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Half-elven

2009-05-05T21:13:29Z

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'''Half-elven''' ([[Sindarin|Elvish]] singular '''Peredhel''', plural '''Peredhil'''), are the children of the union of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Half-elven are not a distinct race ''per se''.

The half-elven were given a choice to be counted as one of the [[Eldar]] (Elves), thus being immortal, or one of the [[Edain]] (Men), thus being mortal. In the list below, those who were counted as Eldar are italicized; those who were counted as Edain are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.

The important half-elven were:
* [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]], son of Man [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and Elf{{ref|1}} [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]], grandson of the [[Maia]] [[Melian]]. (1/4)
* ''[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]]'', son of the Man [[Tuor]] and Elf [[Idril]] (1/2)
* ''[[Elwing]]'', daughter of Dior and Elf [[Nimloth]]. (5/8)
* [[Eluréd and Elurín]]{{ref|2}}, sons of Dior and Nimloth. (5/8)
* ''[[Elrond]]'', son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Elros]], also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and Elf [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
* [[Elladan and Elrohir]], sons of Elrond{{ref|3}} and Celebrían. (25/32)
*[[Galador]], son of [[Imrazôr]] and [[Mithrellas]]{{ref|4}} (1/2)

Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake, who chose the Elves. Eärendil's fate was special however: he was not allowed to stay in [[Valinor]], but had to sail the heavens in his ship [[Vingilótë]], the [[Silmaril]] of Beren and Lúthien on the prow, as a sign of hope for [[Middle-earth]]. Elwing built a tower in the Shadowy Seas and often met him on his return.

The heirs of Elrond, including Arwen Undómiel, also had the free choice of kindred, therefore Arwen could choose to be counted amongst the Edain even though her father had chosen to be counted as Elven. The heirs of Elros were not given this choice, but their lifespan was enhanced many times that of normal Men. In later times the [[Númenórean]] Kings, descendants of Elros, regretted their forefather's choice, and this helped lead to the Downfall of Númenor.

Dior was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and he was therefore also counted as Half-elven, as were his children with the Elf Nimloth of [[Doriath]], Eluréd, Elurín, and Elwing. Eluréd and Elurín were killed, but Elwing was given her choice of kindred. Dior and his descendants also descend from the angelic beings the [[Maiar]], through Dior's grandmother, and Luthien's mother, Melian.

[[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond married [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] heir of Elros, and thus the two Half-elven lines were merged in the [[Fourth Age]]. Their son [[Eldarion]] and their daughters were not counted as Half-elven, but rather as [[Dúnedain]] restored.

== Notes ==
#{{note|3}} Lúthien was considered to be of the Eldar, not the half-elven; however, she was technically half-elven since only her father was an Elf. Her mother, [[Melian]], was one of the [[Maiar]], an angelic holy being. Though she did actually give up her mortality so her husband would be brought back to life, she was still considered one of the Eldar and never of the half-elven or Edain.
#{{note|2}} Eluréd and Elurín were captured by the servants of [[Celegorm]] and abandoned in the forest, thus dying before their decision as to their kindred could be made.
#{{note|3}} We are not sure of whether Elladan and Elrohir chose to be of the Edain or the Eldar; this information is not given in the books. However, since their choice was expressed by whether they would follow their father to [[Valinor]] at the time of his own departure, and they were described as remaining in [[Rivendell]], they are often said to have chosen the Edain.
#{{note|4}} This is a less known legend, which explains why the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]] were of Elven descent, but this (and perhaps other unaccounted instances) are less famous and are not usually mentioned among the half-elven.
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Half-elven

2009-05-05T21:09:48Z

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'''Half-elven''' ([[Sindarin|Elvish]] singular '''Peredhel''', plural '''Peredhil'''), are the children of the union of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Half-elven are not a distinct race ''per se''.

The half-elven were given a choice to be counted as one of the [[Eldar]] (Elves), thus being immortal, or one of the [[Edain]] (Men), thus being mortal. In the list below, those who were counted as Eldar are italicized; those who were counted as Edain are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.

The important half-elven were:
* [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]], son of Man [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and Elf{{ref|1}} [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]], grandson of the [[Maia]] [[Melian]]. (1/4)
* ''[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]]'', son of the Man [[Tuor]] and Elf [[Idril]] (1/2)
* ''[[Elwing]]'', daughter of Dior and Elf [[Nimloth]]. (5/8)
* [[Eluréd and Elurín]]{{ref|2}}, sons of Dior and Nimloth. (5/8)
* ''[[Elrond]]'', son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Elros]], also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and Elf [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
* [[Elladan and Elrohir]], sons of Elrond{{ref|3}} and Celebrían. (25/32)
*[[Galador]], son of [[Imrazôr]] and [[Mithrellas]]{{ref|4}} (1/2)

Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake, who chose the Elves. Eärendil's fate was special however: he was not allowed to stay in [[Valinor]], but had to sail the heavens in his ship [[Vingilótë]], the [[Silmaril]] of Beren and Lúthien on the prow, as a sign of hope for [[Middle-earth]]. Elwing built a tower in the Shadowy Seas and often met him on his return.

The heirs of Elrond, including Arwen Undómiel, also had the free choice of kindred, therefore Arwen could choose to be counted amongst the Edain even though her father had chosen to be counted as Elven. The heirs of Elros were not given this choice, but their lifespan was enhanced many times that of normal Men. In later times the [[Númenórean]] Kings, descendants of Elros, regretted their forefather's choice, and this helped lead to the Downfall of Númenor.

Dior was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and he was therefore also counted as Half-elven, as were his children with the Elf Nimloth of [[Doriath]], Eluréd, Elurín, and Elwing. Eluréd and Elurín were killed, but Elwing was given her choice of kindred.

[[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond married [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] heir of Elros, and thus the two Half-elven lines were merged in the [[Fourth Age]]. Their son [[Eldarion]] and their daughters were not counted as Half-elven, but rather as [[Dúnedain]] restored.

== Notes ==
#{{note|3}} Lúthien was considered to be of the Eldar, not the half-elven; however, she was technically half-elven since only her father was an Elf. Her mother, [[Melian]], was one of the [[Maiar]], an angelic holy being. Though she did actually give up her mortality so her husband would be brought back to life, she was still considered one of the Eldar and never of the half-elven or Edain.
#{{note|2}} Eluréd and Elurín were captured by the servants of [[Celegorm]] and abandoned in the forest, thus dying before their decision as to their kindred could be made.
#{{note|3}} We are not sure of whether Elladan and Elrohir chose to be of the Edain or the Eldar; this information is not given in the books. However, since their choice was expressed by whether they would follow their father to [[Valinor]] at the time of his own departure, and they were described as remaining in [[Rivendell]], they are often said to have chosen the Edain.
#{{note|4}} This is a less known legend, which explains why the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]] were of Elven descent, but this (and perhaps other unaccounted instances) are less famous and are not usually mentioned among the half-elven.
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Half-elven

2009-05-05T21:08:23Z

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'''Half-elven''' ([[Sindarin|Elvish]] singular '''Peredhel''', plural '''Peredhil'''), are the children of the union of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Half-elven are not a distinct race ''per se''.

The half-elven were given a choice to be counted as one of the [[Eldar]] (Elves), thus being immortal, or one of the [[Edain]] (Men), thus being mortal. In the list below, those who were counted as Eldar are italicized; those who were counted as Edain are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.

The important half-elven were:
* [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]], son of Man [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and Elf{{ref|1}} [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]], grandson of [[Maia]] [[Melian]]. (1/4)
* ''[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]]'', son of the Man [[Tuor]] and Elf [[Idril]] (1/2)
* ''[[Elwing]]'', daughter of Dior and Elf [[Nimloth]]. (5/8)
* [[Eluréd and Elurín]]{{ref|2}}, sons of Dior and Nimloth. (5/8)
* ''[[Elrond]]'', son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Elros]], also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and Elf [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
* [[Elladan and Elrohir]], sons of Elrond{{ref|3}} and Celebrían. (25/32)
*[[Galador]], son of [[Imrazôr]] and [[Mithrellas]]{{ref|4}} (1/2)

Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake, who chose the Elves. Eärendil's fate was special however: he was not allowed to stay in [[Valinor]], but had to sail the heavens in his ship [[Vingilótë]], the [[Silmaril]] of Beren and Lúthien on the prow, as a sign of hope for [[Middle-earth]]. Elwing built a tower in the Shadowy Seas and often met him on his return.

The heirs of Elrond, including Arwen Undómiel, also had the free choice of kindred, therefore Arwen could choose to be counted amongst the Edain even though her father had chosen to be counted as Elven. The heirs of Elros were not given this choice, but their lifespan was enhanced many times that of normal Men. In later times the [[Númenórean]] Kings, descendants of Elros, regretted their forefather's choice, and this helped lead to the Downfall of Númenor.

Dior was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and he was therefore also counted as Half-elven, as were his children with the Elf Nimloth of [[Doriath]], Eluréd, Elurín, and Elwing. Eluréd and Elurín were killed, but Elwing was given her choice of kindred.

[[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond married [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] heir of Elros, and thus the two Half-elven lines were merged in the [[Fourth Age]]. Their son [[Eldarion]] and their daughters were not counted as Half-elven, but rather as [[Dúnedain]] restored.

== Notes ==
#{{note|3}} Lúthien was considered to be of the Eldar, not the half-elven; however, she was technically half-elven since only her father was an Elf. Her mother, [[Melian]], was one of the [[Maiar]], an angelic holy being. Though she did actually give up her mortality so her husband would be brought back to life, she was still considered one of the Eldar and never of the half-elven or Edain.
#{{note|2}} Eluréd and Elurín were captured by the servants of [[Celegorm]] and abandoned in the forest, thus dying before their decision as to their kindred could be made.
#{{note|3}} We are not sure of whether Elladan and Elrohir chose to be of the Edain or the Eldar; this information is not given in the books. However, since their choice was expressed by whether they would follow their father to [[Valinor]] at the time of his own departure, and they were described as remaining in [[Rivendell]], they are often said to have chosen the Edain.
#{{note|4}} This is a less known legend, which explains why the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]] were of Elven descent, but this (and perhaps other unaccounted instances) are less famous and are not usually mentioned among the half-elven.
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Nine Rings

2009-05-05T02:26:11Z

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The '''Nine Rings''' were those of the [[Rings of Power]] that [[Sauron]] used to corrupt [[Men]] to his service; those who took the Nine Rings became the [[Nazgûl]].

==Effect==
The rings of men (or the nine) gave their wearer powerful magical abilities and made gave them the ability to influence peoples' will. The rings also gave a very long life, but the wearer would begin to feel worn out and eventually fade away into a wraith. The nine kings given the rings turned into [[ringwraiths]] because Sauron was able to take control of the rings.

==History==
The rings were made along with the others in [[Eregion]] and were forged by [[Celebrimbor]]. The nine were locked away in one of the safes of [[Eregion]], but all of the nine were captured by Sauron, who gave them to nine kings of men, three of which were [[Numenoreans]]. The owners of the nine eventually became the [[Nazgûl]].

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Thrór

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| life=[[Third Age 2542]] - [[Third Age 2790]], lived 248 years
| realm=[[Grey Mountains]], [[Lonely Mountain]]
| parentage=[[Dáin I]]
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'''Thrór''' ([[Third Age]] 2542 – 2790, lived 248 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 201 years, from 2589 to 2790. He was the eldest son of [[Dáin I]], and with his younger brother [[Grór]] he led his people away from the [[Grey Mountains]] after a great [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]] killed both his father and brother [[Frór]]. Thrór led some of the [[Dwarves]] back to [[Lonely Mountain]], where he became [[King under the Mountain]]. While Grór continued west with the a great following of Durin's folk to the [[Iron Hills]], where he founded his own [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|realm]].

== King under the Mountain ==

At Erebor, Thrór and his people were very prosperous. Gaining the friendship of the [[Northmen]] who lived along the river [[Celduin]]. These people later founded the town of [[Dale]] and had much trade of goods, beautiful trinkets, and weapons with the Dwarves. The [[Dwarves of Erebor | Ereborians]] also had much traffic of ores with their kinsman in the Iron Hills. And the region had peace and prosperity for many years.

In 2770 though their prosperity ended. The Dragon [[Smaug]] heard of the wealth of Thrór and his people. And he came south from the [[Ered Mithrin]] and sacked the Lonely Mountain, killing many Dwarves. But from the destruction many escaped last of them being Thrór and his son Thráin from the hidden [[Side Door]]. So with a small company of kin and faithful followers they made the great wandering south, until they reached the hills of [[Dunland]].

== Dunland, and the journey to Moria ==

In Dunland, his people tried to make a living, but twenty years after the [[Sack of Erebor]]
despondent and homeless, Thrór left his people and went north with a single companion, [[Nár]], but not before giving his son [[Thráin II]] his [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]], along with the [[Thrór’s Map|map]] and key to the Lonely Mountain. Thrór wished to see the fabled city of his ancestors, [[Khazad-dûm]].
Eventally they made it over the [[Redhorn Pass]] down into [[Azanulbizar]] the Dimrill Dale. And when Thrór came to the [[East-gate]] of Moria he found it open. Nár begged him to beware, but he took no he of him, and walked through the gates as the heir who had returned. But he did not come back. Nár stayed nearby for many days in hiding. Then one day he heard a loud shout and the blare of a horn, and a body was flung down the steps . Afraid it was Thrór, he began to creep near, but there came a voice from within the gate saying:
'Come on, beardling! We can see you. But there is no need to be afraid today. We need you as a messenger.'
Then Nár went forward, and found it was the body of the King, but his head was severed and lay face downward on the ground. As he knelt there, he heard Orc-laughter from the gate, and the voice said:
'If beggars will not wait at the door, but sneak in to try thieving, that is what we do to them. If any of your people poke foul beards in here again, they will fare the same. Go and tell them so! But if his family wish to know who is king here, the name is written on his face. I wrote it! I killed him! I am the master!'
Nár then turned the head over and saw branded across his forehead in [[Angerthas Moria|Dwarvish runes]] the name [[Azog | AZOG]]. Nár crouched to take it, but Azog said:
'Drop it! Be off! Here's your fee, beggar-beard.'
The Orc then through a small purse of silver coins at him. Weeping, Nár fled weeping as he went down the [[Silverlode]], but not before looking back and seeing the Orcs emerging and hacking Thrór's body into pieces and throwing them to the crows.

== Aftermath ==

When Nár told Thráin what had happened, he declared war on the Orcs and called all the [[Seven Houses of the Dwarves | Seven Houses]] together for vengeance.
Nine years later at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], the climax of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] the Thrór was avenged, and Thráin took the Azog's severed head and shoved the purse of coins into his mouth then set it on a stake.

== Genealogy ==
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[[Dáin I]]
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________|________
| | |
| | |
'''THRÓR''' [[Frór]] [[Grór]]
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[[Thráin II]] [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]]
==Etymology==
Thrór is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Bpar'
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|next=[[Thráin II]]
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|prev=[[Thorin I]], 350 years earlier
|next=Abandoned for 170 years until [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|list=3rd [[King under the Mountain]] <code>III</code> 2589 – 2770
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Gil-galad

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| name=Gil-galad
| quenya=[[fn]] ''[[Artanáro]]'' ([[S.]] [[mn]] ''[[Rodnor]]''/[[fn]] ''Ereinion'')
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<center>{{quote|Gil-galad was an Elven-king Of him the harpers sadly sing The last whose realm was fair and free Between the Mountains and the Sea.|From [[The Fall of Gil-galad]], as translated by [[Bilbo Baggins]]}}</center>
'''Ereinion Gil-galad''' was the sixth and last [[High King of the Noldor]]. He was the son of [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]] (in the Silmarillion he is the son of [[Fingon]]), who was in turn the son of [[Angrod]] of [[Finarfin]]'s house. Gil-galad was born in [[Beleriand]] late in the First Age, and was still a child at the time of the [[Dagor Bragollach]] where his grandfather [[Angrod]] was killed; therefore his father sent him to [[Círdan]] at the [[Havens of the Falas]] for safekeeping when [[Morgoth]] broke the [[Siege of Angband]] in that battle. Gil-galad was a descendant of the Noldor, Teleri and Vanyar. Teleri from his great-grandmother Eärwen who was the daughter of Olwë and Vanyarin from his Great-Great-grandmother Indis. Nonetheless, he was counted among the Noldor.

== History ==
Fingon fell in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and the crown passed to [[Turgon]] in Gondolin. When Gondolin was lost, Gil-galad received the Kingship of the Noldor, as his father had been killed in [[Nargothrond]]. He dwelt with the Exiles of the city at the [[Mouths of Sirion]] during the remainder of the First Age.

After the destruction of [[Beleriand]] during the [[War of Wrath]], Gil-galad founded a kingdom in [[Lindon]] in the far northwest of Middle-earth, between the [[Blue Mountains]] and the [[Great Sea]]. There he and his people prospered, until [[Sauron]] returned; he came first to Lindon in the form of [[Annatar]], the "Lord of Gifts", but Gil-galad and [[Elrond]] rejected him. Soon after, the [[One Ring]] was forged, and [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] began. Once [[Eregion]] fell to Sauron, Gil-Galad received the Elven Rings [[Narya]] and [[Vilya]], while the third ring, [[Nenya]] was given to [[Galadriel]]. He would later give Narya to Cirdan and after his death Vilya passed to Elrond.

After the [[Downfall of Númenor]], [[Elendil]] and his sons came to Middle-earth and formed an alliance with Gil-galad, the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]. They marched on Mordor and besieged [[Sauron]]'s [[Dark Tower]]. Sauron was defeated, but Gil-galad met his death in that war. According to the laws of succession, Elrond should have become the next High King of the Noldor, but he refused the crown, and Gil-galad became the last King of the Noldor in Middle-earth.

Gil-galad's weapon was the spear [[Aeglos (spear)|Aeglos]].

== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
[[Image:Shrunken Gil-galad.jpg|thumb|[[Mark Ferguson]] as Gil-galad in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]]]
Originally in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', Gil-galad was the son of [[Finrod Felagund]]. In the ''[[Grey Annals]]'', however, Felagund had no son, leaving his wife in [[Tirion]] at the [[Flight of the Noldor]]. Later writings, specifically the ''[[Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', presents the fact that Gil-galad was the son of Orodreth, who was in fact the son of Angrod. In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' Gil-galad is said to have been the son of [[Fingon]]. However, [[Christopher Tolkien]] later admitted that it was not so and that Gil-galad was Orodreth's son in the original manuscripts written by his father.
== Etymology ==
'''Gil-galad''' was his [[mother-name]], meaning "Starlight" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[gîl]]'' = "star" and ''[[galad]]'' = "radiance"). It was his preferred name in his youth. His [[father-name]] was '''Rodnor'''. As High King of the Noldor, his [[epessë]] was '''Ereinion''', "Scion of Kings" (from ''[[erain]]'' = "kings" and ''[[ion]]'' = "son").

== Portrayals in adaptations==
'''2001''': ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:In the prologue, Gil-galad can be seen wielding his spear Aeglos. His death is not shown, and he does not take down Sauron. He is played by [[Mark Ferguson]].

== Genealogy ==
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|next=none (abandoned)
|list=6th [[High King of the Noldor]] <code>I</code> 510 – <code>II</code> 3441
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== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Gil-galad|Images of Gil-galad]].

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[[Category:House of Finwë]]
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Elendur (son of Isildur)

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'''Elendur''' was the eldest son and heir of [[Isildur]], slain with his father in the [[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]]. He was also the most trusted son of Isildur, being the only son with knowledge of the [[One Ring]] borne by Isildur. Elendur was often said to be remarkably similar to [[Elendil]], his grandfather.

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Sons of Fëanor

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[[Image:Tuuliky - Sons of Feanor.jpg|thumb|250px|''Sons of Feanor'' by Tuuliky]]
'''Sons of Fëanor''' were the seven [[Noldor|Noldorin]] [[Elves]]: [[Maedhros]], [[Maglor]], [[Celegorm]], [[Caranthir]], [[Curufin]], [[Amrod]] and [[Amras]]. They took the [[Oath of Fëanor]] with their father, and pursued it after his death in the [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]]. They held lands in [[East Beleriand]], with Maedhros and Maglor holding the immediate passes south of [[Lothlann]], and the other brothers ruling lands behind their guard to the south. Their [[Sindarin]] names are the ones usually given.

[[Fëanor]]'s sons were in general allied with the other [[Elves of Beleriand]] against the power of [[Morgoth]]. After the recovery of one of the [[Great Jewels]] by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]], however, the Oath of their father came into action, and they fell upon the other Elves in hope of retrieving the Silmaril. They attacked [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]] in [[Doriath]], and the [[Exiles of Gondolin]] at the [[Mouths of Sirion]], but neither of these forays gained them the [[Silmarils|Jewel]]; it was borne into the West by [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]].

At the time of the [[War of Wrath]], only two of the seven sons remained, Maedhros and Maglor. They stole the last two Silmarils from the camp of [[Eönwë]], but their evil deeds in recovering them meant that the hallowed Jewels rejected their claimants. Maedhros in anguish threw himself into a fiery fissure, and Maglor in despair cast his Jewel into the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]].

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[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Feanoreans - Family picture.jpg|thumb|''Fëanoreans - Family picture'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]
#'''[[Maedhros]] the Tall''' - his [[father-name]] was ''[[Nelyafinwë]]'' ("Finwë the Third") and his [[mother-name]] was ''[[Maitimo]]'' ("Well-shaped One"). He gave up the High Kingship because of his rescue by [[Fingon]] son of [[Fingolfin]].
#'''[[Maglor]] the Minstrel''' - his father-name was ''[[Canafinwë]]'' ("Strong-voiced [of] Finwë") and his mother-name was ''[[Makalaurë]]'' ("Forging Gold" meant in the poetic sense).
#'''[[Celegorm]] the Fair''' - his father-name was ''[[Turcafinwë]]'' ("Strong Bodied [of] Finwë") and his mother-name was ''[[Tyelcormo]]'' ("Hasty-Riser").
#'''[[Caranthir]] the Dark''' - his father-name was ''[[Morifinwë]]'' ("Dark[-haired of] Finwë") because of his dark hair, and his mother name was ''[[Carnistir]]'' ("Red-faced") because of his ruddy complexion.
#'''[[Curufin]] the Crafty''' - his father-name was ''[[Curufinwë]]'' ("Skillful [son of] Finwë"), the same name as Fëanor. His mother-name was ''[[Atarinkë]]'' ("Little Father"). He was the father of [[Celebrimbor]], maker of the [[Rings of Power]].
#'''[[Amrod]]''' - his father-name was ''[[Pityafinwë]]'' ("Little [son of] Finwë") and his mother name was ''[[Ambarussa]]'' ("Top-russet").
#'''[[Amras]]''' - his father-name was ''[[Telufinwë]]'' ("Last [of] Finwë") and though his mother-name was originally ''[[Ambarussa]]'', his father insisted on naming him seperately. His mother gave him the name ''[[Umbarto]]'' ("The Fated"), but Fëanor changed it to ''[[Ambarto]]'' ("Upwards-exalted"), disturbed with the ominous name.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of the Sons of Fëanor|Images of the Sons of Fëanor]]

[[Category: Noldor]]
[[Category: House of Finwë]]
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