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The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earth's history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. See Middle-earth canon for a discussion. This subject's portrayal in earlier or alternative versions is discussed in the other versions of the legendarium section. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay. ... It is remarkably difficult to speak of what is true in the context of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, or what texts should be considered canon; quite a few readers do not believe that any clear canon exists at all. ...


In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Eöl, always called thé Dark Elf was an Elf of Beleriand. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, the Moriquendi (the Elves of Darkness, singular Moriquend) are, in essence, the Elves that did not join the Great Journey over the sea and behold the light of the Two Trees in Valinor. ... The Elves (always pluralized as such, never Elfs) are one of the races that appear in the work of J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Beleriand was the region of northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. ...

He lived in Nan Elmoth, nominally part of Doriath. Eöl was a great smith and friend of the Dwarves of Nogrod and Belegost. He forged two great black swords from a meteorite's metal, but had to give the sword Anglachel to Thingol as tribute for living in Nan Elmoth. The other sword, Anguirel, he kept for himself. He also created a new type of metal, named Galvorn In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Nan Elmoth was the forest in Beleriand east of Doriath and south of the River Celon. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. ... The Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth are beings of short stature, often friendly with Hobbits although long suspicious of Elves. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Nogrod was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Belegost was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. ... Worlds second largest Meteorite in Culiacan, Mexico A meteorite is a relatively small extra-terrestrial body that reaches the Earths surface. ... This is a list of noted weapons from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... Elu Thingol is the King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar, a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... This is a list of noted weapons from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... Galvorn is a fictional material from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe, Middle-earth. ...


He ensnared Aredhel Ar-Feiniel sister of Turgon when she strolled in his forest, and wed her. Their son was Maeglin. Eöl hated the Ñoldor, and therefore refused Aredhel and Maeglin to seek out their kin. Aredhel and Maeglin later left for Gondolin, stealing Anguirel from him, and Eöl followed them. When denied permission to leave with Maeglin, he tried to kill his son. His poisoned dart actually hit and killed Aredhel, for which deed he was put to death. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Aredhel, called Ar-Feiniel, the White Lady of the Ñoldor, was the daughter of Fingolfin and Anairë, sister of Fingon, Turgon and Argon, and mother of Maeglin. ... Turgon is a commune of the Charente département in France. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Maeglin was an Elf, the son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Aredhel daughter of Fingolfin. ... The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earths history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Gondolin was a hidden city of the Elves founded by Turgon in the First Age. ...


Other versions of the legendarium

In the published The Silmarillion Eöl is portrayed as a Sindarin Elf, but from very late writings by Tolkien (specifically Quendi and Eldar, published in The War of the Jewels) it turns out that his final view of Eöl was that Eöl was an Avar who descended from the same clan of the Elves the Ñoldor had come from (the Tatar), but that Eöl hated his Valinorean cousins. Eöl's love for smithying and friendliness to the Dwarves is consistent with Tolkien's view of the Ñoldor, which are described as Dwarf-friends in the First and Second Ages. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay. ... In the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the fictional Sindar (meaning Grey People, singular Sinda, although the later term was not generally used by Tolkien) are Elves of Telerin descent. ... The War of the Jewels is the 11th volume of Christopher Tolkiens series The History of Middle-earth, analysing the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The main part of this article relates to the version of Middle-earths history that is considered canon by most Tolkien fans who accept such labels (see: Middle-earth canon). ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Awakening of the Elves is an event which took place long before the beginning of the First Age of Middle-earth. ... A map of Aman and Valinor A fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, Valinor (meaning Land of the Valar) is the realm of the Valar in Aman, the place to which they moved after being driven from Almaren by Melkor. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the rise of the Sun and the arrival of the Ñoldor in the land Beleriand in Middle-earth, and ended with the overthrow of Morgoth. ... The Second Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ...


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