The Encyclopedia of Arda - Edhelrim (original) (raw)

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Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 28 December 2019 Updates planned: 1 A Sindarin name for the Elves Edhelrim(All Elves)Eldar Elves of theGreat Journey Avari The Unwilling Orcs?Vanyar Light Elves Noldor Deep-elves Teleri The Third Clan Falmari Teleri of Aman Sindar Grey-elves ofBeleriand NandorFollowersof Lenwë Laiquendi Green-elves ofOssiriand Silvan ElvesOthers who leftthe Great Journey Some of the more important divisions of the Edhelrim or Elves. A name used among the Sindar or Grey-elves for the Elves as a people. It derives from the word Edhel, 'Elf', itself a variant of Eledh which came ultimately from elen 'star'. The ending -rim referred to an entire culture of people, so Eledhrim meant, at its root, 'People of the Stars'. It is therefore etymologically related to the Quenya word Eldar with the same literal meaning, though for historical reasons the two words carried slightly different implications. The name Edhelrim emerged as part of the Sindarin language during the long ages in which the Sindar dwelt under the star-filled skies of Beleriand, encountering few other Elves of any kind.1 Thus their language made no distinction between the Sindar themselves as a distinct people and the broader concept of 'all Elves'. After the Noldor returned the Middle-earth, it was natural for the native Grey-elves to include them within the Edhelrim, and so ultimately the term came to be used to refer to an Elf of any kind, whether of the Sindar or the Noldor or of the many other branches of the Elven race. Notes 1 There were perhaps a handful of exceptions to the isolation of the Sindar. We know that there were Dark Elves to be found under the tangled trees of Taur-im-Duinath, and at some point during the ages of starlight a group of Nandor crossed the Blue Mountains and settled in Ossiriand. If these developments had any effect on the scope of the word Edhelrim, it is not recorded. Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 28 December 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2018, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Branding of the DISC personality test and candidate portals is a standard part of Discus.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 28 December 2019 Updates planned: 1 A Sindarin name for the Elves Edhelrim(All Elves)

Eldar Elves of theGreat Journey Avari The Unwilling Orcs?

Vanyar Light Elves Noldor Deep-elves Teleri The Third Clan

Falmari Teleri of Aman Sindar Grey-elves ofBeleriand NandorFollowersof Lenwë

Laiquendi Green-elves ofOssiriand Silvan ElvesOthers who leftthe Great Journey Some of the more important divisions of the Edhelrim or Elves. A name used among the Sindar or Grey-elves for the Elves as a people. It derives from the word Edhel, 'Elf', itself a variant of Eledh which came ultimately from elen 'star'. The ending -rim referred to an entire culture of people, so Eledhrim meant, at its root, 'People of the Stars'. It is therefore etymologically related to the Quenya word Eldar with the same literal meaning, though for historical reasons the two words carried slightly different implications. The name Edhelrim emerged as part of the Sindarin language during the long ages in which the Sindar dwelt under the star-filled skies of Beleriand, encountering few other Elves of any kind.1 Thus their language made no distinction between the Sindar themselves as a distinct people and the broader concept of 'all Elves'. After the Noldor returned the Middle-earth, it was natural for the native Grey-elves to include them within the Edhelrim, and so ultimately the term came to be used to refer to an Elf of any kind, whether of the Sindar or the Noldor or of the many other branches of the Elven race. Notes 1 There were perhaps a handful of exceptions to the isolation of the Sindar. We know that there were Dark Elves to be found under the tangled trees of Taur-im-Duinath, and at some point during the ages of starlight a group of Nandor crossed the Blue Mountains and settled in Ossiriand. If these developments had any effect on the scope of the word Edhelrim, it is not recorded. Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 28 December 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2018, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Branding of the DISC personality test and candidate portals is a standard part of Discus.