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Thingol

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{{sindar infobox
| image=[[Image:Felix Sotomayor - Elu Thingol.jpg|250px]]
| name=Elu Thingol
| othernames=[[Elwë]] ([[Singollo]])
| titles=[[King of Doriath]]
| birth=Sometime during [[YOTT]], [[Cuiviénen]]
| realm=[[Menegroth]], [[Doriath]]
| death=[[First Age 502]], [[Menegroth]]
| age=1100
| parentage=Unknown
| spouse=[[Melian]]
| children=[[Lúthien Tinúviel]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver
|}}

'''Elu Thingol''' ([[Years of the Trees]] 1050 – [[First Age]] 502, aged approx. 4,800 years), more commonly known as '''Thingol''', was the [[King of Doriath]] and [[High King of the Sindar]]. Born '''Elwë''' during the first years of the [[Eldar]], he was the older brother of [[Olwë]] and [[Elmo]]1. He was also a good friend of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]]. Thingol would become a central figure of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', instigating the [[Quest for the Silmaril]], the greatest victory of the [[First Age]], but ultimately the cause of his own doom.

== History ==
=== Ambassador of the Valar ===
Thingol was born at [[Cuiviénen]]2 in the days before the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]], when [[Middle-earth]] was lit only by starlight. Three millennia later, after the [[Chaining of Melkor]], the [[Vala]] [[Oromë]] took three Elves, [[Ingwë]], Finwë, and Elwë, to [[Valinor]] to convince the [[Eldar]] to join the [[Valar]] in the [[Blessed Realm]]. Upon thier return, the Elven Ambassadors convinced many of the Eldar to join them on the [[Great Journey]] to the [[West]]. During the thousand mile journey, the Elven host seperated into three groups, the [[Vanyar]], [[Noldor]], and [[Teleri]]. The Teleri, led by Elwë and his brother Olwë, were the largest and slowest group, and were the last to reach the western shores of [[Middle-earth]]. The other Elves had already left for Valinor and the Teleri were forced to wait.

During this time Elwë wandered into the [[Nan Elmoth|Forest of Nan Elmoth]], where he met and fell in love with [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. Caught in an enchantment of their own making, Elwë and Melian could not be found by the searching Teleri. When the Valar returned to take the remaining Elves to Valinor, only some of them followed Olwë across the [[Great Sea]]. The rest had come to love the lands of [[Beleriand]] and refused to leave without their missing lord.

=== King of Doriath ===
[[Image:Elwe Heraldic Device.jpg|left|100px]]Over a thousand years passed before Elwë appeared again with his bride Melian. He gathered his people together and founded the Kingdom of [[Doriath]]. His subjects would become the [[Sindar]], or "Grey Elves", and their language was [[Sindarin]]. From then on Elwë was known as King Elu Thingol, and he claimed lordship over all the lands in Beleriand. While Thingol was King of the Grey Elves, who never saw the light of the [[Two Trees]], as an Ambassador for the Valar he was counted as a [[High Elves|High Elf]], and equal to any lord of the [[Eldar]].

On Melian's advice, Thingol became an ally of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Belegost]], who carved the caverns of [[Menegroth]] for him. In payment he gave them the great pearl [[Nimphelos]].

A thousand years before the first rising of the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]] the [[Green Elves]] entered Beleriand under [[Denethor of the Nandor|Denethor]]. Thingol welcomed them and gave them the lands of [[Ossiriand]], which they named [[Lindon]]. The Green Elves told of the spread of [[Orcs]] and other foul creatures in the north and east of Middle-earth. The Grey Elves began arming themselves.

Centuries later Melkor returned to Middle-earth. Now named [[Morgoth]], he had destroyed the Two Trees, killed Finwë, the High King of the Noldor, and stolen the fabled [[Silmarils]]. Seeking to claim dominion quickly, he launched a sudden assault on the lands of the Sindar. The [[First Battle of Beleriand]] went well for Thingol, who prevented any Orcs from invading Doriath, but the Green Elves took horrific losses and the [[Falathrim|Elves of the Coasts]] were beseiged.

The Elves of the Coasts were finally saved by the arrival of the Noldor, who launched the [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]] ("Battle Under the Stars"). Morgoth's forces were crushed and the Noldor began their long [[Siege of Angband]].

=== Thingol and the Noldor ===
After the First Battle of Beleriand, Doriath was encircled by the [[Girdle of Melian]], an impenetrable fog that guarded the kingdom. While his own kingdom was protected, Thingol was still loath to surrender any other lands in Beleriand to the Noldor as he was suspicious of the aggressive new lords in Middle-earth.
{{quote|In [[Hithlum]] the Noldor have leave to dwell, and in the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], and in the lands east of Doriath that are empty and wild... for I am the Lord of Beleriand, and all who seek to dwell there shall hear my word.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Of the Return of the Noldor"}}

King Thingol's relations with the Noldor were strained, and grew worse decades later when he learned of truth of the [[First Kinslaying|Kinslaying]]. Thingol banned these use of [[Quenya]] in his lands, which led to [[Sindarin]] being the common Elven tongue in Middle-earth. The King of Doriath refused to aid the Noldor in the war against Morgoth, and took little part in the Siege of Angband or the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("War of Sudden Flame").

=== The Quest for the Silmaril ===
Thingol and Melian had one child, a daughter named [[Lúthien]], said to be the fairest woman ever to live. Lúthien fell in love with a man named [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]. Thingol did not wish for the two to wed, as he valued his daughter very highly and disliked Men. As a bride-price he asked for a [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] from the crown of [[Morgoth]], thinking there was no way that Beren could fulfill this demand. It was, however, this very bride-price that killed him.

=== The Nauglamír and Thingol's Doom ===
Thingol became obsessed with the Silmaril and hired some [[Dwarves]] to place it in the [[Nauglamír]], the Necklace of the Dwarves. The Dwarven craftsmen also became obssessed with the jewel and slew Thingol for possession of it, setting off a chain of events that led to the destruction of [[Doriath]] and the scattering of its people.

Thingol's heir was [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]], son of Beren and Lúthien.

Thingol's sword was called '''Aranrúth''' ("King's Ire"). His crown was described in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' as crafted of gold and studded with red rubies and clear crystal.

== Etymology ==
The Elf known as Thingol was born '''''Elwë''''', [[Quenya]] for "Man of the Stars" (where "man" means ''male'', not ''human''). His [[epessë]] (honorary name) was '''''Singollo''''', or "Grey Cloak". Elwë Singollo's preferred language was [[Sindarin]], to which his name translates as '''''Elu Thingol'''''. Among his subjects he went by his honorarium, '''''Thingol''''', King of Doriath.

== Genealogy ==
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'''ELU THINGOL''' = [[Melian]] [[Olwë]] [[Elmo]]1
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| [[House of Bëor]]
| :
| :
[[Lúthien]] = [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]]
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[[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]]
</code>
{{sequence
|prev=none
|next=[[Dior Eluchíl]]
|list=[[King of Doriath]] YotT 1152 – <code>I</code> 502
}}

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Thingol|Images of Thingol]]

== Notes ==
# [[Elmo]] is a later addition by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and is not in the published ''[[Silmarillion]]''.
# This information is from the ''[[Cuivienyarna]]'', part of ''[[Quendi and Eldar]]'', a late revision of the [[legendarium]] by Tolkien. In the published ''Silmarillion'', Elu Thingol ''awoke'' at Cuiviénen, instead of being ''born'' there. See [[Awakening of the Elves]].

[[Category:High Elves]]
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[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]

Fonts

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[[Image:Daniel Reeve - Lettering.gif|thumb|300px|An assortment of letterings done by [[Daniel Reeve]]. (Unfortunately these are not available fonts)]]
''[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts.html Listing courtesy of the Tolkien Font Page at Thehutt.de]''

'''Ringbearer Medium''' - The font from the "Lord of the Rings" title logo. 
v1.00 © Pete Klassen, 2002 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/ringbearer.zip Download] | [http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/ringbearer/readme.html Readme] 
 
'''Aniron''' - The font from the "Lord of the Rings" end credits. 
v1.00 © Pete Klassen, 2004 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/aniron.zip Download (Unicode)] | [http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/anironc.zip Download (Cyrillic)] | [http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/aniron/readme.html Readme] 
 
'''Albertus MT''' - The font from the movie subtitle ("The Fellowship of the Ring") of the "Lord of the Rings" logo. 
© Agfa, 1999 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/albert.zip Download Western] | [http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/albertr.zip Download Cyrillic] 
 
'''Angerthas''' 
Author Unknown 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/angerthas.zip Download] 
 
'''Angerthas Moria''' 
© Morten Bek, 1997 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/angerthasmoria.zip Download] 
 
'''Bilbo Hand''' - The archive contains 3 types 
© Nancy Lorenz, 2002 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/bilboh.zip Download] 
 
'''Cirth Erebor''' (6 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/cirtherebor.zip Download] 
 
'''Elven Common Speak''' - Latin alphabet in Elvish style 
© Nancy Lorenz 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/elven.zip Download] 
 
'''Elvish Ring NFI''' - Latin font in Tengwar Cursive style 
© Norfok 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/elvishringnfi.zip Download] 
 
'''Fanjofey AH''' (2 Fonts) - Latin fonts in hand-written Tengwar style 
© Andreas Höfeld 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/fanjofey_ah.zip Download] 
 
'''First Order''' (6 Fonts) - A font, similar to the font in the "Lord of the Rings" credits. But not very similar. 
© Daniel Zadorozny 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/first_order.zip Download] 
 
'''Hobbiton''' - A font from the maps and signs of Hobbiton 
© Nancy Lorenz, 2001 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/hobbiton.zip Download] 
 
'''Hobbiton Brushed''' - A font from the maps and signs of Hobbiton 
© Nancy Lorenz, 2001 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/hobbitonb.zip Download] 
 
'''Kelt''' - A font similar to what is used in the movie. 
© Bay Animation Inc., 1994 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/kelt.zip Download Western] | [http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/stonehenge.zip Download Cyrillic] 
 
'''Moon Runes''' 
Author Unknown 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/moonrune.zip Download] 
 
'''Party Business''' - A font from the sign at Bilbo's door 
© Nancy Lorenz, 2002 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/party.zip Download] 
 
'''Tengwar Noldor''' (4 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/noldor.zip Download] 
 
'''Tengwar Quenya''' (5 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
Author Unknown 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/quenya.zip Download] 
 
'''Tengwar Sindarin''' (4 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/sindar.zip Download] 
 
'''Anglo-Saxon Runes''' (3 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/runea.zip Download] 
 
'''Dwarf Runes''' (3 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/runed.zip Download] 
 
'''Germanic Runes''' (3 Fonts) 
© Daniel Steven Smith, 1998 
[http://www.thehutt.de/tolkien/fonts/runeg.zip Download] 
 
'''Runic''' (3 Fonts) - Western font in Rune style. The example shows "GANDALF FOR PRESIDENT". Upper case is in Cyrillic. 
© Dmitry Derevenjov

King of Rohan

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All dates are in the [[Third Age]], except where noted. All of the Kings were of the same dynasty, the [[House of Eorl]], divided into separate Lines when a king was not succeeded by his direct male descendant (in both cases the nephew of the king ascended the throne).

{|
|colspan=3 align="center" style="background: #ccc"|'''First Line'''
|-
|align="right"|1.
|[[Eorl]] ''the Young'', son of [[Léod]]
|align="right"|2510

Sméagol

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[[Image:Peter Jackson's The Return of the King - 0001.jpg|thumb|250px|''Sméagol'' played by [[Andy Serkis]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]].]]
'''Sméagol''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[Stoors|Stoor-kind]] who lived on the banks of the [[Anduin]] in the later [[Third Age]]. His friend [[Déagol]] came upon the [[One Ring]], but Sméagol murdered Déagol and took the Ring. He was eventually exiled by his people, and crept into the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]], where he became the creature of the dark better known as [[Gollum]].

==Origin of the name==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] explained in his [[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]] the origin of the name ''Sméagol'' in the lemma on [[smials]]:
{{quote|'''Smials'''. A word peculiar to hobbits (not Common Speech), meaning 'burrow'; leave unchanged. It is a form that the Old English word '''smygel''' 'burrow' might have had, if it had survived. The same element appears in Gollum's real name, '''Sméagol'''.|Tolkien }}

See more information [[Gollum#Name

Bilbo's Last Song (at the Grey Havens)

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'''Bilbo's Last Song''' is a poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It was originally entitled "Bilbo's Last Lay", but this was later changed due to the obvious difficulties over the last word. It was given by Tolkien as a gift to his secretary Joy Hill in 1966. After Tolkien's death in 1973 Hill showed the poem to Donald Swann, who liked the poem so much that he set it to music and included it in the second edition of The Road Goes Ever On in 1978. The poem was also illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and published as a poster in 1974. In 1990 the text was finally published in book form, reillustrated by Baynes. 
 
The poem is sung by [[Bilbo Baggins]] at the Grey Havens, as he is about to leave [[Middle-earth]] forever. Chronologically this places it at the very end of The Return of the King, the last book of The Lord of the Rings, although it was written later than the books and never included in them. 
 
The song is included in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of [[The Lord of the Rings]] (1981), with music by Stephen Oliver. The first verse is chanted by John Le Mesurier as Bilbo, the second omitted, and the third sung by a boy soprano. 
 
 
[[Image:Pauline_Baynes_-_Bilbo's_Last_Song_(with_text).jpg|thumb|225px]]
''Day is ended, dim my eyes,'' 
''but journey long before me lies.'' 
''Farewell, friends! I hear the call.'' 
''The ship's beside the stony wall.'' 
''Foam is white and waves are grey;'' 
''beyond the sunset leads my way.'' 
''Foam is salt, the wind is free;'' 
''I hear the rising of the Sea.'' 
 
''Farewell, friends! The sails are set,'' 
''the wind is east, the moorings fret.'' 
''Shadows long before me lie,'' 
''beneath the ever-bending sky,'' 
''but islands lie behind the Sun'' 
''that I shall raise ere all is done;'' 
''lands there are to west of West,'' 
''where night is quiet and sleep is rest.'' 
 
''Guided by the Lonely Star,'' 
''beyond the utmost harbour-bar,'' 
''I'll find the heavens fair and free,'' 
''and beaches of the Starlit Sea.'' 
''Ship, my ship! I seek the West,'' 
''and fields and mountains ever blest.'' 
''Farewell to Middle-earth at last.'' 
''I see the Star above my mast!'' 

==Original manuscript==
[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Bilbo's_Last_Song.jpg|thumb|Original manuscript]]
At 12:00:00 PST December 15th, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California, the original manuscript will be auctioned off. With a starting bid of $20,000 and an estimate of nearly double, this will be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Bundled with the manuscript are two autographed letters ([[:Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_to_Joy_Hill.jpg|Letter 1]]) and the [[:Image:Pauline Baynes - Bilbo's Last Song.jpg|original painting]] for the poem by [[Pauline Baynes]].

==External links==
* [http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-manuscript-of-Bilbos-Last-Song_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ52933QQihZ013QQitemZ230055764285QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW eBay auction of original manuscript]

[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Poems]]

Tulkas

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{{expansion}}
[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Tulkas the Strong.jpg|thumb|''Tulkas the Strong'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]].]]
'''Tulkas''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Strong, steadfast") (from the [[Valarin]] ''[[Tulukastāz]]'') is a [[Valar|Vala]]. In [[Sindarin]], his name is ''Tulcus''. He is also called ''[[Astaldo]]'' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "the Valiant"). He is the spouse of [[Nessa]].

Tulkas was the most warlike of the Valar and the last of them to descend into [[Arda]], coming to the aid of the others when he heard of their war with [[Melkor]]. Melkor fled before him, and the [[Spring of Arda]] was begun.

After the [[Two Lamps]] were erected and the Valar had made their first dwelling at [[Almaren]], Tulkas wedded [[Nessa]] in a great feast. Being weary and content he slept, and Melkor decided his hour to retaliate had come.

Tulkas is described as delighting in wrestling and contests of strength. He wields no weapon, and rides no steed. As he cares little about either past or future, he is not a good councillor, but nonetheless a very hardy friend. He is described as being slow to wrath, but also slow to forgive

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