Amari� : The beloved of Finrod Felagund,who remained in Valinor when Finrod returned to Middle-earth.
Amd�r : According to some sources,the father of Amroth and King of L�rien during the Second Age.He was killed in the Battle of Dagorlad at the end of that Age.
Amras : With his twin brother Amrod,youngest of the seven Sons of F�anor.He dwelt in the wide plains of East Beleriand.
Amrod : With his twin brother Amras,youngest of the seven Sons of F�anor.He dwelt in the wide plains of East Beleriand.
Amroth : A former Lord of L�rien;he went into the south in search of Nimrodel and was lost at sea.After his departure,Celeborn and Galadriel became Lord and Lady of L�rien.Amroth is the son of Amd�r.
Angrod : The son of Finarfin and elder brother of Galadriel;he held Dorthonion with his brother Aegnor and was lost in the Dagor Bragollach.
Annael : A Sindarin Elf,the foster-father of Tuor during his early years in Mithrim.
Aranw� : An Elf of the House of Fingolfin.Though not much is known about him for sure,he seems to have been a nobleman of Gondolin (at least,his name means 'noble one' and his son Voronw� came from Turgon's Hidden City).
Aredhel : The sister of Fingon and Turgon,Aredhel was accounted one of the noblest of the Noldor.She dwelt with Turgon in Gondolin but straying from the city she was ensnared by E�l the Dark Elf and taken as his wife. She bore him a son,Maeglin,and when Maeglin was full-grown they escaped together to Turgon's city.E�l followed them,however,and attempted to slay his son with a poisoned dart.Aredhel sprang to take the dart, however,and died of its poison.
Arminas : With Gelmir,one of two messengers sent by C�rdan to Nargothrond in the First Age.Their message, that the bridge before the doors of Nargothrond should be demolished,was ignored,leading to the destruction of that citadel by Glaurung.
Arwen Evenstar (see Character Biographies).
Beleg Strongbow : An Elf of Doriath,friend to T�rin Turambar,who was slain by him in error while escaping from Orcs in Taur-nu-Fuin.
Caranthir : The fourth son of F�anor,who dwelt in Thargelion in the east of Beleriand and was slain in the assault of the Sons of F�anor on Menegroth.
Celeborn (see Character Biographies).
Celebr�an : The daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn,Celebr�an wedded Elrond and bore him Elladan,Elrohir and Arwen Evenstar.Attacked by orcs in the Misty Mountains,she was rescued by her sons Elladan and Elrohir but took ship into the West soon after.
Celebrimbor : The son of Curufin and grandson of F�anor,who led the Elves of Eregion during the Second Age and played a great part in the making of the Rings of Power.
Celegorm : Celegorm the Fair was the third of the seven sons of F�anor.The most ambitious of the seven,he followed the oath of his father with the greatest ardour and this led him to his destruction.
C�rdan : A lord of the Teleri in Middle-earth,C�rdan was persuaded to remain in Beleriand with some of his people by Oss� when the other Teleri were taken into the West by Ulmo.Lord of the Falas during much of the First Age,he removed to the Isle of Balar after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.At the end of the First Age,with the destruction of Beleriand,he moved eastwards and founded Mithlond,the Grey Havens,on the Gulf of Lh�n.
Curufin : The fifth son of F�anor,closely associated with his elder brother Celegorm.He was slain in the assault by the Sons of F�anor on Menegroth but survived by his son Celebrimbor,who became the greatest of the jewel-smiths of Eregion.
Daeron : A loremaster and minstrel to Thingol of Doriath,famed for his radical development of the cirth (runes).
Denethor : A Nandorin Elf,the son of Lenw�,who led a part of his people westward over the Blue Mountains into Ossiriand,where they became known as the Laiquendi or Green-elves.
Dior Eluch�l : Grandson of King Elu Thingol and son of Beren and L�thien,he dwelt with them for a while in Tol Galen.After Thingol was slain by Dwarves in Menegroth and his halls sacked by the host of Nogrod,Dior went to dwell there as King of Doriath,with his wife Nimloth.At the passing of Beren and L�thien,the Silmaril that L�thien had worn was brought to Dior in Menegroth.He was assailed by the Sons of F�anor,who claimed the jewel for themselves and slain in the final Ruin of Doriath.
E�rendil : The mariner who sailed the Great Sea at the end of the First Age to seek the aid of the Valar against Morgoth.
E�rwen : A Telerin elf-maiden,daughter of Olw�,who wedded Finarfin the son of Finw�.She was the mother of both Finrod Felagund and Galadriel.
Ecthelion of the Fountain : A lord of Gondolin,famed as the slayer of Gothmog Lord of Balrogs in the Fall of that city.
Elemmakil : A Noldorin Elf,the captain of those who guarded the outer entranceway to Gondolin.The secret path to that great city led through a cavern in the wall of a Dry River to the Gate of Wood,the First of the Seven Gates of Gondolin.It was this gate that Elemmakil and his men guarded and it was here that he encountered Tuor and Voronw�,journeying to Gondolin at the command of Ulmo.Elemmakil was their guide through the Seven Gates that guarded the Orfalch Echor,until he gave them into the keeping of his own captain,the Warden of the Great Gate,Ecthelion of the Fountain.
Elenw� : The wife of Turgon and mother of Idril Celebrindal;she was lost in the crossing of the Helcarax� as the Noldor returned to Middle-earth.
Elladan : Son of Elrond,brother of Arwen and twin brother of Elrohir.One of the two elves that rescued Celebr�an from the Orcs.
Elmo : The younger brother of Elu Thingol of the Sindar and Olw� of the Teleri;he dwelt in Doriath with his elder brother Thingol and is said to have been the ancestor of Celeborn,Lord of L�rien.
Elrohir : With Elladan,one of the twin sons of Elrond,born in the early years of the Third Age.They performed many deeds of errantry throughout that age and fought in the War of the Ring.
Elrond (see Character Biographies).
Elu Thingol : In his early life,millennia before the beginning of the First Age,Thingol journeyed to Valinor with Ingw� and Finw� and was returned to the Eldar who dwelt at Cuivi�nen.From the travellers' reports of the Blessed Realm,many of the Elves marched westward across Middle-earth,seeking the land of the Valar and the third and greatest host of the Elves,the Teleri,were led by Thingol and his brother Olw�.As they neared the western coasts of Middle-earth,Thingol came upon Melian the Maia in the wood of Nan Elmoth.Long years passed and at length he remained with Melian in Beleriand,though many of the Teleri passed West over the Great Sea.With Melian, Thingol founded the woodland realm of Doriath in the central regions of Beleriand and there ruled the Sindar for many years.Thingol's doom came upon him when Beren brought him a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown as the bride-price of his daughter L�thien.He summoned Dwarves from the Blue Mountains to set the jewel in the necklace Nauglam�r and the Dwarves became so enamoured of their work that they slew Thingol in his own treasury.
Elur�d : Son of Dior Eluch�l and descendant of Elu Thingol;he was lost,with his younger brother Elur�n,in the assault on Doriath by the Sons of F�anor.
Elur�n : The son of Dior Eluch�l and elder brother to Elwing;he was lost in the assault of the Sons of F�anor on Menegroth.
Elwing : The daughter of Dior Eluch�l and wife of E�rendil the Mariner.Through the power of Ulmo she escaped the destruction of the Havens of Sirion in the form of a white bird and came to her husband on the Sea with a Silmaril on her breast.
E�l : Originally a member of the royal house of Doriath and kin to Thingol himself,E�l was unhappy in his native land.When the Girdle of Melian was placed around the forests of Doriath,E�l took his leave and went to dwell in the dark forest of Nan Elmoth,east of his homeland becoming what was known as a Dark Elf.
Erellont : One of the three mariners who accompanied E�rendil and Elwing to Aman,the other two being Aerandir and Falathar.
Erestor : The chief counsellor of Elrond's household at the time of the War of the Ring,who took part in the Council of Elrond.He did not support the idea of destroying the Ring and preferred instead the notion of guarding it from Sauron,perhaps with the aid of Tom Bombadil.
F�anor : Eldest son of Finw�,lord of the Noldor and half-brother to Fingolfin and Finarfin,F�anor was accounted the greatest of the Deep Elves.In Valinor,he captured the light of the Two Trees to make the three Silmarils.When Melkor stole these and slew his father Finw�,he rebelled against the Valar and led the greater part of the Noldor into Middle-earth,swearing in the dreadful Oath of F�anor that he would not rest until the Great Jewels were recovered.On his return to Middle-earth,F�anor immediately drove onward to Angband,though outnumbered greatly by Morgoth's Orcs and Balrogs.He was slain at last by Gothmog,the Lord of Balrogs and such was the ferocity of his spirit that after his death,his body was consumed by flame.
Figwit : Figwit is an Elf of Rivendell,who was present at the Council.Not much else is known about him.
Finarfin : The youngest of Finw�'s three sons;when his half-brother F�anor led the host of the Noldor back to Middle-earth,Finarfin chose to remain in Valinor and became King of those Noldor who remained also.His five children,Finrod,Orodreth,Angrod,Aegnor and Galadriel,all followed F�anor into the east.
Finduilas : The daughter of Orodreth,who dwelt with him in Nargothrond.After the Sack of Nargothrond,she was carried away by Orcs and slain by them on the borders of Brethil.
Fingolfin : The second son of Finw� and half-brother to F�anor.After F�anor's death,his eldest son Maedhros should have become High King of the Noldor but Maedhros repented his deeds at the Kinslaying and refused the title,which thus passed to Fingolfin.
Finrod Felagund : The eldest son of Finarfin and brother to Galadriel,who founded Minas Tirith in the Pass of Sirion and delved his citadel at Nargothrond on the River Narog.He went with Beren on the Quest of the Silmaril and was lost in the pits of Sauron on Tol-in-Gaurhoth.
Finw� : The first High King of the Noldor and father to the three royal houses of that people.Finw� awoke with the first Elves at Cuivi�nen,the Water of Awakening.When the Valar summoned the Elves to dwell with them in Valinor,he was chosen,with Ingw� and Elw�,to travel there as ambassadors.When he returned,he led the Noldor in their great westward journey across the lands of Middle-earth and the Great Sea to Aman.Under Finw�'s rule the Noldor dwelt for at least three ages (about 9,000 years) in Valinor and learned much from the Valar,especially Aul� the Smith.During this time,he dwelt in Tirion but afterwards his eldest son F�anor withdrew to his fortress of Formenos and Finw� went to dwell there also.After the Darkening of Valinor,Melkor stormed Formenos seeking the Silmarils,which were held in its vaults.He slew Finw� before its doors and stole the Jewels of F�anor. After his death,the kingship of the Noldor was briefly bestowed on his son F�anor.
Galadhon : A noble Elf of Doriath,the son of Elmo and thus the nephew of Thingol himself.Little is known of him,except for the fact that he was father to Celeborn,later Lord of L�rien.
Galadriel (see Character Biographies).
Galathil : A descendant of Thingol's brother Elmo and himself the brother of Celeborn the Lord of L�rien.His daughter Nimloth wedded Dior,Thingol's Heir and so Galathil was a distant ancestor of both Elrond and Aragorn.
Galdor : An Elf of the Grey Havens,who was sent by his master C�rdan on an errand to Elrond's house at Rivendell.He thereby entered history,as he was present at the Council of Elrond and took part in the debate that decided the fate of the One Ring.
Gelmir of Angrod's People : A Noldorin Elf,originally of Angrod's people.After the Dagor Bragollach,he wandered into the southern regions of Beleriand and settled with the people of C�rdan the Shipwright.He was later sent by C�rdan,with his companion Arminas,as a messenger to Nargothrond.
Gelmir of Nargothrond : Son of Guilin,of a high house of Nargothrond;captured by Morgoth in the Dagor Bragollach.It was his maiming before the elven host at Barad Eithel that began the great battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Gildor Inglorion : A High Elf of Noldorin origin,met by Frodo,Pippin and Sam as they set out on their journey to take the Ring to Rivendell.
Gil-Galad (see Character Biographies).
Glorfindel of Gondolin : A noble Elf of Gondolin,who fled the Fall of that city with Tuor and Idril and whose battle with a Balrog in the Encircling Mountains secured their escape with their son E�rendil.
Glorfindel of Rivendell : A noble Elf of Rivendell,who fought at the Battle of Fornost and a thousand years later, helped Frodo Baggins and his companions to reach the House of Elrond and evade the pursuit of the Black Riders. Or atleast the book version did.
Gwindor : A Prince of Nargothrond,son of Guilin,whose rage at the mistreatment of his brother Gelmir started the first assault of the Noldor and Edain at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.He was captured in that battle but later escaped and led T�rin Turambar to Nargothrond.
Haldir (see Character Biographies).
Idril Celebrindal : The daughter of Turgon,King of Gondolin;she wedded Ulmo's messenger Tuor and their son was E�rendil the Mariner.
Indis : A Vanyarin Elf who became the second wife of Finw� after the departure of M�riel Serind�.She was the mother of both Fingolfin and Finarfin.
Ingw� : The lord of the Vanyar,accounted the High King of all the Elves;he dwells on Taniquetil beneath the halls of Manw�.
Lenw� : An Elf of Telerin origin,who set out on the Great Journey from Cuivi�nen.When the Teleri reached the Great River Anduin and saw the Misty Mountains across their path to the west,he fell away from the Journey and led a part of the Teleri south down the Vales of Anduin to found the people known as the Nandor.
L�thien Tin�viel : The only daughter of King Thingol of Doriath and Melian the Maia and said to be the fairest Elf to have ever lived.She was discovered by Beren as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom and they grew to love one another.
Mablung : Captain and marchwarden to Elu Thingol of Doriath;he was slain in the assault of the Dwarves on Menegroth.
Maedhros : The eldest of the Seven Sons of F�anor and considered to be their leader.In Valinor he swore the Oath of F�anor and followed his father back to Middle-earth,though of all F�anor's sons,except perhaps Maglor, he seems to have regretted this the most.After F�anor's death,Morgoth captured Maedhros through trickery and hung him by the wrist from the heights of Thangorodrim.Fingon succeeded in rescuing him but he lost his right hand in their escape.With his brothers,Maedhros held the eastern passes into Beleriand;he himself dwelt in a fortress on the hill of Himring.He worked to unite the Houses of the Noldor and formed the Union of Maedhros, but that Union perished in the disaster of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.After the defeat of Morgoth in the War of Wrath, Maedhros and his brother Maglor stole the two remaining Silmarils from the camp of the Valar but the hallowed Jewels would not suffer the brothers to hold them.In torment,Maedhros cast himself into a fissure in the earth.
Maeglin : The son of E�l and Aredhel Ar-Feiniel;he escaped his father's halls in Nan Elmoth with his mother and came with her to Gondolin.Many years later,he was captured by the spies of Morgoth and betrayed the city.
Maglor : The second son of F�anor,who inherited more of his mother Nerdanel's gentle spirit than any of his brothers.Maglor was famed as a poet and bard but he took the Oath of F�anor in Tirion and shared in the woes that came of it.He and Maedhros stole the Silmarils.While Maedhros cast himself into a fissure in the Earth (see above),Maglor cast his Silmaril into the Sea.Legend says that he still wanders the shores of the World,singing laments for his despair and regret.
Malgalad : The King of L�rien who ruled before Amroth and died in the War of the Last Alliance on the field of Dagorlad.According to most sources,this King was Amd�r,Amroth's father but one source gives instead the mysterious name of Malgalad,nowhere else mentioned.
M�riel Serind� : The first wife of Finw� and mother of F�anor;the birth of her mighty son took so much of her spirit that she went to the gardens of L�rien and passed away.
Mithrellas : A Silvan Elf who,at least according to legend,accompanied Nimrodel on her journey to the southern havens.Mithrellas,it is said,became lost in the woods of Belfalas,where she was found by Imraz�r the N�men�rean.So Elvish blood entered the line of the Princes of Dol Amroth,it was claimed,since her son Galador was the first of the long line of Princes.
Nerdanel : The wife of F�anor and mother of his seven Sons;she was of gentler mood than her fiery spouse and sought always to temper his deeds with wisdom.
Nimloth : An Elf-maid of Doriath;she wedded Dior Thingol's Heir and was the mother of Elwing.
Nimrodel : An Elf-maid of L�rien,beloved of Amroth,who travelled into the southern lands of Middle-earth and became lost in the White Mountains.
Olw� : A lord of the Teleri,the younger brother of Elu Thingol.When Thingol was lost in Beleriand,Olw� took the lordship of those of his people who wished to continue to Aman and led them there.He rules the Teleri at Alqualond� on the shores of the Blessed Realm.
Orodreth : The son of Finarfin and younger brother to Finrod Felagund;he ruled in Nargothrond after Finrod was lost in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth.
Oropher : According to some sources,the father of Thranduil and grandfather of Legolas,who ruled a great realm of Silvan Elves in Greenwood the Great (later to be called Mirkwood).He went to the War of the Last Alliance,where he was slain with two-thirds of his army but his son Thranduil survived and returned to rule his father's woodland kingdom.
Orophin : A Silvan Elf of L�rien,the brother of Haldir and R�mil.He was one of three wardens met by the Fellowship as they entered the Golden Wood.
R�mil of L�rien : One of the border-guards of L�rien encountered by the Fellowship of the Ring as they fled from Moria.He was perhaps named for the more famous R�mil,the inventor of writing.
R�mil,loremaster : An Elven loremaster,the inventor of written letters.His invention was later bettered by F�anor but R�mil remains famous as the originator of writing.
Saeros : An Elf of the Nandor who went to dwell in Doriath at the court of Thingol after the First Battle.When T�rin came to that land,he and Saeros became enemies:it was the accidental death of Saeros at T�rin's hands that drove the son of H�rin to become an outlaw.
Thingol : In his early life,millennia before the beginning of the First Age,Thingol journeyed to Valinor with Ingw� and Finw� and was returned to the Eldar who dwelt at Cuivi�nen.From the travellers' reports of the Blessed Realm,many of the Elves marched westward across Middle-earth,seeking the land of the Valar and the third and greatest host of the Elves,the Teleri,were led by Thingol and his brother Olw�.As they neared the western coasts of Middle-earth,Thingol came upon Melian the Maia in the wood of Nan Elmoth.Long years passed and at length he remained with Melian in Beleriand,though many of the Teleri passed West over the Great Sea.With Melian, Thingol founded the woodland realm of Doriath in the central regions of Beleriand and there ruled the Sindar for many years.Thingol's doom came upon him when Beren brought him a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown as the bride-price of his daughter L�thien.He summoned Dwarves from the Blue Mountains to set the jewel in the necklace Nauglam�r and the Dwarves became so enamoured of their work that they slew Thingol in his own treasury.
Turgon : The second son of Fingolfin and younger brother to Fingon,Turgon ruled in Nevrast until Ulmo led him to the hidden valley of Tumladen,where he founded and ruled the city of Gondolin.
Voronw� : A mariner of Gondolin,sent by Turgon to seek a passage to Aman and call on the Valar for aid against Morgoth.He failed and was washed ashore in Nevrast,where he encountered Tuor and led him back as messenger of Ulmo to the city of Gondolin.
