The Encyclopedia of Arda - Elves of the West (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 Noldor returned to Middle-earth as the Moon and Sun first rose; many returned into the West at the end of the First Age, but others remained to the end of the Third Age and even beyond Location Abandoned Aman in the West for Middle-earth, where they established themselves across Beleriand, and later Eriador and beyond Origins That part of the Noldor who followed Fëanor back into Middle-earth in pursuit of Morgoth Race Elves Division Noldor Family Led into Middle-earth by the elder sons of Finwë Other names Comparable in some senses with Elves of Valinor;1 Sometimes called Dúnedhil ('West-elves') Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: W Elves About this entry: Updated 25 July 2024 Updates planned: 1 Eldar who returned to Middle-earth Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Eldar Elves of the Great Journey Vanyar Light-elves Noldor Deep Elves Teleri The Third Clan Noldor who remainedin the West Elves of the WestFollowers of Fëanor A phrase used to describe the Noldor in Middle-earth, after they returned out of the Uttermost West to make war on Morgoth. It would seem reasonable to assume that 'Elves of the West' could also be used to describe those Eldar who had remained in Aman, but in practice it is only ever used to refer to those Elves who had travelled back to Middle-earth. Notes 1 In a broad sense, the phrase 'Elves of the West' might be taken as referring to all the Elves who dwelt in Aman, and in that sense it would be identical in meaning to names like 'Elves of Valinor' and its equivalents. All our recorded instances of its use, however, refer to Elves in Middle-earth; that is, Elves who came out of the West rather than Elves in the West. It is in this narrower sense that the name is discussed here. Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: W Elves About this entry: Updated 25 July 2024 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2020, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The full Discus software is now available in multiple different languages, including all questionnaires, reports and more.

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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 Noldor returned to Middle-earth as the Moon and Sun first rose; many returned into the West at the end of the First Age, but others remained to the end of the Third Age and even beyond Location Abandoned Aman in the West for Middle-earth, where they established themselves across Beleriand, and later Eriador and beyond Origins That part of the Noldor who followed Fëanor back into Middle-earth in pursuit of Morgoth Race Elves Division Noldor Family Led into Middle-earth by the elder sons of Finwë Other names Comparable in some senses with Elves of Valinor;1 Sometimes called Dúnedhil ('West-elves') Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: W Elves About this entry: Updated 25 July 2024 Updates planned: 1 Eldar who returned to Middle-earth

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Eldar Elves of the Great Journey

Vanyar Light-elves Noldor Deep Elves Teleri The Third Clan

Noldor who remainedin the West **Elves of the West**Followers of Fëanor A phrase used to describe the Noldor in Middle-earth, after they returned out of the Uttermost West to make war on Morgoth. It would seem reasonable to assume that 'Elves of the West' could also be used to describe those Eldar who had remained in Aman, but in practice it is only ever used to refer to those Elves who had travelled back to Middle-earth. Notes 1 In a broad sense, the phrase 'Elves of the West' might be taken as referring to all the Elves who dwelt in Aman, and in that sense it would be identical in meaning to names like 'Elves of Valinor' and its equivalents. All our recorded instances of its use, however, refer to Elves in Middle-earth; that is, Elves who came out of the West rather than Elves in the West. It is in this narrower sense that the name is discussed here. Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: W Elves About this entry: Updated 25 July 2024 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2020, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The full Discus software is now available in multiple different languages, including all questionnaires, reports and more.