''EÖL''' = [[Aredhel]]
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[[Maeglin]]

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Eöl|Images of Eöl]]

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Thingol

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| image=[[Image:Felix Sotomayor - Elu Thingol.jpg|250px]]
| name=Elu Thingol
| othernames=[[Elwë]], [[Singollo]]
| titles=[[King of Doriath]]
| birth=[[Years of the Trees 1050|Y.T. 1050]], [[Cuiviénen]]
| realm=[[Menegroth]], [[Doriath]]
| death=[[First Age 502|F.A. 502]], [[Menegroth]]
| age=4800+
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver
| eyes=
| parentage=
| spouse=[[Melian]]
| children=[[Lúthien Tinúviel]]
|}}
'''Elu''', more commonly known as '''Thingol''', was the [[King of Doriath]] and [[High King of the Sindar]]. Born '''Elwë''' during the first years of the [[Eldar]], he was the older brother of [[Olwë]] and [[Elmo]]1. He was also a good friend of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]]. Thingol would become a central figure of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', instigating the [[Quest for the Silmaril]], the greatest victory of the [[First Age]], but ultimately the cause of his own doom.

== History ==
=== Ambassador of the Valar ===
Thingol was born at [[Cuiviénen]]2 in the days before the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]], when [[Middle-earth]] was lit only by starlight. Three millennia later, after the [[Chaining of Melkor]], the [[Vala]] [[Oromë]] took three Elves, [[Ingwë]], Finwë, and Elwë, to [[Valinor]] to convince the [[Eldar]] to join the [[Valar]] in the [[Blessed Realm]]. Upon thier return, the Elven Ambassadors convinced many of the Eldar to join them on the [[Great Journey]] to the [[West]]. During the thousand mile journey, the Elven host seperated into three groups, the [[Vanyar]], [[Noldor]], and [[Teleri]]. The Teleri, led by Elwë and his brother Olwë, were the largest and slowest group, and were the last to reach the western shores of [[Middle-earth]]. The other Elves had already left for Valinor and the Teleri were forced to wait.

During this time Elwë wandered into the [[Nan Elmoth|Forest of Nan Elmoth]], where he met and fell in love with [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. Caught in an enchantment of their own making, Elwë and Melian could not be found by the searching Teleri. When the Valar returned to take the remaining Elves to Valinor, only some of them followed Olwë across the [[Great Sea]]. The rest had come to love the lands of [[Beleriand]] and refused to leave without their missing lord.

=== King of Doriath ===
[[Image:Elwe Heraldic Device.jpg|left|100px]]Over a thousand years passed before Elwë appeared again with his bride Melian. He gathered his people together and founded the Kingdom of [[Doriath]]. His subjects would become the [[Sindar]], or "Grey Elves", and their language was [[Sindarin]]. From then on Elwë was known as King Elu Thingol, and he claimed lordship over all the lands in Beleriand. While Thingol was King of the Grey Elves, who never saw the light of the [[Two Trees]], as an Ambassador for the Valar he was counted as a [[High Elves|High Elf]], and equal to any lord of the [[Eldar]].

On Melian's advice, Thingol became an ally of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Belegost]], who carved the caverns of [[Menegroth]] for him. In payment he gave them the great pearl [[Nimphelos]].

A thousand years before the first rising of the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]] the [[Green Elves]] entered Beleriand under [[Denethor of the Nandor|Denethor]]. Thingol welcomed them and gave them the lands of [[Ossiriand]], which they named [[Lindon]]. The Green Elves told of the spread of [[Orcs]] and other foul creatures in the north and east of Middle-earth. The Grey Elves began arming themselves.

Centuries later Melkor returned to Middle-earth. Now named [[Morgoth]], he had destroyed the Two Trees, killed Finwë, the High King of the Noldor, and stolen the fabled [[Silmarils]]. Seeking to claim dominion quickly, he launched a sudden assault on the lands of the Sindar. The [[First Battle of Beleriand]] went well for Thingol, who prevented any Orcs from invading Doriath, but the Green Elves took horrific losses and the [[Falathrim|Elves of the Coasts]] were beseiged.

The Elves of the Coasts were finally saved by the arrival of the Noldor, who launched the [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]] ("Battle Under the Stars"). Morgoth's forces were crushed and the Noldor began their long [[Siege of Angband]].

=== Thingol and the Noldor ===
After the First Battle of Beleriand, Doriath was encircled by the [[Girdle of Melian]], an impenetrable fog that guarded the kingdom. While his own kingdom was protected, Thingol was still loath to surrender any other lands in Beleriand to the Noldor as he was suspicious of the aggressive new lords in Middle-earth.
{{quote|In [[Hithlum]] the Noldor have leave to dwell, and in the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], and in the lands east of Doriath that are empty and wild... for I am the Lord of Beleriand, and all who seek to dwell there shall hear my word.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Of the Return of the Noldor"}}

King Thingol's relations with the Noldor were strained, and grew worse decades later when he learned of truth of the [[First Kinslaying|Kinslaying]]. Thingol banned these use of [[Quenya]] in his lands, which led to [[Sindarin]] being the common Elven tongue in Middle-earth. The King of Doriath refused to aid the Noldor in the war against Morgoth, and took little part in the Siege of Angband or the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("War of Sudden Flame").

=== The Quest for the Silmaril ===
Thingol and Melian had one child, a daughter named [[Lúthien]], said to be the fairest woman ever to live. Lúthien fell in love with a man named [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]. Thingol did not wish for the two to wed, as he valued his daughter very highly and disliked Men. As a bride-price he asked for a [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] from the crown of [[Morgoth]], thinking there was no way that Beren could fulfill this demand. It was, however, this very bride-price that killed him.

=== The Nauglamír and Thingol's Doom ===
Thingol became obsessed with the Silmaril and hired some [[Dwarves]] to place it in the [[Nauglamír]], the Necklace of the Dwarves. The Dwarven craftsmen also became obssessed with the jewel and slew Thingol for possession of it, setting off a chain of events that led to the destruction of [[Doriath]] and the scattering of its people.

Thingol's heir was [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]], son of Beren and Lúthien.

Thingol's sword was called '''Aranrúth''' ("King's Ire"). His crown was described in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' as crafted of gold and studded with red rubies and clear crystal.

== Etymology ==
The Elf known as Thingol was born '''''Elwë''''', [[Quenya]] for "Man of the Stars" (where "man" means ''male'', not ''human''). His [[epessë]] (honorary name) was '''''Singollo''''', or "Grey Cloak". Elwë Singollo's preferred language was [[Sindarin]], to which his name translates as '''''Elu Thingol'''''. Among his subjects he went by his honorarium, '''''Thingol''''', King of Doriath.

== Genealogy ==
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'''ELU THINGOL''' = [[Melian]] [[Olwë]] [[Elmo]]1
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[[Lúthien]] = [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]
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== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Thingol|Images of Thingol]]

== Notes ==
# [[Elmo]] is a later addition by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and is not in the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.
# This information is from the ''[[Cuivienyarna]]'', part of ''[[Quendi and Eldar]]'', a late revision of the [[legendarium]] by Tolkien. In the published ''The Silmarillion'', Elu Thingol ''awoke'' at Cuiviénen, instead of being ''born'' there. See [[Awakening of the Elves]].

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Daeron

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| name=Daeron
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| titles=
| birth=
| realm=[[Doriath]]
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| age=
| gender=Male
| hair=
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'''Daeron''' was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] [[Elf]] who dwelt in Doriath as the loremaster and minstrel of King [[Thingol]] during the [[First Age]]. He was also a skilled linguist, and invented the [[Cirth]] alphabet.

Daeron loved [[Lúthien]], daughter of Thingol and [[Melian]] the [[Maiar|Maia]], but she did not love him. Nevertheless they were good friends, and Lúthien would often dance to his music. After Daeron found out about Lúthien's love for the mortal [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], he betrayed them both to Thingol. When Lúthien later sought his help in assisting captive Beren, Daeron again betrayed her to Thingol, though this time in love and fear for her rather than jealousy.

After Lúthien departed in secret from Doriath Daeron repented, and set out to search for her. He never did find her and never returned to Doriath either, passing over the [[Ered Luin]] into [[Eriador]] where he dwelt apparently long after.

Daeron is mentioned as one of the greatest minstrels of all the [[Children of Ilúvatar]], and only [[Maglor]] son of [[Fëanor]] is said to come close to his skill. Also in the [[Lay of Leithian]] there is named one called [[Tinfang Gelion]] who is counted among the three great minstrels, along with Maglor and Daeron.

== Other versions of the Legendarium ==
{{Pronounce|Daeron.mp3|Ardamir}}
In earlier versions of the mythology as set out in [[The History of Middle-earth]], Daeron was originally envisioned as Lúthien's brother.

[[Category:Grey Elves]]
[[Category:Pronounced articles]]

Beleg Strongbow

2007-12-09T07:40:21Z

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:''(See also [[Beleg of Arthedain|Beleg]], King of [[Arthedain]])''
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'''Beleg Cúthalion''' was a [[Sindarin|Sindarin Elf]] who served in the army of King [[Elu Thingol]] of [[Doriath]]. He "followed no man" and "could not be restrained" in the [[Dagor Aglareb]], when he alone of Doriath went forth to fight. Together with [[Mablung]], he was one of the great captains of the [[Sindar]], and took part in the [[Hunting of the Wolf]].

Later he became a good friend and brother-in-arms of [[Túrin Turambar]], and thus became ensnared in Túrin's accursed fate. When Túrin left [[Doriath]], Beleg got permission from Thingol to follow him into exile, wielding the black sword [[Anglachel]] that [[Eöl]] had forged and given to Thingol in tribute. Beleg found Túrin at [[Amon Rûdh]] and was tortured by the outlaws until Túrin found and released him. Together with Túrin, Beleg became for a while a captain against Morgoth, and the place where they dwelt became known as [[Dor-Cúarthol]], the "Land of Bow and Helm". When Túrin was captured by [[Morgoth]], Beleg was grievously wounded, yet with the knowledge and strength of an elite Elven warrior he recovered and followed the [[Orcs]]. He met the escaped thrall [[Gwindor]] in [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]], and together they rescued Túrin, but Beleg accidentally cut Túrin with his sword. Túrin awoke and did not recognize Beleg in the darkness, and assumed the shape bent over him with a blade was an Orc who was about to torture him again. In a sudden rage of self defense, Túrin wrested Anglachel from Beleg and killed him.

Beleg carried a black bow named [[Belthronding]], to which his surname referred, and an arrow called [[Dailir]].

== Etymology ==

''Beleg'' means 'might' in [[Sindarin]]. His [[epessë]] ''Cúthalion'' means 'Strongbow'.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Beleg|Images of Beleg]]
{{Pronounce|Beleg Cuthalion.mp3|Ardamir}}
[[Category:Grey Elves]]
[[fi:Beleg (haltia)]]

Amroth

2007-12-09T07:38:29Z

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| image=[[Image:Olga Kukhtenkova - Amroth.jpg|250px]]
| name=Amroth
| othernames=
| titles=Lord of [[Laurelindórenan]], King of Lórien, Lord of Lórien
| birth=
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| death=c. [[Third Age 1981|T.A. 1981]]
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<poem>
<center>
''Of old he was an [[Elves|Elven]]-king,''
'' A lord of tree and glen,''
''When golden were the boughs in spring''
'' In fair [[Lothlórien]].''
— [[Legolas]]' Song of [[Nimrodel]],
''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Lothlórien (chapter)|Lothlórien]]
</center>
</poem>
'''Amroth''' was the name of an [[Elf]] of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]].

Amroth, son of [[Amdír]], was a [[Sindarin]] Lord of Lórien. He most likely succeeded his father after he fell in the War of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]. Amroth wanted to leave Lórien as he tired of [[Middle-earth]], and journeyed south to [[Edhellond]], an old Elf-haven of his people, together with [[Nimrodel (Elf-maid)|Nimrodel]], his beloved.

However, Nimrodel was lost in the [[White Mountains]], and Amroth long delayed his departure to [[Valinor]]. As he finally set sail, he thought he saw Nimrodel on the quays, and he jumped overboard to swim back to her. He drowned in the [[Bay of Belfalas]] and never returned home.

[[Dol Amroth]] in southern [[Gondor]] is named for him, as are several places in Lórien.

==Etymology==
Amroth may translate to "up-climber" which makes sense as in some versions of the legendarium he was the inventor of the [[talan]] or [[flet]]. In [[Appendix F]] of [[The Lord of the Rings]] it is suggested that Amroth is originally from a [[Silvan]] dialect.

== Other Versions ==
In earlier versions of the legendarium, Amroth was briefly [[Galadriel]] and [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]]'s son, brother to [[Celebrían]], but this idea was dropped.

==See also==
* '''[[:Category:Images of Amroth|Images of Amroth]]'''

[[Category:Grey Elves]]

[[de:Amroth]]
[[fi:Amroth]]

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2007-12-09T07:35:52Z

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Amdír

2007-12-09T07:09:01Z

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'''Amdír''' ([[Sindarin|S]]. 'hope') was a [[Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Doriath]], he left east into [[Eriador]] after the [[War of Wrath]]. He took over the realm of [[Lórinand]] (later [[Lórien]]) from [[Silvan Elves]] who had had no lords before, near where [[Oropher]] established a realm among the Silvan Elves of [[Mirkwood]]. Amdír was the father of [[Amroth]].

He was killed in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], when he was cut from the main body of the [[Last Alliance]] and forced to the [[Dead Marshes]].

In one source, Amroth's father is inconsistently named as [[Malgalad]].

[[Category:Sindar]]
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Thranduil

2007-12-09T07:07:58Z

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'''King Thranduil''' was a [[Sindar|Sindarin Elf]] and King of the [[Silvan Elves]] in the northern part of [[Mirkwood]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. In ''[[The Hobbit]]'' he is said to have blond hair, which is unusual for a Sinda. Thranduil was son of [[Oropher]] and father of [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas Greenleaf]]. It is also mentioned that he has a weakness for gold and gems, which is consistant with Tolkien's earlier ideas on elves.

==History==

''Early History needed''

===The Hobbit===

Throughout ''[[The Hobbit]]'' he is simply called the '''Elvenking'''. When [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and his party of [[Dwarves]] enter northern Mirkwood they are captured by Thranduil's elves and locked up when they refuse to divulge their intentions, before being freed by [[Bilbo Baggins]]. After the death of the [[Dragon]] [[Smaug]], who had brutalized the Grey Elves for years, Thranduil demanded a share of the treasure the Dwarves recovered from [[Lonely Mountain]], Smaug's lair but also the Dwarves ancient home. Thorin refused, eventually resulting in the [[Battle of Five Armies]].

===The Lord of the Rings===

In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', the gradually established friendship between Legolas and the Dwarf [[Gimli]], the son of [[Glóin]] of Thorin's band, helps to reconcile Thranduil's people and the Dwarves. It is amusing to note that one of the Dwarves imprisoned by Thranduil was [[Glóin son of Gróin|Glóin]], Gimli's father, and both Legolas and Gimli most likely grew up hearing disparaging tales involving the other's father. Nonetheless, both end up on a quest together, and develop an unprecedented friendship between Elf and Dwarf.

Meanwhile, Thranduil manages to fight off an [[Orc]] attack coming from [[Dol Guldur]], in which many perish, and there is great ruin fo fire beneath the trees.

===[[Fourth Age]]===

After the destruction of [[Dol Guldur]] and the cleansing of Mirkwood, Thranduil and [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]] rename the forest [[Eryn Lasgalen]]. Thranduil then received the northern half up to the mountains.

The appendices to ''[[The Return of the King]]'' note that Legolas and the Wood-Elves later worked together with Gimli and the Dwarves to rebuild and improve [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]], capital city of [[Gondor]], the realm of their mutual friend King [[Aragorn Elessar]].

Thranduil's ultimate fate is unknown; he probably passed over the [[Belegaer|Sea]] to [[Valinor]] eventually.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Thranduil from Rankin-Bass' The Hobbit.jpg|thumb|left|The "Elvenking" as portrayed in [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]]]
In the [[Rankin/Bass]] animated version of ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit|The Hobbit]]'', Thranduil is voiced by [[Otto Preminger]]. For some reason in the movie the Elves of Mirkwood are portrayed as squat and ugly, as opposed to the noble elves of Rivendell. This is quite different than their depiction in the book.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Thranduil|Images of Thranduil]]

[[Category:Grey Elves]]

Lúthien

2007-12-09T07:02:33Z

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| image=[[Image:Alan Lee - Luthien.jpeg|250px]]
| name=Lúthien Tinúviel
| othernames=
| titles=Princess of [[Doriath]]
| birth=[[Years of the Trees 1200|Y.T. 1200]]
| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Dor Firn-i-Guinar]]
| death= c. [[First Age 505|F.A. 505]]
| age=c. 3,400 [[Years of the Sun|years]]
| parentage=[[Thingol]] + [[Melian]]
| spouse=[[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]
| children=[[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]]
| gender=Female
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'''Lúthien Tinúviel''' was the only daughter of King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] and [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. She was said to be the fairest maiden to have ever lived.

== History ==
===Early History===

Lúthien would often dance in the woods, while her friend [[Daeron]] would play his flute. Daeron came to love her, and while she enjoyed his company, she did not return his love.

===Quest for the Silmaril===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Lúthien.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''Lúthien'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]During such an occasion she was discovered by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom, and instantly fell in love with her. Daeron chirped out a warning, and she hid. While he searched for her, he accidentally laid his hand on her arm. He caught her alone some months later, and they grew to love one another. When Lúthien took Beren before her father, he was apalled that his royal daughter should wish to wed a mortal, and as is recounted in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' so set Beren what he thought was an unachievable task, to recover a [[Silmaril]] from the [[Iron Crown]] of [[Morgoth]] himself. So Beren left Doriath in pursuit of his hopeless quest.

After a time, a darkness fell on Lúthien's heart, and she learned from her mother Melian what this meant; Beren had been captured by [[Sauron]], and was held in the dungeons of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Though Thingol sought to stop her, Lúthien set out from Doriath to rescue Beren, if she could. Passing through many adventures, she gained the help of [[Huan the Hound]], and together they came to [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Sauron's Isle]]. Through Lúthien's magic and Huan's strength they defeated Sauron and rescued Beren. Eventually Beren set out for [[Angband]] once again, and Lúthien accompanied him.

Through Lúthien's powers, they passed the gates of Angband, and the great wolf [[Carcharoth]] that guarded them. Coming before the [[Dark Throne]] itself, she wove a spell that put Morgoth and his court into a deep sleep, and Beren cut a Silmaril from the Iron Crown. Returning to the gates, they found that Carcharoth barred their escape. Beren held up the hallowed jewel to protect them, but the monstrous wolf bit off his hand, and with it consumed the Silmaril. But the Silmarils were blessed by [[Varda]] herself, so that any unclean flesh that touched them would be withered and burnt. The wolf's innards were consumed with that burning, and it ran howling into the south.

Lúthien healed Beren, and they came at last back to her father's halls at [[Menegroth]]. There they heard tidings that the maddened wolf had entered Thingol's realm, and Beren set out with the King to the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. After nightfall they returned; the wolf was slain and the Silmaril recovered, but Beren was wounded mortally. So he passed away, and soon after Lúthien too wasted of grief.

===Aftermath===

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - May.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Lúthien Dances Before Morgoth'' by [[Luca Michelucci]]]]Their spirits were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]] in the [[Uttermost West]], and there Lúthien sang a song of such extraordinary power and beauty that it moved even the implacable heart of [[Mandos]] himself. So she was granted a unique fate, to become mortal and return to [[Middle-earth]] with Beren, where they dwelt for a time in happiness on the green island of [[Tol Galen]] in the River [[Adurant]].

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Elu Thingol]] = [[Melian]]
|
|
| [[House of Bëor]]
| :
| :
'''LÚTHIEN''' = [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]
|
|
[[Dior Eluchíl]] = [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]
|
________|________
| | |
| | |
[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] = [[Elwing]] [[Eluréd]] [[Elurín]]
|
____|____
| |
| |
[[Elrond]] [[Elros]]
</code>
== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Lúthien Tinúviel|Images of Lúthien Tinúviel]]

[[Category:Grey Elves]]
[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]

Lúthien

2007-12-09T07:01:48Z

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| name=Lúthien Tinúviel
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| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Dor Firn-i-Guinar]]
| death= c. [[First Age 505|F.A. 505]]
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'''Lúthien Tinúviel''' was the only daughter of King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] and [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. She was said to be the fairest maiden to have ever lived.

== History ==
===Early History===

Lúthien would often dance in the woods, while her friend [[Daeron]] would play his flute. Daeron came to love her, and while she enjoyed his company, she did not return his love.

===Quest for the Silmaril===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Lúthien.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''Lúthien'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]During such an occasion she was discovered by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom, and instantly fell in love with her. Daeron chirped out a warning, and she hid. While he searched for her, he accidentally laid his hand on her arm. He caught her alone some months later, and they grew to love one another. When Lúthien took Beren before her father, he was apalled that his royal daughter should wish to wed a mortal, and as is recounted in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' so set Beren what he thought was an unachievable task, to recover a [[Silmaril]] from the [[Iron Crown]] of [[Morgoth]] himself. So Beren left Doriath in pursuit of his hopeless quest.

After a time, a darkness fell on Lúthien's heart, and she learned from her mother Melian what this meant; Beren had been captured by [[Sauron]], and was held in the dungeons of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Though Thingol sought to stop her, Lúthien set out from Doriath to rescue Beren, if she could. Passing through many adventures, she gained the help of [[Huan the Hound]], and together they came to [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Sauron's Isle]]. Through Lúthien's magic and Huan's strength they defeated Sauron and rescued Beren. Eventually Beren set out for [[Angband]] once again, and Lúthien accompanied him.

Through Lúthien's powers, they passed the gates of Angband, and the great wolf [[Carcharoth]] that guarded them. Coming before the [[Dark Throne]] itself, she wove a spell that put Morgoth and his court into a deep sleep, and Beren cut a Silmaril from the Iron Crown. Returning to the gates, they found that Carcharoth barred their escape. Beren held up the hallowed jewel to protect them, but the monstrous wolf bit off his hand, and with it consumed the Silmaril. But the Silmarils were blessed by [[Varda]] herself, so that any unclean flesh that touched them would be withered and burnt. The wolf's innards were consumed with that burning, and it ran howling into the south.

Lúthien healed Beren, and they came at last back to her father's halls at [[Menegroth]]. There they heard tidings that the maddened wolf had entered Thingol's realm, and Beren set out with the King to the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. After nightfall they returned; the wolf was slain and the Silmaril recovered, but Beren was wounded mortally. So he passed away, and soon after Lúthien too wasted of grief.

===Aftermath===

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - May.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Lúthien Dances Before Morgoth'' by [[Luca Michelucci]]]]Their spirits were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]] in the [[Uttermost West]], and there Lúthien sang a song of such extraordinary power and beauty that it moved even the implacable heart of [[Mandos]] himself. So she was granted a unique fate, to become mortal and return to [[Middle-earth]] with Beren, where they dwelt for a time in happiness on the green island of [[Tol Galen]] in the River [[Adurant]].

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Elu Thingol]] = [[Melian]]
|
|
| [[House of Bëor]]
| :
| :
'''LÚTHIEN''' = [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]
|
|
[[Dior Eluchíl]] = [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]
|
________|________
| | |
| | |
[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] = [[Elwing]] [[Eluréd]] [[Elurín]]
|
____|____
| |
| |
[[Elrond]] [[Elros]]
</code>
== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Lúthien Tinúviel|Images of Lúthien Tinúviel]]

[[Category:Grey Elves]]
[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]

Glorfindel

2007-12-08T21:28:45Z

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| image= [[Image:BFME2 - Glorfindel.jpg|250px]]
| name= Glorfindel of the Golden Flower
| canon=[[Image:Canon Scale - 4.jpg]]
| quenya=
| titles= Chief of the [[House of the Golden Flower]]
| birth= Sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]], [[Aman]]. Returned to [[Middle-earth]] c. [[Second Age 1600|S.A. 1600]]
| realm= [[Aman]] ([[Tirion]]?), [[Vinyamar]], [[Gondolin]]
| death= [[First Age 510|F.A. 510]]; may have sailed West during the [[Fourth Age]]
| age= 6000+
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| spouse=
| children=
| gender= Male
| hair= Long Golden
| ref=''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]'', ''[[Last Writings]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
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'''Glorfindel''' was one of the mightiest [[Elves]] of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]. He was distinctive because of his return to [[Middle-earth]] after death, acting as an emissary of the [[Valar]], on a similar mission to the [[Istari]] who were to come several thousand years later.

==History==
===Early History===

Glorfindel was born in [[Valinor]] sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]]. His parentage is unknown; due to his apparent nobility and a note that he was kin of [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]] it is possible that he was the son of one of [[Finwë]]’s daughters, [[Findis]] or [[Irimë]]. This would account for his distinctive golden hair as well, as [[Indis]] their mother was a [[Vanya]]. It would also make Glorfindel the possible uncle of [[Voronwë]] (who may have been the grandson of Irimë), the only surviving mariner who sought Valinor. Nevertheless, his parentage is and always will be a matter of speculation, unless new manuscripts turn up, as [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] never explored that matter very deeply.

He was of the host of [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]], who was one of the most determined and unrepentant followers of [[Fëanor]]. Nevertheless Glorfindel himself was reluctant; only for his allegiance and kinship with Turgon did he go, and had no part in the [[Kinslaying of Alqualondë]].

===Gondolin===

After the [[Exile of the Noldor]] Glorfindel’s history is obscure. As a great follower of Turgon he was appointed chief of the [[House of the Golden Flower]], one of the [[Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim|Twelve Houses]] of [[Gondolin]]. He was dearly loved by all the [[Gondolindrim]], and went about in a mantle embroidered in threads of gold, diapered with [[celandine]] “as a field in spring”. His vambraces were [[Uncommon words#damask|damascened]] with "cunning gold".

[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Glorfindel and Ecthelion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Glorfindel and Ecthelion'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]He witnessed the coming of [[Tuor]] and later the [[Fall of Gondolin]]. During the ensuing battle in the streets, Glorfindel chose (or was ordered to) hold the [[Great Market]] from the advancing [[orcs]]. He attempted to flank them, taking their enemies by surprise, but was himself ambushed and surrounded. Cut off, the House of the Golden Flower fought on fiercely for hours, until a fire-breathing [[dragon]] came and leveled their ranks. Glorfindel with some of the strongest of his followers cut his way out, but the survivors of that battle were very few. Even then they were pursued and might have been killed, but the [[House of the Harp]] arrived in time, ambushing their pursuers, after rebelling from their treacherous leader [[Salgant]]. The Golden Flower arrived at the [[Square of the King]], one of the last of the Houses to be driven in.

As many of the lords had fallen, [[Ecthelion of the Fountain|Ecthelion]] was wounded, [[Galdor]] was engaged, and [[Egalmoth]] had not yet arrived, Glorfindel joined Tuor in leading the defense of the King’s Square. When Egalmoth arrived, bringing with him many women and children, he took over Glorfindel’s job in going from place to place, strengthening the defenses. Glorfindel presumably threw himself once more into the thick of the fight. But even he could not prevent a dragon from coming down from the [[Alley of Roses]], breaking through their lines. The dragon was accompanied by orcs and balrogs, among them [[Gothmog (Lord of Balrogs)|Gothmog]]. Even Tuor was thrown down, but Ecthelion sacrificed himself to kill Gothmog and buy the Gondolindrim a little more time. When the Gondolindrim fled southward, and Turgon King was slain, Glorfindel held the rear manfully, losing many more of his House in the process. After they had escaped Gondolin via [[Idril's Secret Way]], and passed through the [[Cristhorn|Cirith Thoronath]], Glorfindel again held the rear with the largest number of the unwounded.

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Glorfindel and the Balrog Above Gondolin.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Glorfindel and the Balrog Above Gondolin'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]It was at that time that a balrog and a contingent of orcs ambushed their company. Glorfindel there accomplished his greatest deed, for he saved the lives of Tuor, [[Idril]], and all the company when he defied the balrog. They fought long. According to ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]'' Glorfindel stabbed it in the belly, but as the balrog fell it reached out and grabbed his long golden hair, pulling him back down over the edge of the cliff. He perished in the fall, but his body was borne up by [[Thorondor]], and buried him with a mound of stones in the pass. On that mound grew yellow flowers (possibly celandine), despite its remote location.

===Re-embodiment and Return===

Glorfindel’s spirit passed to the [[Halls of Mandos]], where he waited with the spirits of the other Noldor who had died during their war against [[Morgoth]]. But because of Glorfindel’s noble actions in life, his reluctance at the Exile, and his furthering of the purposes of the Valar by saving Tuor and Idril, he was re-embodied after only a short time. He had redeemed himself, and was purged of any guilt. Not only did his sacrifice get him an early pardon, it earned him great powers, so that he was almost an equal to the faithful [[Eldar]].

Glorfindel spent several hundred years in Valinor, during which time he became a friend and follower of the [[Maia]] [[Olórin]]. Eventually, [[Manwë]] sent him across the [[Belegaer|sea]] to [[Middle-earth]], possibly as early as [[Second Age 1200]], but more likely in [[Second Age 1600|1600]] with the [[Blue Wizards]]. If the latter date, he arrived just after the [[One Ring]] had been forged, [[Barad-dûr]] built, and [[Celebrimbor]] dead or soon to be so. While the Blue Wizards were sent to the east, Glorfindel’s mission was to aid [[Gil-galad]] and [[Elrond]] in the struggle against [[Sauron]]. He played a prominent behind-the-scenes role in the war in [[Eriador]] and the other struggles of the [[Second Age]] and [[Third Age]]. His part, though great, was mostly overlooked by the histories, because his immense, angelic power was not usually displayed openly.

===Third Age===

[[Image:John Howe - Glorfindel.jpg|thumb|left|100px|''Glorfindel'' by [[John Howe]]]]Glorfindel greeted his friend [[Olórin]] (to be known as [[Gandalf]]) in [[Mithlond]] in [[Third Age 1000|1000]] of the Third Age, who was on a similar mission to his own. As the great Elves of Middle-earth fell one by one, only [[Galadriel]], [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]], [[Elrond]], and [[Círdan]] were left of the Wise. Glorfindel took a more active role, leading the Elven forces in the [[Battle of Fornost]]. Upon the humiliation of [[Eärnur]] before the [[Witch-king]], Glorfindel bade him not pursue, and prophesied that the wraith would not fall by the hand of man.

His next appearance in the histories was during the pre-[[War of the Ring]] struggles, after the [[One Ring]] had been brought into the light once more. He was one of the elves dispatched from [[Rivendell]] by Elrond to search for the [[Ring-bearer]]. Elrond had chosen him partially because Glorfindel did not fear the [[Ringwraiths]], as he had great presence in both the [[Seen]] and [[Unseen]] worlds. While on his perilous mission the Ringwraiths avoided him; he met five of them, and they fled at his presence. It was Glorfindel indeed who accomplished his mission and found the Ringbearer, [[Frodo Baggins]], and his friend [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] with him. Glorfindel put Frodo on his horse, [[Asfaloth]], and upon the approach of the Ringwraiths ordered him to go on. The white horse bore Frodo to safety across the [[Ford of Bruinen]], but Frodo, in a rash act of attempted heroism, turned around at the other side and defied the Nine. Glorfindel, expecting the flood that protected Rivendell to come down and smite the riders, revealed his power to the Riders, and drove them (willingly or not) into the River, where they were swept away by the ensuing waters.

[[Image:Hope Hoover - Glorfindel in Battle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Glorfindel in Battle'' by [[Hope Hoover]]]]After this adventure, he helped bear Frodo to Rivendell, where the wounded Ringbearer was tended to. Glorfindel attended the [[Council of Elrond]], playing an active role in the conversation, speaking prophetically of [[Tom Bombadil]] and other matters with authority. Glorfindel stood beside Elrond and Gandalf as the backbone of the Council, laying out clearly their options. At first Glorfindel suggested that the Ring would be safe in the depths of the Sea, but the far-sighted Gandalf noted the change of landscapes, and the unforeseen possibilities that could bring the Ring forth once more in a hundred or even a thousand years in the future. In a hasty note Tolkien suggested that Glorfindel could tell of his ancestry in Gondolin, but this idea was disbanded. Glorfindel was briefly considered as a member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], but as his friend Gandalf said, his power would be of little use against the might of [[Mordor]], on a mission of secrecy.

During the [[War of the Ring]] nothing is said of Glorfindel. Doubtless he played as strong a role as he had in previous campaigns. It is possible that he went to [[Lothlórien]] and fought actively in the [[Rhovanion Campaign (WotR)|war of Rhovanion]], perhaps even aiding Celeborn in the [[Fall of Dol Guldur]]. Whatever his role, his next mention in the texts is the [[Wedding of Elessar]], to which he came from the north with Galadriel and Elrond. After that no more is said of him. Like Olórin, his task in Middle-earth was done, and the age of the [[Elves]] was over. He probably passed West, perhaps with the bearers of the [[Three Rings]] and the [[One Ring]]. Or he may have remained for a time in Middle-earth to oversee the cleanup after the war. It may even be speculated that he waited for the Blue Wizards, who were active in the east against Sauron, and departed with them even as he came.

==Earlier Versions of the Legendarium==

Glorfindel was originally planned to be part of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], in a way taking the place of [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]]. Tolkien proposed three dates as to his return to Middle-earth: [[Third Age 1000|T.A. 1000]], with [[Gandalf]], [[Second Age 1200|S.A. 1200]] and the years following, or [[Second Age 1600|S.A. 1600]]. He dropped the first one after some thought, and though he declared the second possible, he favored the last as the most probable.

==Attributes==

Glorfindel was an elf of great beauty, power, wisdom, and moral courage. He was clearly loved by the people of [[Gondolin]], who mourned his passing greatly. He acted most courageously during the Fall, his House being among those that suffered the greatest losses, and eventually giving his own life for the safety of [[Tuor]] and [[Idril]], accomplishing the designs of the Valar, though it was said that he "''would have defended them even had they been fugitives of any rank''". He was repentant of the rebellion of the Noldor, and took no part in the Kinslaying. His acts in the Third Age also show great presence and authority, as does the very fact that he was sent as an emissary of the Valar.

==Controversy==

Some have questioned whether Glorfindel of Gondolin and Glorfindel of Rivendell were the same. Tolkien may simply have borrowed a name from his earlier legendarium, something he was known to do. ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', published posthumously, cast some light on this issue. Among the ''[[Last Writings]]'' published in that volume, there are two long essays, ''Glorfindel I'' and ''Glorfindel II''. These were written later in life by Tolkien, and directly addressed whether the two Glorfindels were the same person. Both essays clearly indicated that they were the same person, and included a detailed discussion of 're-embodiment' in Tolkien's mythology.

{{quote|. . . At any rate what at first sight may seem the simplest solution must be abandoned: sc. that we have merely a reduplication of names, and that Glorfindel of Gondolin and Glorfindel of Rivendell were different persons. This repetition of so striking a name, though possible, would not be credible… Also it may be found that acceptance of the identity of Glorfindel of old and of the Third Age will actually explain what is said of him and improve the story. . .|''[[Last Writings]]'', Glorfindel II}}

{{quote|. . . After his purging of any guilt that he had incurred in the rebellion, he was released from Mandos, and Manwë restored him… We may then best suppose that Glorfindel returned during the Second Age, before the ‘shadow’ fell on [[Númenor]]. . .|Ibid.}}

As Tolkien's legendarium was an evolving work that he constantly updated and revised, there will always be some question of 'final intent.' Some may note that the above-quoted essays were private and not ever published, and thus should not be taken as decisive. Nevertheless the editors of the Tolkien Gateway believe that these essays, combined with Tolkien's published novels, clearly establish that Glorfindel of Gondolin and Glorfindel of Rivendell were the same person.

==Portrayal in Adaptations==

[[Image:SBG - Glorfindel in armor.jpeg|thumb|right|Glorfindel as portrayed by the [[Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]]]Glorfindel’s role in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is consistently replaced by another character in adaptations, presumably to limit the already large number of characters. In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]], he was replaced by [[Legolas]], while in [[Peter Jackson]]’s [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|adaptation]] he was replaced even more controversially by [[Arwen]], although an elf extra at Elessar’s coronation, played by [[Jarl Benzon]], was later identified as Glorfindel in film promotional materials. In the franchise following the film, namely the video game ''[[The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'', Glorfindel is portrayed as a silver-haired hero fighting in the north.

Glorfindel is one of the most popular elven characters for [[fanfiction]]. He is often portrayed as a fiery, light-hearted elf of great power, a friend of [[Ecthelion of the Fountain|Ecthelion]] and [[Tuor]]. He is also a favored character in the slash area of fanfiction, something roundly criticized by purists.

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Míriel

2007-12-08T21:25:40Z

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''(See also [[Tar-Míriel]])''
{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - A Tapestry of Sorrows.jpg|250px]]
| name=Míriel
| quenya=
| titles=Queen of the Noldor
| birth=
| realm=[[Tirion]]
| death=c. [[Years of the Trees 1179|Y.T. 1179]], [[Lórien in Valinor|Gardens of Lórien]]
| age=Unknown
| parentage=
| spouse=[[Finwë]]
| children=[[Fëanor]]
| gender=Female
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', ''[[Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor]]''
|}}
'''Míriel Serindë''', also spelled '''Þerindë''', ("The Broideress" in [[Quenya]]) was the first wife of [[Finwë]], [[King of the Noldor]]. Her son was ''Curufinwë'', whom she called [[Fëanor]], which means "Spirit of Fire". Miriel's hair was described as being silver in appearance, an unusual color for one of the [[Noldor]].

After giving birth to Fëanor she wished to die, saying that the birth had taken much of strength and spirit. This was something which was impossible because, as an [[Elves|Elf]], she was immortal within [[Arda]]. Instead her [[Fëa and hröa|feä]] departed from her body, and she entered the [[Halls of Mandos]]. In essense, she had died of free will. This was seen as a shocking event by the [[Valar]], and eventually led to the second marriage of Finwë, and from there to the Rebellion of the Noldor and the First [[Kinslaying]].

After Finwë had been killed, Míriel was granted permission to return to life, where she entered the service of [[Vairë]], her task to weave all the deeds of the [[House of Finwë]] in the [[Tapestry of Time]].

== Genealogy ==
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[[Finwë]] = '''MÍRIEL'''
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[[Fëanor]] = [[Nerdanel]]
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[[Maedhros]] [[Maglor]] [[Celegorm]] [[Caranthir]] [[Curufin]] [[Amrod]] [[Amras]]
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[[Celebrimbor]]
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[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Maeglin

2007-12-08T21:23:20Z

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{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Lorraine Brevig - Maeglin.jpg|250px]]
| name=Maeglin
| quenya=
| titles=Prince of [[Gondolin]]
| birth=[[First Age 320|F.A 320]]
| realm=[[Gondolin]]
| death=[[First Age 510|F.A. 510]]
| age=290 [[Years of the Sun|Years]]
| parentage=[[Eöl]] + [[Aredhel]]
| spouse=None
| children=
| gender=Male
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]''
|}}
'''Maeglin''' was an [[Elf]], the son of [[Eöl]] the Dark Elf and [[Aredhel]] daughter of [[Fingolfin]]. He lived in the [[First Age]] of [[Middle-earth]], and was a lord of Gondolin, chief of the [[House of the Mole]]. His name means "sharp glance" in [[Sindarin]].

==History==

===Early History===

Aredhel had left [[Gondolin]] to wander through [[Beleriand]], and in the woods of [[Nan Elmoth]] she met [[Eöl]], and stayed with him, eventually giving birth to Maeglin. At birth, Aredhel gave Maeglin the [[mother-name]] of '''''Lómion''''' ("Child of Twilight" in [[Quenya]]). Eöl gave his child the [[father-name]] ''Maeglin'' when he was twelve. When Aredhel left Eöl, she took her son (who stole his father's sword, [[Anguirel]]) with her and returned to Gondolin. But Eöl had followed her, and in judgment before [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] he attempted to kill Maeglin with a poisoned dart, but hit Aredhel instead. She died, and Eöl was cast down to his death from the city walls.

Maeglin was now an orphan, but Turgon held him in honor, and Maeglin both learned and taught much. He became an elven-prince held in high esteem, even leading his own [[House of the Mole]]. He found rich lodes of metals in the [[Echoriath]] surrounding the city, and forged weapons of steel stronger than had been seen before. His mine in the Echoriath was named ''[[Anghabar]]'', Iron-Mine. In the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] ("Battle of Unnumbered Tears"), Maeglin refused to remain behind as regent, and went forth to battle with Turgon. The seventh and final gate of Gondolin, the [[Gate of Steel]], was Maeglin's creation.

Even though he was one of the mighty of Gondolin, he most desired Turgon's daughter (and Maeglin's first cousin) [[Idril]]. But there was no hope for him, for "the [[Eldar]] wedded not with kin so near". And, knowing his thought of her, Idril despised Maeglin.

===The Fall of Gondolin===

When [[Tuor]] came, carrying [[Ulmo]]'s warning of the danger to Gondolin, Maeglin sat on the right hand of Turgon and argued against Tuor. Tuor's marriage with Idril further incensed Maeglin, who rebelled against Turgon and Tuor. Later, seeking after metals, Maeglin defied Turgon's order to stay within the mountains, and was captured by [[Orcs]] and brought to [[Angband]]. [[Morgoth]] promised both Gondolin and Idril in return for the location of the hidden city, thus luring Maeglin into the greatest treachery done in the [[Elder Days]]. He gave him a token that would (allegedly) keep him safe from the sack.

Maeglin returned to Gondolin saying nothing about his encounter, but many people noticed a change. Most thought it was for the better, though Idril suspected something and began work on [[Idril's Secret Way]]. He managed to turn some of the weaker (such as [[Salgant]]) and the roguish to his side. When the hosts of Morgoth surrounded the city, Maeglin counciled Turgon against flight, and because of his place in the King's heart (and with the aid of Salgant), he swayed him to his advantage. Later, while Maeglin tried to kill [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]], he fought with Tuor on the walls, and Tuor threw him to his death.

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:Gondolin and Turgon]]

Maedhros

2007-12-08T21:21:13Z

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{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Anna Lee - Maedhros.jpg|250px]]
| name=Maedhros
| quenya=[[fn]] ''Nelyafinwë'' ([[mn]] ''Maitimo''; also ''Russandol'')
| titles=Eldest of the [[Sons of Fëanor]], the Tall
| birth=c. [[Years of the Trees 1234|Y.T. 1234]], [[Tirion]]
| realm=[[March of Maedhros]]
| death=[[First Age 583|F.A. 583]]
| age=3100+
| parentage=[[Fëanor]] + [[Nerdanel]]
| spouse=None
| children=
| gender=Male
| hair=(Dark) red
| ref=''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}
'''Maedhros''' was one of the princes of the [[Noldor]] and was eldest of the [[Sons of Fëanor]].

After the banishment of [[Fëanor]] from [[Tirion]] in [[Valinor]] he went with his father to [[Formenos]]. When [[Morgoth]] killed Finwë and stole Fëanor's beloved [[Silmarils]], Maedhros was the first son to take the terrible [[Oath of Fëanor]] to recover the holy jewels.

The Oath took Maedhros, his father and his brothers to Middle-earth during the First Age where they established realms in exile, waged war against the armies of Morgoth, fought their own [[Elvish]] kind, and eventually brought ruin upon their House.
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Maedhros Casts Himself into a Chasm.jpg|thumb|left|''Maedhros Casts Himself into a Chasm'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]

Shortly after the [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]] in which Fëanor was killed, Maedhros was captured by Morgoth and hung by the wrist of his right hand upon the face of a precipice of [[Thangorodrim]]. In a daring rescue, his cousin [[Fingon]], helped by [[Thorondor]] the King of Eagles, saved him from torment but he had to cut off Maedhros's hand to release him from the shackle. In gratitude for this, and in atonement for Feanor's desertion of Fingon's house, Maedhros relenquished all claim as the heir of Finwë and made his uncle [[Fingolfin]], Fingon's father, [[High King of the Noldor]], something his brothers did not like.

Seeing that his brothers were likely to cause feuds with their kinsmen, Maedhros moved them out of [[Hithlum]], and later ruled the lands around the [[Hill of Himring]], which became known as the [[March of Maedhros]]. Allied with Fingolfin, he won the battle of [[Dagor Aglareb]], and, thanks to his daring deeds during the [[Dagor Bragollach]], [[Himring]] stood while many other elven realms fell.

Hearing words of deeds of [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and [[Lúthien]], he took hope and gathered his brothers and united with other Elven Houses to create the [[Union of Maedhros]], an alliance to lay siege to Morgoth's fortress of [[Angband]]. The Union and the siege was utterly broken after the defeat in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. Himring was garrisoned by [[Orcs]].

Maedhros had learned that [[Elwing]] of [[Doriath]], granddaughter of Lúthien and Beren, had inherited the Silmaril that they had recovered from Morgoth. Still driven by the Oath, he allowed his brother [[Celegorm]] to convince him to attack Doriath. Celegorm, [[Caranthir]], and [[Curufin]] were slain by Beren's son, [[Dior Eluchíl]], the King of Doriath, who was in-turn slain by them. Dior's sons, [[Eluréd]] and [[Elurín]], were captured and abandoned by Celegorm's servants in the forest, leading Maedhros to search for the innocent youths. After learning that Elwing had survived, he and his surviving brothers descended with an army upon the remnants of the people of Doriath living in the [[Havens of Sirion]]. The Noldorin princes killed many Elves and captured Elwing's sons [[Elrond]] and [[Elros]] in the sack, but she and her husband [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] escaped to the [[Aman|West]] with the jewel.

After the [[War of Wrath]], he and his last surviving brother, [[Maglor]] stole the two remaining Silmarils taken by the [[Valar]] from Morgoth. But because of the evil deeds committed by the brothers to regain the jewels, they burned in Maglor's and Maedhros's hands. Unable to bear the suffering, Maedhros cast himself and the Silmaril he carried into a fiery chasm in the Earth.

== Etymology ==
Maedhros' [[father-name]] was ''Nelyafinwë'' ("Finwë the Third"; shorter form ''Nelyo''), as his grandfather and father both shared the name ''Finwë''. His [[mother-name]] was ''Maitimo'' ("Well-shaped One"), for he was noted for his comeliness. He was also called ''Russandol'' ("Copper-top"), referring to the dark red hair he inherited from his grandfather [[Mahtan]]. The name Maedhros is [[Sindarin]] but was never fully translated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]].

== Genealogy ==
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[[Finwë]] = [[Míriel Serindë|Míriel]]
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[[Fëanor]] = [[Nerdanel]]
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'''MAEDHROS''' [[Maglor]] [[Celegorm]] [[Caranthir]] [[Curufin]] [[Amrod]] [[Amras]]
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[[Celebrimbor]]
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=== See Also ===
* [[:Category:Images of Maedhros|Images of Maedhros]]

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Galadriel

2007-12-08T21:16:07Z

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{{noldor infobox
| image= [[Image:Matt Stewart - Galadriel.jpg|250px]]
| name= Galadriel
| quenya= [[fn]] ''[[Artanis]]'' ([[mn]] ''[[Nerwen]]'')
| titles= Lady of [[Lothlórien]], Lady of Lórien, Lady of the [[Galadhrim]], Lady of Light, Lady of the Wood
| birth= [[Years of the Trees 1364|Y.T. 1364]], [[Tirion]]
| realm= [[Tirion]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]
| death= Passed [[West]] [[Third Age 3021|TA 3021]]
| age= 8300+
| parentage= [[Finarfin]] and [[Eärwen]]
| spouse= [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]]
| children= [[Celebrían]]
| gender= Female
| hair= Radiant gold-silver
| ref=''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
|}}
{{quote|Very tall [Galadriel and Celeborn] were, and the Lady no less tall than the Lord; and they were grave and beautiful. They were clad wholly in white; and the hair of the Lady was of deep gold… but no sign of age was upon them, unless it were in the depths of their eyes; for these were keen as lances in the starlight, and yet profound, the wells of deep memory.|[[The Lord of the Rings]], ''[[The Mirror of Galadriel]]''}}
'''Galadriel''' was a [[Noldo]], one of the [[Calaquendi]], and arguably the most famous and powerful elf of the [[Third Age]]. She was one of the bearers of the [[Three Rings]], of [[Nenya]], and with it kept her realm of [[Lothlórien]] free of stain.

==History==

===Fostering and Life in Aman===

When a fourth child was born to [[Finarfin]], prince of the Noldor, and [[Eärwen]], princess of the [[Teleri]], her father named her ''Artanis'', which is "noble woman". She was unusually tall and strong as she grew, and so Eärwen’s name for her was ''Nerwen'', "man-maiden". But the most distinctive thing about her was her hair, which was of a rare silver-gold color, and dazzlingly bright. Her hair reflected her unusually diverse heritage, being half [[Teleri]]n (typified by silver hair), a quarter [[Noldor]]in (typified by dark hair), and a quarter [[Vanyar]]in (typified by golden hair). Despite her mixed blood, she was identified as a princess of the Noldor, as her father was the third son of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]]. Yet according to [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]’s later accounts she lived with her Telerin relatives in [[Alqualondë]].

It was in Alqualondë that she met [[Teleporno]], a young Telerin prince probably the son or grandson of [[Olwë]] (which would make him Artanis’s uncle or cousin)[[Galadriel#Other Versions of the Legendarium|*]]. They eventually fell in love, and he called her in his own [[Telerin]] tongue ''[[Alatáriel]]'' (later [[Sindarin]]ized as ''Galadriel''). She had another admirer as well: her half-uncle, [[Fëanor]]. Fëanor, being a lover of beauty and brilliance, noted her shining hair. He may have been inspired by her tresses to make the [[Silmarils]], both being said to capture the light of the [[Two Trees]]. He begged her to spare him some of her hair, but she refused him a single hair three times and he gave up. She had unusually strong powers of mental perception, and when she looked into his mind, she saw only darkness.

During the [[Darkening of Valinor]], she was just as fiery and visionary as Fëanor, although she despised him. During the troubles that followed she took no part in the atrocities against the Teleri during the [[Kinslaying of Alqualondë]], but urged Teleporno her beloved to sail across the [[Belegaer|Sea]] to [[Middle-earth]] by her side. He agreed for her sake, and so they both came under the [[Ban of the Valar]].

===First Age===

Once in [[Beleriand]] they were welcomed by King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]], as both were Telerin in origin. Thingol knew nothing of what had happened to his brother [[Olwë]] and the [[Calaquendi]], and they brought news. But they said nothing about the Kinslaying. Teleporno was Sindarinized as ''[[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]]'', and Artanis adopted Teleporno’s pet name for her, ''Alatáriel'', in its Sindarin form: ''Galadriel''.

After the rest of the Noldor arrived in Beleriand and the great [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]] was fought, Galadriel re-established contact with her brothers, though her hate for the orphaned sons of Fëanor was still strong. She learned much from [[Melian]] during her days in Doriath, and occasionally spent time in [[Nargothrond]] with her eldest brother [[Finrod Felagund]]. She and Melian became friends, speaking often to one another about Valinor. Melian was eager to learn of the happenings of the Exile, but Galadriel would tell her nothing of what occurred after the death of the Trees. Eventually, however, as Melian’s guesses became more shrewd and accurate, Galadriel told her more, except for that of the death of Finwë, the Kinslaying, and the [[burning of the Ships]] at [[Losgar]]. Melian was able to discern some, and the rest came in rumors to Thingol’s ears. At last, egged on by the accusing words of Thingol, Angrod told all. Galadriel escaped being removed from Doriath by Thingol’s sympathy to the houses of Finarfin and [[Fingolfin]] for the wrongs they had suffered. All the same, she moved for a time to Nargothrond to live with Finrod. By [[First Age 300|300]], however, she had gone back to live in Doriath. Presumably, her husband lived with her there in peace.

Precisely where the twain were during the [[Sack of Nargothrond|destruction of Nargothrond]] in [[First Age 495| 495]] and [[Sack of Doriath|Doriath]] in [[First Age 503|503]]/[[First Age 506|506]] is unknown; perhaps they were there during the sacks and escaped one or both. It is not unlikely that after the destruction of the latter they went either to the [[Havens of Sirion]] or with their Telerin kin to the [[Isle of Balar]] with [[Círdan]]. If the former, they escaped the [[Third Kinslaying]] there, and either went into hiding in Beleriand or, more probably, went to the Isle of Balar. During the [[War of Wrath]], given the choice whether to stay in Middle-earth or not, they surprisingly decided to remain. Galadriel was still very proud, even arrogant, and refused to accept the pardon of the [[Valar]]. Either Celeborn felt the same way, or stayed for the sake of his wife.

===Second Age===

Galadriel and her husband stayed in [[Lindon]], the kingdom of Galadriel’s grandnephew [[Gil-galad]]. There they stayed for a while, ruling over a fiefdom of Noldor. Eventually they established or moved to [[Eregion]]. Celebrimbor lived there, and gradually grew in importance among the smiths. Perhaps because of Galadriel’s detestation (Celebrimbor being the last of the [[House of Fëanor]]), Celeborn and Galadriel made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Amdír]], who dwelt in a forest realm called [[Lórinand]]. They eventually crossed the [[Hithaeglir]] through [[Moria]] and relocated to there, becoming great among the Wood-elves.

Though Galadriel urged Celebrimbor against it, the Noldo collaborated with [[Annatar]] on the great process of making [[Rings of Power]]. By Annatar’s help, the Elves of Eregion created many rings, but both Celebrimbor and Annatar created greater rings of their own in secret. Celebrimbor wrought the [[Three Rings]] of the Elves, which were far more powerful than the lesser rings. Annatar, however, wrought the [[One Ring]]. When he placed it on his finger, the Elves were aware of his treachery, and took off their rings. Celebrimbor, afraid for his life but even more for the safety of the Three Rings, sent them to three of the [[Wise]]: [[Narya]] for Círdan, [[Vilya]] for Gil-galad, and [[Nenya]] for Galadriel. Very few even of the [[Eldar]] knew who hid each of these Rings. Celebrimbor was slain by [[Sauron]] not long after, and Eregion was laid waste. But the Three Rings were safe.

[[Image:Angus McBride - Galadriel.gif|thumb|left|250px|''Galadriel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]]In time Amdír, King of Lórinand, was slain in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. Celeborn may have participated in the war, but the greatest effect it had on the twain (and Lórinand) was the destruction of Sauron and the loss of the [[One Ring]]. Galadriel was now free to use her ring. With Nenya, the Ring of Water, Galadriel made the realm of Lórinand even greater. With the power of her ring, she protected it from the intrusion of evils throughout the [[Third Age]].

===Third Age===

When [[Amroth]] son of Amdír perished, Celeborn and Galadriel ruled Lórinand (now known as [[Lothlórien]] or Lórien) jointly, and were called the [[Lord and Lady]]. Lothlórien blossomed, and Galadriel planted the [[mallorn]] seeds brought with her from Lindon, the only mallorns east of the Sea. They established [[Caras Galadhon]], and the realm of Lothlórien was one of light and life. It was during their days of power and glory in Lothlórien (either before or after the deaths of Amdír and Amroth) that Galadriel bore her first and only child: a daughter exceedingly fair named [[Celebrían]]. She married [[Elrond]], a close friend of Galadriel’s and bearer of [[Vilya]] after the death of Gil-galad during the Alliance. Celeborn and Galadriel had three grandchildren by her, one of whom, [[Arwen]], they were especially close to. But Celebrían was waylaid and tortured by [[Orcs]] in [[Third Age 2509|2509]], and passed West over the sea.

In [[Third Age 2463|2463]] the [[White Council]] was formed. Galadriel, being one of the [[Wise]] and the greatest threat to Sauron alive, was one of the members. Celeborn may have been as well, but this is not known for sure. She was a good friend of [[Gandalf the Grey]], and recommended that he be made head of the Council. But this distinction fell instead to [[Saruman]], whom she distrusted.

[[Image:Billy Mosig - The Mirror of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The Mirror of Galadriel'' by [[Billy Mosig]]]]During the [[War of the Ring]], Galadriel met the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in [[Third Age 3019|3019]]. She especially was attentive to the [[Hobbit]] [[Frodo Baggins]], who was the bearer of the [[One Ring]]. She showed him Nenya, and let him gaze into her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] of seeing. He offered her the One Ring, and despite the extreme temptation, she resisted it successfully. She sent the Fellowship off on their quest furnished with gifts. The two most important gifts she gave were to [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], whom she knew well and liked, and a [[dwarf]] named [[Gimli]]. To Aragorn she gave the [[Elfstone]], which she had worn, and Celebrían her daughter. She was unsure as to what to give Gimli, and asked what he wanted. After complimenting her beauty, he requested a single strand of her hair. Galadriel remembered the posing of a similar question by Fëanor, but had searched Gimli’s heart and knew that his intentions were pure. She rewarded him with three strands, which he was later to put into an imperishable crystal in memory of her.

Not long after the departure of the Fellowship she received the resurrected Gandalf. She reclothed and refurnished him, giving him a new staff. After Gandalf left, Lothlórien was subjected to three successive attacks by armies coming out of [[Dol Guldur]]. By the power of her Ring they were thrice repulsed. Celeborn then led [[Fall of Dol Guldur|an attack on Dol Guldur]] itself. Once the dark fortress was in the hands of the Galadhrim, Galadriel came, threw down its walls, and purified it of its evil. It was her last act of power, for the One Ring was destroyed, and the strength of Nenya waned and eventually vanished almost completely.

===Return to Valinor===

Galadriel attended the wedding of Aragorn with Arwen, then returned to Lothlórien. But in [[Third Age 3021|3021]], two years later, she bade farewell to Celeborn her husband and went West to Valinor. With her went the other two bearers of the Rings, Gandalf and Elrond, and Frodo and Bilbo Baggins who had borne the One Ring. They passed West, and came never again to Middle-earth. There in Valinor Galadriel must have tried to heal Frodo of his spiritual wounds. Whether she was successful or not is unknown. But sometime later during the [[Fourth Age]] she received Celeborn, her husband. And in [[Fourth Age 120]], it is said, she received Gimli her admirer, who died in Valinor.

==Characteristics==

Galadriel was very beautiful, her hair being the most notable feature about her. It reminded the Eldar of the light of the [[Two Trees]]. Galadriel, at least in her earlier years, was of a somewhat proud and rebellious nature. She was free-spirited, and during her time in Aman had many dreams of wide unexplored lands. Her favorite brother was Finrod, for he, too, shared this vision. She could explore the minds and hearts of others, and her gaze was seeing. It may be because of her unusual beauty and power that she became proud.

But by the Third Age she is also seen to act with wisdom and gentleness. In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', she appears very gentle, firm, and wise. She was revered even more than Celeborn by the Galadhrim and all who met her.

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==

There is a bit of befuddlement and confusion in the story of Galadriel, which Tolkien revised multiple times. Originally, and in the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'', Galadriel supported Fëanor and even fought at Alqualondë. Then she met Celeborn in [[Doriath]], for Celeborn was one of the Sindar. This earlier account explains the difficulty of Celeborn and Galadriel being so closely related (the Eldar did not marry that close). Though it’s possible that Galadriel and Celeborn rebelliously defied the customs and laws, it is primarily because of this difficulty that some [[Tolkienists]] take the earlier account as canon.

The later account is the one used here, being considered more canon by most (being written and used later than other accounts). It is found in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Finarfin]] = [[Eärwen]]
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[[Finrod]] [[Angrod]] = [[Eldalôtë]] [[Aegnor]] '''GALADRIEL''' = [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]]
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[[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]] [[Celebrían]] = [[Elrond]]
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------|------ |
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[[Gil-galad]] [[Finduilas of Nargothrond|Finduilas]] |
[[Arwen]] = [[Aragorn II|Aragorn Elessar]]

</code>

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Ralph Bakshi's Galadriel.jpg|thumb|left|Galadriel as portrayed in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
[[Image:Peter Jackson's Galadriel.jpg|thumb|[[Cate Blanchett]] as Galadriel in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] Galadriel is voiced by [[Annette Crosbie]].

In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]] Galadriel is played by [[Cate Blanchett]]. In the movie adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring, Galadriel narrates the Prologue, explaining the creation of the Rings of Power and the War of the Last Alliance. Earlier plans considered were to have either Frodo or Gandalf narrate the Prologue, but this was dropped: Frodo wasn't alive until thousands of years after these events happened, and although Gandalf was alive, he was not present in Middle-earth at the time; the Wizards came some one thousand years after the Prologue ends. Thus Galadriel narrates the Prologue, because she had first-hand accounts of this history and actively participated in its events.

Later in the films, Galadriel frequently seems to be consulting telepathically with Elrond; there is some indication from the books that the two were able to communicate in some way, but the specific instances in the movies (particularly the discussion with Elrond in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'') have no direct counterparts in the books. She does at one point send messages to [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and certain members of the Fellowship, which do not make it into the movie. Further, the notion that Galadriel would send her warriors to assist at [[Helm's Deep]] is practically unthinkable in the context of the books, where [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]] is itself under threat of attack at the time.

== In Popular Culture ==
The name Galadriel has moved outside of Tolkien's work and into the wider world; parents occasionally give it to their daughters, and a number of rock bands and at least one high-end shop have adopted it as their own.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Galadriel|Images of Galadriel]]

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]

Fingolfin

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{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - The Coming of Fingolfin.jpg|250px]]
| name=Fingolfin
| quenya=Ñolofinwë, Aracáno
| titles=[[High King of the Noldor]]
| birth=c. [[Years of the Trees|Y.T.]] 1190, [[Tirion]]
| realm=[[Hithlum]], [[Beleriand]]
| death=[[First Age 456|F.A. 456]], [[Dagor Bragollach]]
| age=3400+
| parentage=[[Finwë]] and [[Indis]]
| spouse=[[Anairë]]
| children=[[Fingon]], [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]], [[Aredhel]], [[Argon]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}
[[Image:Fingolfin Heraldic Device.jpg|left|100px]]
'''Fingolfin''' was a [[High King of the Noldor]] in [[Beleriand]], eldest son of [[Finwë]] and [[Indis]], younger brother of [[Findis]], older brother of [[Irimë]] and [[Finarfin]], and the younger half-brother of [[Fëanor]]. His wife was [[Anairë]] and his children were [[Fingon]], [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]], [[Aredhel]], and [[Argon]]1.

== History ==
Fingolfin led the largest host of the Ñoldor when they fled [[Aman]] for [[Middle-earth]], even though he thought this unwise; he did not want to abandon his people to Fëanor. He was the one who took them across the ice of the [[Helcaraxë]], and soon after, at the rising of the Sun, he came to the [[Gates of Angband]] and smote upon them, but [[Morgoth]] stayed hidden inside. Fingolfin and the Noldor then came to the northern shores of [[Lake Mithrim]], from which the Fëanorian part of the host had withdrawn.

His son [[Fingon]] rescued [[Maedhros]], son of [[Fëanor]], who consequently waived his claim to kingship. Thus Fingolfin became High-King of the [[Noldor]]. He ruled from [[Hithlum]], by the northern shores of [[Lake Mithrim]].

After defeating the [[Orcs]] in the [[Dagor Aglareb]] ("Glorious Battle"), Fingolfin maintained the [[Siege of Angband]] for nearly four hundred years. But the Siege was ended by the sudden assaults of Morgoth in the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("Battle of Sudden Flame"), and many peoples of Beleriand fled. In the end Fingolfin rode to Angband alone to challenge Morgoth to single combat, and there died after a mighty duel, wounding Morgoth seven times with his sword [[Ringil]]. [[Thorondor]] the King of Eagles then brought Fingolfin's body to a mountaintop overlooking [[Gondolin]], and [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] built a cairn over the remains of his father.
{{quote|In that vast shadow once of yore Fingolfin stood: his shield he bore with field of heaven’s blue and star of crystal shining pale afar. In overmastering wrath and hate desperate he smote upon that gate, the [[Gnomes|Gnomish]] king, there standing lone, while endless fortresses of stone engulfed the thin clear ringing keen of silver horn and baldric green.|''[[Lay of Leithian]]'', [[Lay of Leithian Canto XII|Canto XII]], lines 3538-3547}}

[[Fingon]] then became High King of the [[Noldor]].

== Etymology ==
Fingolfin's [[father-name]] was ''Ñolofinwë'' ("Wise Finwë"). His [[mother-name]] was ''Aracáno'' ("High Chieftain"). ''Fingolfin'' is the [[Sindarin]] version of his father-name.{{Pronounce|Fingolfin.mp3|Ardamir}}

== Genealogy ==
<code>
(1) [[Míriel]] = [[Finwë]] = (2) [[Indis]]
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______| __|___________________________________
| | | | |
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[[Fëanor]] [[Findis]] '''FINGOLFIN''' = [[Anairë]] [[Irimë]] [[Finarfin]]
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| _____________|____________
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[[Sons of Fëanor|seven sons]] | | | |
[[Sons of Fëanor|of Fëanor]] [[Fingon]] [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] [[Aredhel]] [[Argon]]1
</code>
{{sequence
|prev=[[Fëanor]]
|next=[[Fingon]]
|list=3rd [[High King of the Noldor]] <code>I</code> 1 – 456
}}

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Fingolfin|Images of Fingolfin]]

== Notes ==
# [[Argon]] only appears in very late writings by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] as shown in ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' and therefore was not mentioned in the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Gil-galad

2007-12-08T21:12:36Z

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{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Marya Filatova - Gil-Galad.jpg|250px]]
| name=Gil-galad
| quenya=[[fn]] ''[[Artanáro]]'' ([[S.]] [[mn]] ''[[Rodnor]]''/[[fn]] ''Ereinion'')
| titles=[[High King of the Noldor]]
| birth=[[First Age]]
| realm=[[Havens of Sirion]], [[Lindon]]
| death=[[Second Age 3441|3441]]
| age=
| parentage=[[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]]
| spouse=None
| children=
| gender=Male
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]]''
|}}
{{quote|Gil-galad was an Elven-king, Of him the harpers sadly sing, the last whose realm was fair and free, between the Mountains and the Sea.|From [[The Fall of Gil-galad]], as translated by [[Bilbo Baggins]]}}
'''Ereinion Gil-galad''' was the sixth and last [[High King of the Noldor]]. He was the son of [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]] (in the Silmarilion he is the son of [[Fingon]]), who was in turn the son of [[Angrod]] of [[Finarfin]]'s house. Gil-galad was born in [[Beleriand]] late in the First Age, and was still a child at the time of the [[Dagor Bragollach]] where his grandfather [[Angrod]] was killed; therefore his father sent him to [[Círdan]] at the [[Havens of the Falas]] for safekeeping when [[Morgoth]] broke the [[Siege of Angband]] in that battle.

== History ==
Fingon fell in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and the crown passed to [[Turgon]] in Gondolin. When Gondolin was lost, Gil-galad received the Kingship of the Noldor, as his father had been killed in [[Nargothrond]]. He dwelt with the Exiles of the city at the [[Mouths of Sirion]] during the remainder of the First Age.

After the destruction of [[Beleriand]] during the [[War of Wrath]], Gil-galad founded a kingdom in [[Lindon]] in the far northwest of Middle-earth, between the [[Blue Mountains]] and the [[Great Sea]]. There he and his people prospered, until [[Sauron]] returned; he came first to Lindon in the form of [[Annatar]], the "Lord of Gifts", but Gil-galad and [[Elrond]] rejected him. Soon after, the [[One Ring]] was forged, and [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] began.

After the [[Downfall of Númenor]], [[Elendil]] and his sons came to Middle-earth and formed an alliance with Gil-galad, the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]. They marched on Mordor and besieged [[Sauron]]'s [[Dark Tower]]. Sauron was defeated, but Gil-galad met his death in that war. According to the laws of succession, Elrond should have become the next High King of the Noldor, but he refused the crown, and Gil-galad became the last King of the Noldor in Middle-earth.

Gil-galad's weapon was the spear [[Aeglos]].

== Etymology ==
'''Gil-galad''' was his [[mother-name]], meaning "Star of Radiance" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[gîl]]'' = "star" and ''[[galad]]'' = "radiance"). It was his preferred name in his youth. His [[father-name]] was '''Rodnor'''. As High King of the Noldor, his [[epessë]] was '''Ereinion''', "Scion of Kings" (from ''[[erain]]'' = "kings" and ''[[ion]]'' = "son").

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Finarfin]]
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| | | |
[[Finrod]] [[Angrod]] [[Aegnor]] [[Galadriel]]
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|
[[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]]
|
|
|
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___________________
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| |
'''Gil-galad''' [[Finduilas of Nargothrond|Finduilas]]</code>
{{sequence
|prev=[[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]]
|next=none (abandoned)
|list=6th [[High King of the Noldor]] <code>I</code> 510 – <code>II</code> 3441
}}

== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
Originally in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', Gil-galad was the son of [[Finrod Felagund]]. In the ''[[Grey Annals]]'', however, Felagund had no son, leaving his wife in [[Tirion]] at the [[Flight of the Noldor]]. Later writings, specifically the ''[[Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', presents the fact that Gil-galad was the son of Orodreth, who was in fact the son of Angrod. In [[The Silmarillion]] and the [[Unfinished Tales]] Gil-galad is said to have been the son of [[Fingon]].However Christopher Tolkien later admitted that it was not so and that Gil-galad was Orodreth's son in the original manuscripts written by J.R.R.Tolkien.

== Portrayals in the Movies ==
[[Image:Shrunken Gil-galad.jpg|thumb|[[Mark Ferguson]] as Gil-galad in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]]]
Gil-galad can be seen briefly during the prologue in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was portrayed by [[Mark Ferguson]].

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Gil-galad|Images of Gil-galad]]

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Curufin

2007-12-08T21:08:23Z

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{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Alan Michael - His Father's Son.jpg|250px]]
| name=Curufin
| quenya=[[fn]] ''Curufinwë'' ([[mn]] ''Atarinkë'')
| titles=A lord of [[Himlad]] (under [[Celegorm]] his brother)
| birth=Sometime during [[YOTT]], [[Tirion]]
| realm=[[Himlad]]
| death=[[First Age 505]]
| age=650+
| parentage=[[Fëanor]] + [[Nerdanel]]
| spouse=Unknown
| children=[[Celebrimbor]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Black
| ref=
|}}
'''Curufin''' was the fifth of the seven sons of [[Fëanor]] and [[Nerdanel]]. Curufin was Fëanor's favorite and much like him in appearance, temperament, and skill. Curufin was also the father of [[Celebrimbor]], master jewel-smith of [[Eregion]], who forged the three Elvish [[Rings of Power]].

==History==

====Flight of the Noldor====

As with the other [[Sons of Fëanor]], Curufin was bound by an [[Oath of Fëanor|oath]] to recover his father's [[Silmarils]], which had been stolen by the Dark Lord [[Morgoth]]. The Oath took him and his brothers to Middle-earth during the First Age where they established realms in exile, waged war against the armies of Morgoth, fought their own Elvish kind, and eventually brought ruin upon themselves.

====In Beleriand====

He dwelt with his brother [[Celegorm]] in [[Himlad]], a pass that led into Kingdom of [[Doriath]], which the two brothers fortified and held until the [[Dagor Bragollach]]. Following the battle, the two brothers were defeated and had to flee with their people to [[Nargothrond]], where their cousin [[Finrod]] welcomed them.

Shortly after, [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] also came to Nargothrond to collect on an oath Finrod had made to his ancestor. Finrod decided to help Beren, but Celegorm and Curufin, remembering their own oath, persuaded the people of Nargothrond not to follow him, and not to wage open war against Morgoth, making them fearful.

Finrod therefore had to leave with a handful of warriors, including Beren, and later died. His nephew [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]] was made to rule in his stead.

====Fall into Wickedness====

Later, Curufin and Celegorm went hunting with Celegorm's hound [[Huan]] and found [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]], daughter of [[Thingol]], searching for Beren. Feigning to help her, they took her captive and brought her to Nargothrond, for Celegorm had become enamoured and would have Thingol give him her hand. However Huan helped Lúthien to flee, and they freed Beren and other thralls from [[Sauron]]. As these thralls returned, the people of Nargothrond perceived the two brother's treachery, and though Orodreth would not let them be slain, he cast them from Nargothrond.

The two brothers met Lúthien and Beren as they fled, and Curufin fought with the latter. Defeated, he had to flee with Celegorm, but sought to slay Lúthien even as he did, and shot Beren instead.

Because of Celegorm and Curufin's wicked deeds, Thingol and Orodreth would not lend join the [[Union of Maedhros]] against Morgoth.

====Death====

Curufin fell in the [[Second Kinslaying]], when the Sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath to seize a Silmaril in the possession of the King [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]] the Beautiful. As is perhaps fitting, his brother Celegorm died with him during the assault.

== Etymology ==
Curufin's [[father-name]] was '''Curufinwë''' ("Skillful [son of] [[Finwë]]"), the same father-name given to Fëanor. Because Curufin was Fëanor's favorite son, he chose to give him the same name. His [[mother-name]] was '''Atarinkë''' ("Little Father"), choosen because of his physical resemblance to his father. The name Curufin is the [[Sindarin]] version of his father-name. It is stated in [[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]] that of all the [[Sons of Fëanor]] only Curufin did not prefer to use his mother-name.

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Finwë]] = [[Míriel]]
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|
[[Fëanor]] = [[Nerdanel]]
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_________________|________________________________________________
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
[[Maedhros]] [[Maglor]] [[Celegorm]] [[Caranthir]] '''CURUFIN''' [[Amrod]] [[Amras]]
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|
[[Celebrimbor]]
</code>

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Celegorm

2007-12-08T21:07:45Z

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{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Celegorm sketch.jpeg|250px]]
| name=Celegorm the Fair
| quenya=[[fn]] ''Turcafinwë'' ([[mn]] ''Tyelcormo'')
| titles=Lord of [[Himlad]]
| birth=Sometime during [[YOTT]], [[Tirion]]
| realm=[[Himlad]]
| death=[[FA 505]], [[Menegroth]]
| age=650+
| parentage=[[Fëanor]] + [[Nerdanel]]
| spouse=None
| children=
| gender=Male
| hair=Disputed; either golden or dark
| marks=
|}}
'''Celegorm the Fair''' was the third son of [[Fëanor]] and [[Nerdanel]], and a constant companion of his younger brother, [[Curufin]].

Celegorm was a great huntsman, and was a friend of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Oromë]]. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages. He had brought with him from [[Valinor]] the great hound [[Huan]], a gift from Oromë.

==History==

As with the other [[Sons of Fëanor]], Celegorm was bound by an [[Oath of Fëanor|oath]] to recover his father's [[Silmarils]], which had been stolen by the Dark Lord [[Morgoth]]. His oath took him and his brothers to Middle-earth during the First Age where they established realms in exile, waged war against the armies of Morgoth, fought their own Elvish kind, and eventually brought ruin upon themselves.

He dwelt with his brother Curufin in [[Himlad]], a pass that led into Kingdom of [[Doriath]], which the two brothers fortified and held until the [[Dagor Bragollach]]. Following the battle, the two brothers were defeated and had to flee with their people to [[Nargothrond]], where their cousin [[Finrod Felagund]] welcomed them.

While he and his brother Curufin lived in Nargothrond they almost took it over at the departure of Finrod Felagund. They both had great influence, for both were great orators. They captured [[Lúthien Tinúviel]], daughter of King [[Thingol]] of Doriath. Celegorm wished to marry her, thus forcing a bond of kinship with Thingol. Huan, however, broke with his master and helped Lúthien escape. He was expelled from Nargothrond at the order of [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]].

Celegorm fell in the [[Second Kinslaying]], when the [[Sons of Fëanor]] attacked Doriath to seize a Silmaril in the possession of the Elvish King [[Dior Eluchíl]]. Dior and Celegorm slew each other in the halls of [[Menegroth]].

== Etymology ==
Celegorm's [[father-name]] was '''Turcafinwë''' ("Strong-bodied [of] Finwë"), as he was of the [[House of Finwë]]. His [[mother-name]] was '''Tyelcormo''' ("Hasty-riser") a reference to his quick temper. The name Celegorm is the [[Sindarin]] version of his [[mother-name]].

==Celegorm's Hair==

There has long been put forth the question as to the nature of Celegorm's hair. Most writings seem to indicate that he had "fair" hair, hence his title "''Celegorm the Fair''". But Tolkien has also remarked numerous times that the [[Noldor]] were accustomed to have dark hair, the only exceptions being when the person in question was descended at least in part from the [[Vanyar]] (for example, [[Idril Celebrindal]] and [[Finarfin]]). Therefor we have only a few options: (1) Celegorm did not have light-colored hair, (2) Celegorm did have light-colored hair. The only way for the latter to be true is either that Nerdanel had traces of Vanyarin blood in her, or that it was not Tolkien's final intent to have all Noldor with dark hair. It is also possible that Tolkien did not examine this point deeply.[[Image:Jenny Dolfen and Anke Eißmann - Celegorm and Curufin.jpg|thumb|right|400px|''Celegorm and Curufin in Nargothrond'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]

== Genealogy ==
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[[Celebrimbor]]
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[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Celebrimbor

2007-12-08T21:06:35Z

Tar-Telperien:

{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Breogán - Celebrimbor, the Silver.jpg|250px]]
| name=Celebrimbor
| quenya=[[fn]] ''[[Telperinquar]]''
| titles=Lord of [[Eregion]], [[Fëanor]]'s heir
| birth=Sometime during [[YOTT]]
| realm=[[Ost-in-Edhil]]
| death=[[Second Age 1697]]
| age=1750+
| parentage=[[Curufin]] + ?
| spouse=None
| children=
| gender=Male
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', ''[[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]]''
|}}
'''Celebrimbor''' was born in [[Valinor]], the son of [[Curufin]], fifth son of [[Fëanor]]. Aside from his grandfather, Celebrimbor was the greatest craftsman in the history of Middle-earth, and his forging of the [[Rings of Power]] led to the events chronicled in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==History==
=== Early Life ===
Celebrimbor followed his grandfather into [[Oath of Fëanor|exile]], though little is said of his deeds during the [[First Age]]. His unnamed mother remained in Valinor. He probably fled to [[Nargothrond]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]]. However, he took no part in the deeds of Curufin and [[Celegorm]] regarding [[Lúthien]], [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], and [[Finrod Felagund|Finrod]]. He even repudiated his father's deeds and did not follow him when the two brothers were cast out from Nargothrond by [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]]. After the destruction of Nargothrond, Celebrimbor lived for a time in [[Gondolin]], where he was great jewelsmith for King [[Turgon]]. He may have created the [[Elessar of Eärendil]], though other accounts name [[Enerdhil]] as the Master Jewelsmith and creator of the [[Elfstone]], who perhaps taught Celebrimbor this art.

During the Second Age, he was lord of the elves of [[Ost-in-Edhil]] in [[Eregion]]. He was also the head of the [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]], a guild of elven craftsmen. They skill was so reknowned that they gained the admiration and friendship of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Together with the dwarf [[Narvi]], Celebrimbor crafted the [[Doors of Durin]] that guarded the West-gate of the Dwarven kingdom.

=== The Rings of Power ===
Around Second Age 1200 a mysterious craftsman arrived at Ost-in-Edhil offering his knowledge to the Gwaith-i-Mírdain. This was [[Sauron]], in the guise of [[Annatar]] the "Lord of Gifts", who had come to subvert and destroy the elves.

Under the guidance and instruction of Annatar, Celebrimbor and the Gwaith-i-Mírdain made sixteen rings: seven for the Dwarves, and nine for [[Nazgûl|Men]]. And Celebrimbor created the three [[Three Rings|Rings of the Elves]], the greatest and fairest of the Rings of Power. These rings were thus free of Sauron's corrupting influence, for only Celebrimbor himself touched them. Celebrimbor named the rings [[Vilya]], [[Narya]], and [[Nenya]] after the principal Middle-earth elements of air, fire, and water, respectively.

At this time, Sauron was secretly forging the [[One Ring]] in [[Orodruin]], which would enable him to rule Middle-earth by claiming dominance over all the Rings of Power and their bearers. Celebrimbor and the elves defied Sauron by withholding the other rings from him. Sauron retaliated by attacking Eregion, laying waste to the realm. Celebrimbor was killed in the sack, and the Rings of Men and Dwarves were taken. He had already sent the three rings away for safekeeping: Vilya and Narya to [[Gil-galad]] in [[Lindon]], and Nenya to [[Galadriel]] in [[Lothlórien]]. Sauron captured the lesser rings and used them as instruments of evil in later years, particularly against Men. Celebrimbor died from his torment, the last direct descendant of the line of Fëanor.

== Etymology ==
The name ''Celebrimbor'' is the [[Sindarin]] translation of his father-name [[Telperinquar]], from ''[[celeb]]'' "[[silver]]" (or ''[[celebren]]'', "silver-like") and ''[[paur]]'' "fist", as in a hand holding a craft-tool or implement. His [[mother-name]] is unknown.

== Renowned Works ==

{{Pronounce|Celebrimbor.mp3|Ardamir}}* The [[Elessar of Eärendil]]
* [[Doors of Durin]] (with [[Narvi]])
* The [[Rings of Power]]
** The [[Nine Rings]] of Men (with [[Annatar]])
** The [[Seven Rings]] of the Dwarves (with [[Annatar]])
** The [[Three Rings]] of the Elves

== Genealogy ==
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[[Maedhros]] [[Maglor]] [[Celegorm]] [[Caranthir]] [[Curufin]] [[Amrod]] [[Amras]]
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'''CELEBRIMBOR'''
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Caranthir

2007-12-08T21:05:40Z

Tar-Telperien:

{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Unknown Artist - Caranthir.jpg|250px]]
| name=Caranthir the Dark
| quenya=[[fn]] ''Morifinwë'' ([[mn]] ''Carnistir'')
| titles=Lord of [[Thargelion]]
| birth=Sometime during [[YOTT]], [[Tirion]]
| realm=[[Thargelion]]
| death=[[First Age 505]]
| age=650+
| parentage=[[Fëanor]] + [[Nerdanel]]
| spouse=None
| children=
| gender=Male
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]''
|}}
'''Caranthir''', the fourth of the [[Sons of Fëanor]], was also the harshest and the quickest to anger. He was known as "Caranthir the Dark".

== History ==
As the other [[Sons of Fëanor]], Caranthir was bound by an [[Oath of Fëanor|oath]] to recover his father's [[Silmarils]], which had been stolen by the Dark Lord [[Morgoth]]. This oath took the seven brothers to [[Middle-earth]] during the First Age, where they established realms in exile, waged war against the armies of Morgoth, fought their own [[Elvish]] kind, and eventually brought ruin upon themselves.

Caranthir's realm was in [[Thargelion]], and was sometimes called '''Dor Caranthir''' ("Caranthir's Land"). His abode was on the shores of [[Helevorn|Lake Helevorn]].

In First Age c. 420, Caranthir rescued [[Haleth]] and her people, the [[Haladin]], as they were besieged by [[Orcs]]. When he saw the valour of [[Men]], he offered the Haladin a fiefdom in his lands to the North. However Haleth, wanting her people to serve no lord, thanked him but removed to the [[Forest of Brethil]].

In 463, the [[Easterlings|Easterling]] [[Ulfang]] led his people over the [[Blue Mountains]] and swore allegiance to [[Maedhros]]. They were given land in [[Lothlann]] and became subjects of Caranthir.

In 472, the disaster of the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] ("Battle of Unnumbered Tears") occured, caused by the betrayal of the people of Ulfang. Caranthir lost his realm and was forced to retreat to [[Mount Dolmed]] with his surviving brothers.

In 505, he perished along with his brothers [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] during the [[Second Kinslaying]], the attack by the Sons of Fëanor on [[Menegroth]] to recover a Silmaril from King [[Dior Eluchíl]] of [[Doriath]].

== Etymology ==
As a member of the [[House of Finwë]], Caranthir's [[father-name]] was '''Morifinwë''' ("Dark Finwë", a reference to his dark hair). His [[mother-name]] was '''Carnistir''' ("Red-faced"). The name Caranthir is the [[Sindarin]] translation of his mother-name. {{Pronounce|Caranthir.mp3|Ardamir}}

== Genealogy ==
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[[Finwë]] = [[Míriel]]
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[[Celebrimbor]]
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== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
He was called '''Cranthor''' in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'' and '''Cranthir''' in early versions of ''[[Quenta Silmarillion|The Quenta Silmarillion]]''.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Caranthir|Images of Caranthir]]

[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:House of Finwë]]

Aredhel Ar-Feiniel

2007-12-08T21:02:39Z

Tar-Telperien:

{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Marya Filatova - Aredhel the White.jpg|250px]]
| name=Aredhel Ar-Feiniel
| quenya=[[Irissë]]
| titles=Princess of [[Gondolin]]
| birth=c. [[Years of the Trees 1362|Y.T. 1362]], [[Tirion]]
| realm=[[Gondolin]]
| death=c. [[First Age 400]]
| age=c. 1,720 [[Years of the Sun|years]]
| parentage=[[Fingolfin]] + [[Anairë]]
| spouse=[[Eöl]]
| children=[[Maeglin]]
| gender=Female
| hair=Dark
| ref=''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}
'''Aredhel''', called '''''[[Ar-Feiniel]]''''', the White Lady of the [[Ñoldor]], was the daughter of High King [[Fingolfin]] and [[Anairë]], sister of [[Fingon]], [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]], and [[Argon]], and mother of [[Maeglin]].

She was tall and strong, fond of hunting and riding in the forests. Her skin was pale and her hair dark; she always wore silver and white. Though fond of the sons of [[Fëanor]], she never fell in love with any of them.

==History==

After arriving in [[Middle-earth]], she dwelt in [[Nevrast]] with Turgon, and went with him to [[Gondolin]]. But after two hundred years the longing for the forests and wide lands overcame her, and she asked leave to depart. Turgon was unwilling, fearing the exposure of the [[Gondolin|Hidden Kingdom]], but eventually relented.

Riding with companions, they were denied entrance to [[Doriath]], it being closed to the [[Ñoldor]], and so they went around to the north, where she was separated in the dangerous region of [[Nan Dungortheb]] and reported lost. But she reached [[Himlad]] safely, and waited there to meet [[Celegorm]] who was abroad, but eventually she wandered out of boredom, and became lost in the forest of [[Nan Elmoth]].

[[Eöl]] the [[Dark Elf]] ruled those woods; they met, and he led to his home, where she stayed for many years, and were married. They had a son named Maeglin, and telling him of her former life and home, she desired to see them again, and left Nan Elmoth with Maeglin while Eöl was away. They reached Gondolin (not realizing that Eöl was following them all the while), and were received with rejoicing. Eöl was also discovered and brought before Turgon, but rather than accept Turgon's judgement, he attempted to kill his son. Aredhel stepped in front of the stab, but because it was a poisoned dart, she died that night from the wound.

Eöl was cast down from the city walls and died, while Maeglin became mighty in Gondolin and later betrayed it to [[Morgoth]].

==Etymology==

Her name in [[Quenya]] was '''[[Irissë]]'''.

Note on pronunciation: Aredhel should be pronounced ''ar-eth-el'' (hard "th"), not ''ar-ed-hel''.

== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
The names '''Aredhel''' ("noble Elf") and '''[[Ar-Feiniel]]''' ("noble white lady") were both originally intended to stand alone, and be used as the main name of Irissë. While preparing ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' for publication [[Christopher Tolkien]] could not discover which name was intended to be used as her final name, and he therefore chose to use both names: a decision he later stated in [[the History of Middle-earth]] series was possibly mistaken.

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Faramir

2007-12-08T20:54:46Z

Tar-Telperien:

''(For other characters see [[Faramir|Faramir (disambigation)]])''
{{gondorian
| image=[[Image:Anke Eissmann - Faramir.jpg|250px]]
| name=Faramir
| othernames=
| position=[[Steward of Gondor]], [[Prince of Ithilien]]
| birth=[[Third Age 2983]]
| rule=[[Third Age 3019]] - [[Fourth Age 82]]
| death=[[Fourth Age 82]], aged 120 [[Years of the Sun|years]]
| gender=Male
| parentage=[[Denethor II]] and [[Finduilas of Dol Amroth]]
| spouse=[[Éowyn]]
| children=[[Elboron]]
| ref=''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; [[Appendix A]]
|}}
{{quote|[Faramir] is bold, more bold than many deem; for in these days men are slow to believe that a captain can be wise and learned in the scrolls of lore and song, as he is, and yet a man of hardihood and swift judgement in the field. But such is Faramir. Less reckless and eager than [[Boromir]], but not less resolute.|''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]}}
'''Faramir''' was a [[Steward of Gondor]] and the first [[Prince of Ithilien]].

The second of [[Denethor II|Denethor]]'s two sons, Faramir was briefly the [[Ruling Steward]] after his father's death. Upon the arrival of the true king, King [[Aragorn Elessar]], he laid down his office, but Elessar renewed the hereditary appointment of [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] as the advisor to the King. Faramir was also appointed [[Prince of Ithilien]].

==History==
===In Ithilien===
Faramir acted as a Gondorian ranger in [[Ithilien]], harassing [[Haradrim]] and keeping evil things from entering the land from [[Minas Morgul]]. During one such raid he found [[Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee]] amd [[Gollum]] observing an attack by his rangers on a column of [[Haradrim]]. The former two were captured as spies by the rangers though Gollum eluded them. Frodo was questioned by Faramir concerning their errand. Frodo recounted the journies of the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] and its members but referred to the [[Quest for the Ring|purpose]] of the travels and only cryptically. During the questioning he denied knowledge of Gollum but revealed that he travelled with both [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], the [[Heir of Isildur]], and [[Boromir son of Denethor II|Boromir]]. Faramir informed Frodo of Boromir's death, implying Frodo's involvement in it, though Frodo had not known of Boromir's death until that very moment.

Unsure of how to deal with his captives, Faramir led Frodo and Sam, blindfolded, to [[Henneth Annûn]]. There he questioned them further in private, learning that the errand the hobbits were on was linked to the 'Isildur's bane' that had sent Boromir to [[Rivendell]] in the first place. Eager to earn their trust Faramir delivered his famous oath, saying that he "...would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were [[Minas Tirith]] falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs". In an unfourtunate slip up however Samwise revealed the nature of 'Isildur's bane' and so Faramir was tested, just as Boromir had been, by the lure of The Ring. Where Boromir failed Faramir succeeded, leading Samwise to remark that Faramir had "shown [his] quality".

During the night, Faramir's watch spotted Gollum fishing in the Forbidden Pool. Faramir called Frodo to him who confessed to the part of Gollum in their errand, begging Faramir not to slay him. Gollum was caught and questioned and then surrendered to Frodo. The following morning Faramir released Frodo and Sam (with Gollum), but warned them strongly against taking the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]].

===In Pelennor/Minas Tirith===

Faramir returned to [[Osgiliath]] after his encounter with the hobbits, supervising the defence there. However he retreated over the [[Pelennor Fields]] to report to Denethor and was almost caught by the [[Nazgûl]] on their Fell Beasts, but was saved by [[Gandalf]]. Faramir reached Minas Tirith, telling Denethor and Gandalf of what befell in Ithilien, but soon departed to supervise the defences at his father's bidding. In this venture the host of the [[Witch King]] came upon Osgilliath and Faramir was struck down by the [[Black Breath]]. Only a sorty by [[Imrahil]] and his knights saved the wounded (including Faramir) from that onset.

Faramir remained out of action for the rest of the War of the Ring. During the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]] Denethor planned to burn his stricken son alongside him and Faramir was once again saved by Gandalf, though Denethor completed his suicide. After this he was taken to the [[Houses of Healing]] and healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] after the battle. Faramir spent the rest of the war recovering in the Houses of Healing where he met [[Éowyn]], also greiviously wounded. The two fell in love and were married after the war.

===After the War of the Ring===

After the destruction of the Ring and the [[Battle of the Morannon]] Faramir, as Steward, led the ceremony in the crowning of Aragorn as King of Gondor and Arnor. Aragorn reinstated the original role of the Stewards before the failing of the [[Kings of Gondor]] and made Faramir the Lord of [[Emyn Arnen]]

== Tolkien's thoughts of Faramir ==
Faramir was, in the words of Tolkien, "modest, fair-minded and scrupulously just, and very merciful" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', 244). His appearance toward the end of ''[[The Two Towers]]'' apparently was as much of a surprise to Tolkien as it is to his readers. "I am sure I did not invent him," he wrote. "I did not even want him, though I like him" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 66).

Faramir in many ways speaks for Tolkien, who was a soldier in [[World War I]], when he says, for example, "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness... I love only that which they defend" (''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Window on the West]]"). Much later, Tolkien would write, "As far as any character is 'like me', it is Faramir" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 180).

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Faramir the Ranger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[David Wenham]] as Faramir from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
In the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC Radio adaptation]] Faramir was voiced by [[Andrew Seear]].

In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Faramir does not at first let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go, but decides to bring them and the Ring to Gondor. He takes them west to [[Osgiliath]], crossing the river [[Anduin]], and not until the [[Ringwraiths]] attack the city does he release them. Many fans of the book criticize this change, saying that it seriously damages the character. [[Peter Jackson]]'s explanation is that he needed another adventure to delay Frodo and Sam, because the episode at [[Cirith Ungol]] was moved to the third movie, and so a new climax was needed. Another explanation often cited is that it was felt that for dramatic reasons it was necessary to show character ''development'', which meant that Faramir had to go through some kind of struggle or difficult decision. Jackson also argued that it was necessary for Faramir to be tempted by the Ring because everyone else was tempted, and letting Faramir be immune would be inconsistent, at least in the eyes of a film audience, and would weaken the films' portrayal of the Ring.

In the extended edition of [[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]], Jackson has included a new flashback scene showing that Denethor has been neglecting him and favoring Boromir, so that Faramir wanted to please his father by bringing him the Ring. (The relationship is similarly strained in the books, but there his father's favoritism does not seem to affect his decisions in Ithilien.) On the whole, however, new Extended Edition scenes with Faramir brought the character closer to the sympathetic treatment of the books (the line he is given regarding a fallen Southron belongs to Sam in the books, but is not out of keeping with Faramir's character).

Faramir is played by [[David Wenham]] in the films. Another minor change is that in the book Faramir and his brother are dark-haired, but in the movie they are blond.

== Quotations ==
* "I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood."
* "If I should return, think better of me, Father."

== See Also ==

* [[:Category: Images_of_Faramir|Images of Faramir]]
{{sequence
|prev=[[Denethor II]]
|next=none (abandoned)
|list=27th [[Ruling Steward|Ruling Steward of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 3019
}}
{{sequence
|prev=[[Mardil]], 969 years earlier
|next=[[Elboron]]
|list=[[Steward of Gondor|Steward to the King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 3019 – <code>IV</code> 82
}}
{{sequence
|prev=none
|next=[[Elboron]]
|list=[[Prince of Ithilien]] <code>III</code> 3019 – <code>IV</code> 82
}}

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[[Category: Gondorians]]
[[Category: Dúnedain]]
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]

Faramir

2007-12-08T20:51:09Z

Tar-Telperien:

''(For other characters see [[Faramir|Faramir (disambigation)]])''
{{gondorian
| image=[[Image:Anke Eissmann - Faramir.jpg|250px]]
| name=Faramir
| othernames=
| position=[[Steward of Gondor]], [[Prince of Ithilien]]
| birth=[[Third Age 2983]]
| rule=[[Third Age 3019]] - [[Fourth Age 82]]
| death=[[Fourth Age 82]]
| gender=Male
| parentage=[[Denethor II]] and [[Finduilas of Dol Amroth]]
| spouse=[[Éowyn]]
| children=[[Elboron]]
| ref=''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; [[Appendix A]]
|}}
{{quote|Things may change when '''Faramir''' returns. He is bold, more bold than many deem; for in these days men are slow to believe that a captain can be wise and learned in the scrolls of lore and song, as he is, and yet a man of hardihood and swift judgement in the field. But such is Faramir. Less reckless and eager than [[Boromir]], but not less resolute.|''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]}}
'''Faramir''' ([[Third Age]] 2983 – [[Fourth Age]] 82, aged 120 years) was a [[Steward of Gondor]] and the first [[Prince of Ithilien]].

The second of [[Denethor II|Denethor]]'s two sons, Faramir was briefly the [[Ruling Steward]] after his father's death. Upon the arrival of the true king, King [[Aragorn Elessar]], he laid down his office, but Elessar renewed the hereditary appointment of [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] as the advisor to the King. Faramir was also appointed [[Prince of Ithilien]].

==History==
===In Ithilien===
Faramir acted as a Gondorian ranger in [[Ithilien]], harassing [[Haradrim]] and keeping evil things from entering the land from [[Minas Morgul]]. During one such raid he found [[Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee]] amd [[Gollum]] observing an attack by his rangers on a column of [[Haradrim]]. The former two were captured as spies by the rangers though Gollum eluded them. Frodo was questioned by Faramir concerning their errand. Frodo recounted the journies of the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] and its members but referred to the [[Quest for the Ring|purpose]] of the travels and only cryptically. During the questioning he denied knowledge of Gollum but revealed that he travelled with both [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], the [[Heir of Isildur]], and [[Boromir son of Denethor II|Boromir]]. Faramir informed Frodo of Boromir's death, implying Frodo's involvement in it, though Frodo had not known of Boromir's death until that very moment.

Unsure of how to deal with his captives, Faramir led Frodo and Sam, blindfolded, to [[Henneth Annûn]]. There he questioned them further in private, learning that the errand the hobbits were on was linked to the 'Isildur's bane' that had sent Boromir to [[Rivendell]] in the first place. Eager to earn their trust Faramir delivered his famous oath, saying that he "...would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were [[Minas Tirith]] falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs". In an unfourtunate slip up however Samwise revealed the nature of 'Isildur's bane' and so Faramir was tested, just as Boromir had been, by the lure of The Ring. Where Boromir failed Faramir succeeded, leading Samwise to remark that Faramir had "shown [his] quality".

During the night, Faramir's watch spotted Gollum fishing in the Forbidden Pool. Faramir called Frodo to him who confessed to the part of Gollum in their errand, begging Faramir not to slay him. Gollum was caught and questioned and then surrendered to Frodo. The following morning Faramir released Frodo and Sam (with Gollum), but warned them strongly against taking the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]].

===In Pelennor/Minas Tirith===

Faramir returned to [[Osgiliath]] after his encounter with the hobbits, supervising the defence there. However he retreated over the [[Pelennor Fields]] to report to Denethor and was almost caught by the [[Nazgûl]] on their Fell Beasts, but was saved by [[Gandalf]]. Faramir reached Minas Tirith, telling Denethor and Gandalf of what befell in Ithilien, but soon departed to supervise the defences at his father's bidding. In this venture the host of the [[Witch King]] came upon Osgilliath and Faramir was struck down by the [[Black Breath]]. Only a sorty by [[Imrahil]] and his knights saved the wounded (including Faramir) from that onset.

Faramir remained out of action for the rest of the War of the Ring. During the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]] Denethor planned to burn his stricken son alongside him and Faramir was once again saved by Gandalf, though Denethor completed his suicide. After this he was taken to the [[Houses of Healing]] and healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] after the battle. Faramir spent the rest of the war recovering in the Houses of Healing where he met [[Éowyn]], also greiviously wounded. The two fell in love and were married after the war.

===After the War of the Ring===

After the destruction of the Ring and the [[Battle of the Morannon]] Faramir, as Steward, led the ceremony in the crowning of Aragorn as King of Gondor and Arnor. Aragorn reinstated the original role of the Stewards before the failing of the [[Kings of Gondor]] and made Faramir the Lord of [[Emyn Arnen]]

== Tolkien's thoughts of Faramir ==
Faramir was, in the words of Tolkien, "modest, fair-minded and scrupulously just, and very merciful" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', 244). His appearance toward the end of ''[[The Two Towers]]'' apparently was as much of a surprise to Tolkien as it is to his readers. "I am sure I did not invent him," he wrote. "I did not even want him, though I like him" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 66).

Faramir in many ways speaks for Tolkien, who was a soldier in [[World War I]], when he says, for example, "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness... I love only that which they defend" (''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Window on the West]]"). Much later, Tolkien would write, "As far as any character is 'like me', it is Faramir" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', 180).

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Faramir the Ranger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[David Wenham]] as Faramir from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
In the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC Radio adaptation]] Faramir was voiced by [[Andrew Seear]].

In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Faramir does not at first let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go, but decides to bring them and the Ring to Gondor. He takes them west to [[Osgiliath]], crossing the river [[Anduin]], and not until the [[Ringwraiths]] attack the city does he release them. Many fans of the book criticize this change, saying that it seriously damages the character. [[Peter Jackson]]'s explanation is that he needed another adventure to delay Frodo and Sam, because the episode at [[Cirith Ungol]] was moved to the third movie, and so a new climax was needed. Another explanation often cited is that it was felt that for dramatic reasons it was necessary to show character ''development'', which meant that Faramir had to go through some kind of struggle or difficult decision. Jackson also argued that it was necessary for Faramir to be tempted by the Ring because everyone else was tempted, and letting Faramir be immune would be inconsistent, at least in the eyes of a film audience, and would weaken the films' portrayal of the Ring.

In the extended edition of [[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]], Jackson has included a new flashback scene showing that Denethor has been neglecting him and favoring Boromir, so that Faramir wanted to please his father by bringing him the Ring. (The relationship is similarly strained in the books, but there his father's favoritism does not seem to affect his decisions in Ithilien.) On the whole, however, new Extended Edition scenes with Faramir brought the character closer to the sympathetic treatment of the books (the line he is given regarding a fallen Southron belongs to Sam in the books, but is not out of keeping with Faramir's character).

Faramir is played by [[David Wenham]] in the films. Another minor change is that in the book Faramir and his brother are dark-haired, but in the movie they are blond.

== Quotations ==
* "I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood."
* "If I should return, think better of me, Father."

== See Also ==

* [[:Category: Images_of_Faramir|Images of Faramir]]

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