List of Middle-earth Elves

List Of Middle-earth Elves

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional Earth, often called Middle-earth, and set in the remote past. They appear in The Hobbit and in The Lord of the Rings. Their complex history is described in The Silmarillion, as well as in the Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth.

The following is an alphabetically ordered list of Elves that are named in Tolkien's works. It excludes the Half-elven such as Elrond and Arwen.

Elvish names have meanings in the Elvish languages devised by Tolkien, e.g. Quenya, Noldorin, Goldogrin, Sindarin.

Tolkien decided late in his life that Elves of the Second Clan who lived in Eldamar bore several names:

  • "father-name" (Quenya ataressë), given by the father
  • "mother-name" (amilessë), given by the mother
  • "after-name" (epessë), a nickname given by others later in life
  • "self-name" (kilmessë), assumed by oneself

Most Elves have only one name in Tolkien's writings.

This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.


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