Thingol

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[[Image:Felix Sotomayor - Elu Thingol.jpg|thumb|250px|Image of ''Elu Thingol'' by [[Felix Sotomayor]].]]
'''Elu Thingol''' is the King of [[Doriath]] and High King of the [[Sindar]]. More accurately ''Thingol'' was the [[Sindarin]] form of the surname of one of the kings of the [[Teleri]]. ''Elu'' is from ''Elwë'', ''Star-man'' (''man'' in the sense ''male'', not ''human''). Thingol comes from ''sindacollo'', ''grey cloak''. The [[Quenya]] form of the same name is '''Elwë Singollo''', ''Singollo'' meaning [[Greycloak]]. He is the brother of [[Olwë]], who is the King of [[Alqualondë]] and High King of the Teleri of [[Aman]]. He was also a good friend of [[Finwë]], High King of the [[Ñoldor]]. He may have had a second brother, [[Elmo]].

The first mention of Thingol is when he travels from [[Cuiviénen]] with [[Oromë]] to see the land of [[Valinor]]. Upon his return, he manages to convince many of his people to follow him back to that country. On the [[Great Journey]] to the West, the Teleri lag behind, and do not arrive at the coast until after the departure of the moving island of [[Tol Eressëa]]. Thus, they stay in [[Beleriand]] for many years until Tol Eressëa is brought again to fetch them. By this time, many of the Teleri have grown to like Beleriand, and decide to stay there. Elwë is among them, having encountered [[Melian]] the [[Maiar|Maia]] in the woods of [[Nan Elmoth]] and fallen deeply in love with her. Thingol and Melian become king and queen of the Teleri who stay in Beleriand, who then become known as the Sindar. Interestingly, since Thingol had previously visited Valinor as an ambassador of the Teleri, he is, uniquely, both of the Sindar and of the [[Calaquendi]]. Melian has a daughter, named [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]] and 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. 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 an abandoned part of the [[Lay of Leithian]] as being gold and studded with red rubies and clear crystal.

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