Ingwion
| Ingwion | |
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| Vanya | |
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| "Ingwion" by Karolina Węgrzyn | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Prince of all the Elves |
| Location | Valinor (Taniquetil) |
| Language | Vanyarin dialect of Quenya |
| Birth | during the Years of the Trees |
| Family | |
| House | House of Ingwë[1] |
| Parentage | Ingwë |
| Siblings | Unnamed siblings[2] |
| Children | Unnamed child (parent of Meril-i-Turinqui) |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Gallery | Images of Ingwion |
Ingwion was a son of Ingwë, and a cousin of Indis, the wife of Finwë.
History
Ingwion led the armed Host of the Vanyar to the Middle-earth and the War of Wrath that overthrew Morgoth at the end of the First Age. Ingwion was the captain of the force that landed and captured the haven of Eglarest in the first battle of the war.
He was among the Elves who came to Tol Eressëa after the war and with them he enriched and prepared there a dwelling for the Exiles. He rested there for a while with the other Elves and built a tall grey tower. The dwelling was later known as Cortirion, in memory of their ancient dwelling of Tirion in Valinor which was also upon a hill and had a similar tower.[3][4]
After a time he returned to Valinor, and he presumably still lives with his father upon Taniquetil.[5]
Etymology
Ingwion[6] is a compound of the name of his father Ingwë and the Quenya patronymic suffix -ion which is translated as "Son of Ingwë".
Genealogy
| unknown father | unknown mother | Ingwë b. Y.T. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Míriel d. Y.T. 1170 | Finwë d. Y.T. 1495 | Indis b. Y.T. | unknown children | INGWION b. Y.T. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fëanor Y.T. 1169 - 1497 | Findis b. Y.T. | Fingolfin Y.T. 1190 - F.A. 456 | Lalwen b. Y.T. | Finarfin b. Y.T. 1230 | unknown child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meril-i-Turinqui b. unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Versions of the Legendarium
Ingil (as was his name in the earlier stages of development) was the son of Inwë in the Book of Lost Tales.
Meril-i-Turinqi said that long ago he returned to Valinor and is with Manwe.[7] He became a blue bee to follow Telimektar and is seen among the stars as Nielluin (Sirius).[8]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, III. The Later Annals of Beleriand"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play": "Notes and Commentary"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "VIII. The Tale of the Sun and Moon": "Notes and Commentary"
