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In her view, the sundering of the Elves reflects the progressive decline and fall in Middle-earth from its initial perfection; the highest Elves are those who deviated least from that state, meaning that in Tolkien's scheme, ancestry is a guide to character.
In the long and complex process of the Sundering of the Elves, Tolkien consistently shows that the highest Elves are those who deviated least from their initial uncorrupted state: they complied with the will of the Valar, travelled to the blessed realm of Valinor where they saw the light of the Two Trees, and continued to speak the highest ...
The Elves awaken in Middle-earth (right). Elwë, Finwë, and Ingwë encourage their peoples to obey the call of the Valar and travel to Valinor (green arrows to the left), but some refuse, causing the first Sundering of the Elves. [1] Finwë's killing by Melkor leads in turn to the Flight of the Noldor (red arrows to the right) back to Middle ...
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Elves, at least the Eldar, have a pregnancy that lasts about a year. By the age of 1, Elves can speak, walk and dance. Puberty and full height are attained at around their fiftieth to one hundredth year, when they stop aging physically. [T 26] Elves marry freely, monogamously, only once, and for love early in life; adultery is unthinkable.
High Elves, the Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri who left for Valinor, are included in Category:High Elves (Middle-earth). Grey Elves, otherwise known as the Sindar, are listed more specifically under Category:Grey Elves. All other Elves, including the Silvan Elves, Avari, and Elves of uncertain or highly mixed origins remain in this category.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel is an Elvish hymn to Varda (Sindarin: Elbereth) in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.It is the longest piece of Sindarin in The Lord of the Rings.
This "concept of increasing separation" was also employed for the Sundering of the Elves in Tolkien's legendarium. [14] [13] The Lhammas indicates on Tolkien's diagrams of the "Tree of Tongues" that there were at various times some thirty Elvish languages and dialects. [8] [15]