The Encyclopedia of Arda - Elves of Middle-earth (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE 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
Dates The first Elves awoke some three ages (very roughly 4,300 years) before the first rising of the Sun); many of these Elves later departed Middle-earth and passed into the West, and some later returned Location Awoke at Cuiviénen, but spread across Middle-earth Race Elves Divisions The Avari, Nandor and Sindar never left Middle-earth; the Noldor travelled into the West, but a great part of them later returned Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: M About this entry: Updated 3 October 2015 Updates planned: 1 The Úmanyar and the Noldor who returned from Aman QuendiAll Elves Eldar Avari Vanyar Noldor Teleri Falmari Sindar Nandor The major branches of the Elves, with the Elves of Middle-earth shown in bold text. Most of these marked branches never left Middle-earth, but the Noldor are a unique case: they travelled into the West, but the great majority later returned to Middle-earth in the following of Fëanor. The Elves that dwelt in Middle-earth were, for the most part, those who did not start the Great Journey (the Avari), or those that fell away from it (the Silvan Elves, the Nandor and the Sindar). Of those Elves who left Middle-earth for Aman, many of the Noldor later returned, and there were still some few of this noble people to be found at the time of the War of the Ring. See also... Black Years, Dark Elves, Elbereth, Eldar of Eressëa, Eldar of Valinor, Elentári, Elves of Harlindon, Far West, Fire of Doom, Free Folk, Isildur, Isles of the West, King of the Elves, Knights, Lord of the Havens, [See the full list...]Lost Isle, Menelvagor, Mírdain, Queen of Elves and Men, Queen of the Valar, Ruling Queen of Númenor, The Wise, War of the Alliance Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: M About this entry: Updated 3 October 2015 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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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

Dates The first Elves awoke some three ages (very roughly 4,300 years) before the first rising of the Sun); many of these Elves later departed Middle-earth and passed into the West, and some later returned Location Awoke at Cuiviénen, but spread across Middle-earth Race Elves Divisions The Avari, Nandor and Sindar never left Middle-earth; the Noldor travelled into the West, but a great part of them later returned Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: M About this entry: Updated 3 October 2015 Updates planned: 1 The Úmanyar and the Noldor who returned from Aman QuendiAll Elves

Eldar Avari

Vanyar Noldor Teleri

Falmari Sindar Nandor The major branches of the Elves, with the Elves of Middle-earth shown in bold text. Most of these marked branches never left Middle-earth, but the Noldor are a unique case: they travelled into the West, but the great majority later returned to Middle-earth in the following of Fëanor. The Elves that dwelt in Middle-earth were, for the most part, those who did not start the Great Journey (the Avari), or those that fell away from it (the Silvan Elves, the Nandor and the Sindar). Of those Elves who left Middle-earth for Aman, many of the Noldor later returned, and there were still some few of this noble people to be found at the time of the War of the Ring. See also... Black Years, Dark Elves, Elbereth, Eldar of Eressëa, Eldar of Valinor, Elentári, Elves of Harlindon, Far West, Fire of Doom, Free Folk, Isildur, Isles of the West, King of the Elves, Knights, Lord of the Havens, [See the full list...]Lost Isle, Menelvagor, Mírdain, Queen of Elves and Men, Queen of the Valar, Ruling Queen of Númenor, The Wise, War of the Alliance Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: M About this entry: Updated 3 October 2015 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.