
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, the Elves (Middle-earth) are a sundered people. They awoke at Cuivienen on the continent of Middle-earth (see: Awakening of the Elves), where they were divided into three tribes: the Vanyar, the Ñoldor, and the Lindar. After some time, they were summoned by Oromë to live with the Valar in Aman. That summons and the Great Journey that followed split the Elves into two main groups (and many minor ones), which were never fully reunited. The name Elves (Middle-earth) refers to ''all'' elves. ==Avari== The Avari are ''Those who Refused the Summons'' of Oromë, or simply ''The Unwilling''. (Most of the Avari came from the largest tribe, the Lindar. A few of the Ñoldor remained as well, but were no longer called by that tribal name.) Together with the Nandor and the Sindar, they are called the Moriquendi (''Elves of Darkness'') in recognition of the fact that they did not see the light of the Two Trees. While all of the Eldar departed Middle-earth by the early Fourth Age, it appears that the Avari mostly stayed. ==Eldar== The Eldar are those who accepted the summons. Their name, literally ''Star People'', was given to them by Oromë in Primitive Quendian. Those of the Lindar who undertook the Great Journey were called the Teleri. * Those of the Teleri who refused to cross the Misty Mountains, and stayed in the valley of Anduin, are called the Nandor (''Valley People''). ** Those of the Nandor who left the Anduin under the leadership of Denethor (First Age) and came to Beleriand are called the Laiquendi (''Green Elves''). ** The other Nandor became known as the Silvan Elves, living in the forests of Wilderland. They were joined there by some of the Avari. * Those of the Teleri who reached Beleriand by the Belegaer but chose not to cross to Aman were called the Sindar (''Grey People''). ** Many of the Teleri chose to remain behind in order to look for their lord Thingol, who disappeared near the end of the journey. These were known as the Eglath (''Forsaken''), because they were left behind when their kindred crossed the Sea. ** Those of the Teleri who came to the shores of the Great Sea but decided to stay there are called the Falas (''People of the Shore''). * The Vanyar, the Ñoldor, and those of the Teleri who stayed with them to the end are called the Calaquendi (''Elves of Light'') because they saw the Two Trees. ** Most of the Ñoldor returned with Fëanor to Middle-earth, and at least some of these remained there through the Third Age. These became known as the Exiles (Middle-Earth). ** Those Ñoldor that remained behind or returned under Finarfin became known as the Aulendur (''Servants of Aulë''). Middle-earth
== Tribal names == I'm not entirely content with the way the current entry uses tribal names for the Elves. I have replaced "Lindar" with "Teleri" in most places (because all of the Elves of the third tribe who were on the Great Journey were called Teleri: that's where they got the name), but I've left "Lindar" as the original tribe name before the first sundering. I would welcome other input into this (and, in particular, any comments on what conventions have been used elsewhere in Wikipedia). --User:Steuard 19:14, Jul 13, 2004 (UTC) == Category: General or Elves == There seems to have been a disagreement recently about whether this article should belong to the category "Middle-earth Elves" or to the more general category "Middle-earth". The page for "Middle-earth Elves" declares that "This category lists members of the race of Elves...", not that it lists all articles ''about'' Elves. In my opinion, a strong argument can be made that this page is about an aspect of the history of Middle-earth, not about any specific member or subgroup of the race of Elves. (That's essentially what 69.86.17.138 said in his/her edit summary, but hopefully it's clearer for this longer discussion.) Given that essentially every specific subgroup listed here has its own article, including this article in the "Middle-earth Elves" category doesn't seem to add much there. Viewed as history, I think it fits best under the general category. --User:Steuard 22:36, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC) :Perhaps both? There's no reason why an article cannot go in the parent category ''and'' a sub-category if it is useful to both. -User:Aranel_(\"User:Aranel/Sarah\")">User:Aranel|User:Aranel (\"User:Aranel/Sarah\") 23:49, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, the Elves (Middle-earth) are a sundered people. They awoke at Cuivienen on the continent of Middle-earth (see: Awakening of the Elves), where they were divided into three tribes: the Vanyar, the Ñoldor, and the Lindar. After some time, they were summoned by Oromë to live with the Valar in Aman. That summons and the Great Journey that followed split the Elves into two main groups (and many minor ones), which were never fully reunited. The name Elves (Middle-earth) refers to ''all'' elves. ==Avari== The Avari are ''Those who Refused the Summons'' of Oromë, or simply ''The Unwilling''. (Most of the Avari came from the largest tribe, the Lindar. A few of the Ñoldor remained as well, but were no longer called by that tribal name.) Together with the Nandor and the Sindar, they are called the Moriquendi (''Elves of Darkness'') in recognition of the fact that they did not see the light of the Two Trees. While all of the Eldar departed Middle-earth by the early Fourth Age, it appears that the Avari mostly stayed. ==Eldar== The Eldar are those who accepted the summons. Their name, literally ''Star People'', was given to them by Oromë in Primitive Quendian. Those of the Lindar who undertook the Great Journey were called the Teleri. * Those of the Teleri who refused to cross the Misty Mountains, and stayed in the valley of Anduin, are called the Nandor (''Valley People''). ** Those of the Nandor who left the Anduin under the leadership of Denethor (First Age) and came to Beleriand are called the Laiquendi (''Green Elves''). ** The other Nandor became known as the Silvan Elves, living in the forests of Wilderland. They were joined there by some of the Avari. * Those of the Teleri who reached Beleriand by the Belegaer but chose not to cross to Aman were called the Sindar (''Grey People''). ** Many of the Teleri chose to remain behind in order to look for their lord Thingol, who disappeared near the end of the journey. These were known as the Eglath (''Forsaken''), because they were left behind when their kindred crossed the Sea. ** Those of the Teleri who came to the shores of the Great Sea but decided to stay there are called the Falas (''People of the Shore''). * The Vanyar, the Ñoldor, and those of the Teleri who stayed with them to the end are called the Calaquendi (''Elves of Light'') because they saw the Two Trees. ** Most of the Ñoldor returned with Fëanor to Middle-earth, and at least some of these remained there through the Third Age. These became known as the Exiles (Middle-Earth). ** Those Ñoldor that remained behind or returned under Finarfin became known as the Aulendur (''Servants of Aulë''). Middle-earth
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== Tribal names == I'm not entirely content with the way the current entry uses tribal names for the Elves. I have replaced "Lindar" with "Teleri" in most places (because all of the Elves of the third tribe who were on the Great Journey were called Teleri: that's where they got the name), but I've left "Lindar" as the original tribe name before the first sundering. I would welcome other input into this (and, in particular, any comments on what conventions have been used elsewhere in Wikipedia). --User:Steuard 19:14, Jul 13, 2004 (UTC) == Category: General or Elves == There seems to have been a disagreement recently about whether this article should belong to the category "Middle-earth Elves" or to the more general category "Middle-earth". The page for "Middle-earth Elves" declares that "This category lists members of the race of Elves...", not that it lists all articles ''about'' Elves. In my opinion, a strong argument can be made that this page is about an aspect of the history of Middle-earth, not about any specific member or subgroup of the race of Elves. (That's essentially what 69.86.17.138 said in his/her edit summary, but hopefully it's clearer for this longer discussion.) Given that essentially every specific subgroup listed here has its own article, including this article in the "Middle-earth Elves" category doesn't seem to add much there. Viewed as history, I think it fits best under the general category. --User:Steuard 22:36, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC) :Perhaps both? There's no reason why an article cannot go in the parent category ''and'' a sub-category if it is useful to both. -User:Aranel_(\"
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