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Among the wisest of the Noldor is Rúmil, creator of the first writing system, Sarati, and author of many books of lore. [6] Fëanor, son of Finwë and Míriel, is the greatest of their craftsmen, "mightiest in skill of word and of hand", [T 3] and creator of the Silmarils. Fëanor also devised the Tengwar script. [6]
This category lists the Grey Elves or Sindar from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.. This includes all the Eldar who originally left for Valinor, but never crossed Belegaer: they became the Grey Elves of Beleriand.
Valinor (Quenya: Land of the Valar) or the Blessed Realm is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the home of the immortal Valar on the continent of Aman, far to the west of Middle-earth; he used the name Aman mainly to mean Valinor.
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.
The Eldar are those who accepted the summons. Their name, literally Star People, was given to them by Oromë, in their own language, Primitive Quendian. [4] [5] The Avari are those who refused the summons. [5] Half of the Avari (the "refusers") [6] came from the largest tribe, the Nelyar, but most of the Nelyar went on the journey. [a] [T 1]
The framework for J. R. R. Tolkien's conception of his Elves, and many points of detail in his portrayal of them, is thought by Haukur Þorgeirsson to have come from the survey of folklore and early modern scholarship about elves (álfar) in Icelandic tradition in the introduction to Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri ('Icelandic legends and fairy tales').
These ships only entered the fleet in the early 1980s, but there may not be much more time left for them as the U.S. Navy is moving in a different direction. 2. Los Angeles-class submarine
Glorfindel (Sindarin pronunciation: [ɡlɔrˈfindɛl]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.He is a member of the Noldor, one of the three groups of High Elves.