Tolkien could have used the word companies to describe the elven groups but he chose instead to call them hosts. There are different elves and elvish languages, but since not a lot is known about any but the sindarin language in terms of names and naming conventions, this. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose. The hobbit jrr tolkien, horse names, horse love, cool names, narnia, lord of the rings, middle earth, my books, horses. The washington post the tale of middleearth before and during the coming of the humans. One thing that did make me laugh though is the lessthanflattering names the elves keep giving to the dwarves. The legendary precursor to the lord of the rings a creation of singular beauty. Its the name of the elf who makes an appearance in the book the silmarillion that was edited and published by j. Silmarillion edited by christopher tolkien annotation the silmarillion is j. The indexes of the lord of the rings and the silmarillion by robert ireland advisor. But after the silmarils were stolen by melkor, some of the elves returned to. Voronwe is a cool sounding elven baby name, meaning steadfast one or the constant one.
Dont worry, there will be many more names on it soon. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from guy gavriel kay. It usually reflected either the name of the father or mother, indicating the persons descent. The eldar, according to the silmarillion, set out upon the great journey in four hosts.
However, readers of the silmarillion know that theres a lot more to elves than just what can be gleaned from their interactions with men, dwarves, and hobbits. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977 with assistance from guy gavriel kay. The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinor. He is known as beleg strongbow and was considered one of the greatest archers of the first age of middleearth. You have found an elvish book, parf edhellen, dedicated to the fictional languages in tolkiens legendarium. The lord of the rings is the secondbest selling novel ever written and has been adapted into an award winning and record breaking movie trilogy, even those who havent read the books or watched the movies have likely heard of this immensely popular franchise. Therefore, i contend that mothernames are also possible. In this edition the other articles are here of the silmarillion, nerdsplained lets take a look at the race of elves, starting from the very beginning, and taking a look at some. This website is dedicated to tolkiens languages, with an emphasis on the elvish languages of his legendarium. Tolkiens other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete. Other names, people of the stars, firstborn, elder children of iluvatar. As we work to finish it, here is the incomplete version. The silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. The forerunner to the lord of the rings, the silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of middleearth, introducing some of the key characters the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world.
The originally awoke in a place far to the east of any lotr action, along the shores of a bay called cuivienen. You have stumbled upon one of the largest resource sites on the web offering a variety of unique features based on the creative works of j. The silmarillion is a complex work that explores a wide array of themes inspired by many ancient, medieval, and modern sources, including the finnish kalevala, the hebrew bible, norse sagas, greek mythology, celtic mythology, and world war i. That way, if you have a feminine version of a male name or vice versa, you dont need to worry about changing the suffixes in the names. Martin shaws reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful. Readers of the hobbit and the lord of the rings will find in the silmarillion a cosmology to call their own, medieval romances, fierce fairy tales, and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury. Tolkiens work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the bible of middleearth does the silmarillion justice. Our dictionary consists of imported glosses from a variety of quality dictionaries, categorised. In any language unraveling the source of words, and thereby their subtle meanings, is not just a. Beleg is an elven character that doesnt get enough love.
Each name has a different ring, which helps you choose a name for a leading character, a supporting character, and a villain. The musthave companion to the epic masterpiece the lord of the rings the silmarillion is tolkiens first book and his last. The silver elves are a family of elves who have since 1975 been living and sharing the elven way or elven spiritual path. The narrator, martin shaw, does an admirable job pronouncing all of the names of beings and places consistently. The silmarillion is really an incredible book if youre a fan of j. Come on in and register, then jump in and get involved. Elf who makes an appearance in the book the silmarillion that was. The washington post set primarily in the first age of middleearth, the silmarillion contains the legend of the creation of the world and an account of the elder days. Pages in category elven names the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. These lists are divided into names for female elves, names for male elves, and surnames for elves. But be warned, if youve never read the silmarillion, know that its not a happy book.
The silmarillion chronicles the history of tolkien s created world, from the creation to the events leading up the the war of the ring, the events chronicled in the hobbit and the lord of the rings. They lived there for some amount of time long enough to develop language and a modest civilization before the valar were made aware of their. Tolkiens other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe of ea in which are found. But the problem with spacing the generations out longer is that you end up with too few elves. First published in 1977, it encompasses the stories and characters of the first and second ages of middleearth. For all things tolkien, lord of the rings, and the hobbit. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the vala responsible for recording stories. Tolkiens tragic, operatic history of the first age of middleearth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic lord of the rings saga. The silmarillion characters the one wiki to rule them. In the book of lost tales, a diminutive fairylike race of elves had once.
Ulmo loves both elves and men, and never abandoned them, not even when they lay under the wrath of the valar. Later notes, reflected in the silmarillion and the war of the jewels, interpret the name instead as star. Some, known afterwards as the calaquendi elves of the light, were brought by the valar from middleearth to valinor across. The silmarillion is a book by jrr tolkien that takes place in the same literary universe as his works the lord of the rings and the hobbit. One of the mightiest of the ainur, he was second in majesty of the aratar, after manwe and varda. His name was explained by tolkien in a letter from 1958 to rhona beare as elf of the cave, as he was found as an infant abandoned in a cave.
The elves, who called themselves the quendi, and who in lore are commonly referred to as the eldar adj. If youre a lotr fan and really like the elvish names, try looking in tolkiens the silmarillion. Books, the silmarillion beren and luthien icon speculative fiction portal. None of the later elvish languages had a common name for a greater number. After melkor stole the silmarils and killed finwe, feanor stirred the noldor to. Tolkien, which include the hobbit, the lord of the rings and the silmarillion. Long preceding in its origins the lord of the rings, it is the story of the first age of tolkiens world, the ancient drama to which characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in which some of them, such as elrond and galadriel, took part.
Luthien and beren are fictional characters in the fantasyworld middleearth of the english author j. Our database of names is created by real name experts with a great passion for onomastics, the study of names. He plays a large part in the book children of hurin, and his story is definitely one dramatic enough to be successful on the big screen. Generate names and words inspired in tolkiens book and mythology like the lord of the rings, the hobbit or the silmarillion. The silmarillion by tolkien, first edition abebooks. First, let it be established that the author of this dictionary is not a grammarian he is a student of etymologies.
Martin shaws reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the. We know that in an earlier version, of his elven language history, tolkien made a way to have fathernames for the ilkorin elves uncivilized elves outside the elven cities from a note in the etymologies. This name generator will give you 5 random elf names fit for the lord of the rings universe. Time the story of the creation of the world and of the first age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the. An elf of valinor was typically given one name ataresse at birth by the father. If you are selecting an elvish name for your baby, you may want to pick. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publishers prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it. While its hard to keep track of the multitude of characters and all the permutations and migrations of the three main elven tribes, there are unforgettable images in the book, and beautiful passages of despair and hope.
Below are several names for elves that you might want to consider for your fantasy story. Elrond was lord of rivendell, one of the elven leaders that remained in middleearth in its third age. You are going to be pleasantly surprised by how elegant these elf names are. Consider all names to be genderless unless specified otherwise in their meaning. Much of the early history of the elvish peoples is devoted to their movements. Tolkien, it is the story of the creation of the world and of the first age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as elrond and galadriel, took part.
Pages in category characters in the silmarillion the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 215 total. If you want the names but dont want the whole history of middle earth, just look at the index in the back of the book. Tolkien the silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. In other writings, part of the history of middleearth, tolkien details elvish naming conventions. The difference between this generator and the lord of the rings online generators is that these names are a lot more strict in terms of sticking to lore. Namesakes this is a list of characters from the stories of j. The silmarillion, valaquenta ulmo quenya, pronounced. In 1937, having had his manuscript for the silmarillion rejected by a publisher who disparaged all the eyesplitting celtic names that tolkien had given his elves.