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Elves Info.

Elves!!

elves, they are many different kinds of elves (and no, i am not refering to "santa's little helpers"). Depending who wrote the book, or where you get your characters from, the types may differ.

some of the general types of elves include, Wood elves, Eldar Elves, Silvan (silvian)Elves, Noldorian Elves, Sea Elves, Quenya Elves, and several others.

i have added a profile and soon more of some famous elves, and such. enjoy

from the comeplete guide to middle earth

The Firstborn, the Elder Children of Ilúvatar, conceived by Eru alone in the third theme of Ainulindalë, the eldest and noblest of the speaking races of Middle-earth. They awoke by Cuiviénen in the starlight of the sleep of Yavanna, and there they were visited by Oromé, who loved them, and by Melkor, who captured some of them and bred them into Orcs.

Early in the First Age the Elves were divided into two groups- The Eldar (q.v.) who accepted the summons of the Valar, undertook the Great Journey, and they were ennobled by their life in Aman; and the Avari, who refused the summons and became the lesser Silvan Elves. The Elves flourished in the First Age, but the Eldarin realms of Beleriand were destroyed by Morgoth, and in later ages their power waned. In the Second and Third Ages some Elves still lived in Wandering Companies, traveling through the broad lands they loved, but many were gathered in Elven-realms and refuges such as Lindon, Imladis, the Woodland Realm, and Lórien where Eldarin lords ruled over Silvan populations. But by the end of the Third Age the Dominion of Men was at hand, and the Elves who remained in Middle-earth dwindled and became a secret people. Yet in Eldamar the Eldar live nigh to the Valar until the End of the World.

Elves were the fairest of all earthly creatures and resembled the Ainur in spirit. They were about six feet tall and somewhat slender, graceful but strong and resistant to the extremes of nature. Their senses, especially of hearing and sight were much keener than those of Men. Elves apparently did not sleep, but rested their minds in waking dreams or by looking at beautiful things. The Eldar, and perhaps all Elves, could talk directly from mind to mind without words.

Elves loved all beautiful things, but especially the wonders of nature, above all the waters of Ulmo and the stars of Elbereth that shone on them at their awakening. Their curiosity and desire for knowledge was insatiable; one of their great achievements was to teach the Ents to talk. As their own name for themselves (Quendi, 'the speakers') implies, they valued communication highly. They were by nature good and abhorred all works of evil, although they could be seduced by evil that seeme fair.

At first the Elves of Middle-earth welcomed Men, but after the treacher of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad the two races were estranged, except for the Edain and their descendants. There were three marriages between the Edain and the Eldar, and apparently others between the Edain (especially the dúnedain of Dol Amroth) and the lesser Elves. The Elves (except for the Noldor) never had much to do with the Dwarvesl the hunting of the Noegyth Nibin by Elves of Beleriand and the murder of Thingol and sack of Doriath by Dwarves of Nogrod were perhaps the earliest of the many events that alienated the two races.

Although they could be slain or die of grief, Elves were not subject to age or disease. An Elf who lost his life went to the halls of Mandos, whence he could go elsewhere in Valinor but not return to Middle-earth. In this Guide death-dates for Elves indicate the death of their bodies in Middle-earth. The fate of elves is bound to Eä, and they cannot leave the Circles of the World until the End, when they will join with the Ainur (and perhaps Men) in the Second Music before the throne of Ilúvatar.

The Elves had three Rings of Power, which were given to the three greatest of the Eldar.

They called themselves Quendi, the Speakers. Also called the Elder children of Ilúvatar, the Firstborn of Ilúvatar, the Firstborn, The Elder Kindred, the Elder Race, the Elder People, the Fair Folk, the Merry People, and the Folk of the Wood. The name Eldar originally referred to all Elves.

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