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}}The '''Teleri''' were the third of the [[Elves|Elf]] clans who took te [[Great Journey]]. They were the ancestors of the [[Valinor|Valinorean]] Teleri, and the [[Sindar]], [[Laiquendi]], and [[Nandor]] of [[Middle-earth]]. Those who came to Aman became known as the [[Falmari]].  
}}The '''Teleri''' were the third of the [[Elves|Elf]] clans who took te [[Great Journey]]. They were the ancestors of the [[Valinor|Valinorean]] Teleri, and the [[Sindar]], [[Laiquendi]], and [[Nandor]] of [[Middle-earth]]. Those who came to Aman became known as the [[Falmari]].  


The '''[[Nelyar]]''' ("The Third") was the largest of the three houses of the Elves. According to legend, the Teleri were descended from [[Awakening of the Elves|Enel]], the third Elf to awake in [[Cuiviénen]], his spouse Enelyë and their 72 companions, but it was [[Elwë]], the first of the Teleri to come to Valinor, who became their king.  
The '''[[Nelyar]]''' ("The Third") was the largest of the three houses of the Elves. According to legend, the Teleri were descended from [[Enel]], the third Elf to [[Awakening of the Elves|awake]] in [[Cuiviénen]], his spouse [[Enelyë]] and their 72 companions; most of the [[Avari]] originally belonged to this clan. But it was [[Elwë]], the first of the Teleri to come to Valinor, who became their king.  


In ancient times they named themselves '''[[Lindar]]''', or "Singers", because they were known for their fair voices; most of the [[Avari]] originally belonged to this clan.
In ancient times they named themselves '''[[Lindar]]''', or "Singers", because they were known for their fair voices


The Teleri were sundered from the first two clans, the [[Vanyar]] and the [[Noldor]], because they tarried behind searching for their lost king Elwë (later known as Thingol), and the first two clans were ferried across to Valinor on a huge island before. The [[Maiar|Maia]] [[Ossë]], kept them company while they waited, and became their friend.
The Teleri were sundered from the first two clans, the [[Vanyar]] and the [[Noldor]], because they tarried behind. Finally, most of them stayed behind searching for their lost king Elwë (later known as Thingol), and the first two clans were ferried across to Valinor on a huge island before. The [[Maiar|Maia]] [[Ossë]], kept them company while they waited, and became their friend.


Elwë's brother Olwë led those who wanted to continue the Journey to Valinor
Elwë's brother Olwë led those who wanted to continue the Journey to Valinor
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This article is about the Third Clan in general. For the the Teleri of Aman, see Falmari.
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Teleri
Race
Ted Nasmith - The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans.jpg
General Information
MembersElwë, Enel, Olwë, Celeborn, Círdan.
Physical Description
LifespanImmortal.
DistinctionsExtreme love of the sea/forest.
Average heightTall.
GalleryImages of Teleri

The Teleri were the third of the Elf clans who took te Great Journey. They were the ancestors of the Valinorean Teleri, and the Sindar, Laiquendi, and Nandor of Middle-earth. Those who came to Aman became known as the Falmari.

The Nelyar ("The Third") was the largest of the three houses of the Elves. According to legend, the Teleri were descended from Enel, the third Elf to awake in Cuiviénen, his spouse Enelyë and their 72 companions; most of the Avari originally belonged to this clan. But it was Elwë, the first of the Teleri to come to Valinor, who became their king.

In ancient times they named themselves Lindar, or "Singers", because they were known for their fair voices

The Teleri were sundered from the first two clans, the Vanyar and the Noldor, because they tarried behind. Finally, most of them stayed behind searching for their lost king Elwë (later known as Thingol), and the first two clans were ferried across to Valinor on a huge island before. The Maia Ossë, kept them company while they waited, and became their friend.

Elwë's brother Olwë led those who wanted to continue the Journey to Valinor

The Sindar of Beleriand called themselves simply Edhil, which means Elves, and is related to the Quenya word Eldar of the same meaning.

The Teleri spoke the Common Telerin language during the Journey, from which Sindarin and Nandorin were also derived, as well as the Telerin of Valinor, considered a dialect of Quenya.

Etymology

Teleri is the plural of Teler which means "last".

In The Silmarillion the word Teleri refers both to the Third Clan in general, and that branch that made it to Aman, taken from the Vanyar and Noldor point of view; particularly the Teleri of Aman were called Falmari.

Other versions of the legendarium

In the early versions of Tolkien's mythology (see: The History of Middle-earth), they were known as Solosimpi ("Pipers of the Shores"), while the name Teleri was given to the clan of Elves known in the published version of The Silmarillion as Vanyar.

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