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Eagles
The Eagles were mighty birds
of prey descended of the great eagles f Manwe. Manwe used some of
them as his messengers and sent them to Middle-earth, where some of
the birds settled to watch over the fate of other races. The chief
of those was Thorondor, who attacked Morgoth himself and rent his
face with his claws. Later, Beren and Luthien were brought to safety
from the wrath of Morgoth by none other than Thorondor and his
vassals.
In the Great Battle at the
end of the First Age, the Eagles slew fire-breathing dragons, which
had been created in the deep pits of Angband.
In the Third Age, the Eagles
were known to dwell in the northern reaches of the Misty Mountains,
and their high "eyries" were only to be reached by wing. Some of the
important deeds performed by the Eagles – especially Gwaihir
Windlord their chief and his kin – include rescuing Gandalf from his
imprisonment atop the Tower of Orthanc, helping Gandalf, Bilbo and
the dwarves in the Quest of Erebor, bearing Frodo and Sam out of the
ruin of Mount Doom and some others. The Eagles did not shun battle
and took part in that of the Five Armies and in the Battles of
Cormallen where the fate of Middle-earth was decided.
Apart from times of war and
great unrest, the Eagles shunned humans and behaved rather stand-offishly.
Moreover, they were justly accused of stealing cattle and sheep by
the inhabitants of the regions adjacent to the Misty Mountains. Such
sallies were, however, a great rarity. First of all, the Eagles
performed the function of surveying and protecting the northern
borders from the onslaught by Orcs and other vile creatures that
lurked in the caverns at the mountains’ feet. The reason for the
Eagles’ distaste for Orcs and Wargs is therefore self-evident.
Although the Eagles were
very good at keeping their secrets to themselves, they were known to
be at least incredibly long-lived, if not altogether immortal. In
might and size they were unsurpassed by any other flying creatures,
except for the Nazgul winged beasts and the dragons.
Earendil
Called also the Blessed, the
Bright and the Mariner. A half-elf, son of Idril and Tuor who
married Elwing. Earendil was the one who built the ship Vingiloth
that bore the Silmaril to Valinor. There Earendil was allowed to
stay, and from that time on every night he put up the sails of
Vingiloth and brought the Silmaril out into the night sky as a sign
of hope for all those suffering under the yoke of the Darkness.
Many songs have been sung
about Earendil’s feat and about his mission. One of those was
“Earendil was a Mariner”, which tells the story of their meeting
with Elwing and of their flight to Valinor. It runs in this way:
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Eärendil was a mariner
that tarried in Arvernien;
he built a boat of timber felled
in Nimbrethil to journey in;
her sails he wove of silver fair,
of silver were her lanterns made,
her prow was fashioned like a swan,
and light upon her banners laid.
In panoply of ancient kings,
in chainéd rings he armoured him;
his shining shield was scored with runes
to ward all wounds and harm from him;
his bow was made of dragon-horn,
his arrows shorn of ebony,
of silver was his habergeon,
his scabbard of chalcedony;
his sword of steel was valiant,
of adamant his helmet tall,
an eagle-plume upon his crest,
upon his breast an emerald.
Beneath the Moon and under star
he wandered far from northern strands,
bewildered on enchanted ways
beyond the days of mortal lands.
From gnashing of the Narrow Ice
where shadow lies on frozen hills,
from nether heats and burning waste
he turned in haste, and roving still
on starless waters far astray
at last he came to Night of Naught,
and passed, and never sight he saw
of shining shore nor light he sought.
The winds of wrath came driving him,
and blindly in the foam he fled
from west to east and errandless,
unheralded he homeward sped.
There flying Elwing came to him,
and flame was in the darkness lit;
more bright than light of diamond
the fire upon her carcanet.
The Silmaril she bound on him
and crowned him with the living light
and dauntless then with burning brow
he turned his prow; and in the night
from Otherworld beyond the Sea
there strong and free a storm arose,
a wind of power in Tarmenel;
by paths that seldom mortal goes
his boat it bore with biting breath
as might of death across the grey
and long-forsaken seas distressed:
from east to west he passed away.
Through Evernight he back was borne
on black and roaring waves that ran
o'er leagues unlit and foundered shores
that drowned before the Days began,
until he heard on strands of pearl
when ends the world the music long,
where ever foaming billows roll
the yellow gold and jewels wan.
He saw the Mountain silent rise
where twilight lies upon the knees
of Valinor, and Eldamar
beheld afar beyond the seas.
A wanderer escaped from night
to haven white he came at last,
to Elvenhome the green and fair
where keen the air, where pale as glass
beneath the Hill of Ilmarin
a-glimmer in a valley sheer
the lamplit towers of Tirion
are mirrored on the Shadowmere.
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He tarried there from errantry,
and melodies they taught to him,
and sages old him marvels told,
and harps of gold they brought to him.
They clothed him then in elven-white,
and seven lights before him sent,
as through the Calacirian
to hidden land forlorn he went.
He came unto the timeless halls
where shining fall the countless years,
and endless reigns the Elder King
in Ilmarin on Mountain sheer;
and words unheard were spoken then
of folk of Men and Elven-kin,
beyond the world were visions showed
forbid to those that dwell therein.
A ship then new they built for him
of mithril and of elven-glass
with shining prow; no shaven oar
nor sail she bore on silver mast:
the Silmaril as lantern light
and banner bright with living flame
to gleam thereon by Elbereth
herself was set, who thither came
and wings immortal made for him,
and laid on him undying doom,
to sail the shoreless skies and come
behind the Sun and light of Moon.
From Evereven's lofty hills
where softly silver fountains fall
his wings him bore, a wandering light,
beyond the mighty Mountain Wall.
From World's End then he turned away
and yearned again to find afar
his home through shadows journeying,
and burning as an island star
on high above the mists he came,
a distant flame before the Sun,
a wonder ere the waking dawn
where grey the Norland waters run.
And over Middle-earth he passed
and heard at last the weeping sore
of women and of elven-maids
in Elder Days, in years of yore.
But on him mighty doom was laid,
till Moon should fade, an orbéd star
to pass, and tarry never more
on Hither Shores where mortals are;
for ever still a herald on
an errand that should never rest
to bear his shining lamp afar,
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However, Earendil was to
return to Middle-earth again in the end of the First Age. He took
part in the Great Battle, where he slew Ancalagon the Black, the
greatest of all winged dragons.
It is worth mentioning that
Frodo received a phial with the light of Earendil’s star captured in
it as a present from Galadriel – so that it would be “a light in
dark places, when all other lights go out”.
Earnil
Thirty-second King of
Gondor.
Earnur
Son of Earnil, last King of
Gondor, in whom the line of Anarion came to its end.
Earwen
A Telerin Elf-maid, daughter
of Olwe Lord of Alqualonde and spouse of Finarfin son of Finwe. The
children of Finarfin and Earwen were Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod,
Aegnor and Galadriel.
Easterlings
See the article on
Easterlings in the Characters of the Dark.
The reason I included this race of Men in this list
as well is that not all of them were wholly evil. Some, like Bor and
his son, kept their allegiance to the Elves.
Ecthelion
1)
In the First Age: an Elf-lord of Gondolin. Slain by Gothmog
Lord of Balrogs during the assault upon the city.
2)
In the Third Age: a Steward of Gondor who ruled in the years
2685-2698. known in particular for creating the Tower of Gondor (The
White Tower, also the Tower of Ecthelion), which crowns the topmost
circle of Minas-Tirith.
3)
In the Third Age: a Steward of Gondor, father of Denethor II.
His years of rule were 2953 to 2984.
Edain (Atani)
A collective name originally
used to denote all Men. As the name was most frequently used by the
Elves, however, its meaning gradually narrowed down to denote the
Men of the Three Houses only, because they were the ones those Elves
most frequently came in contact with. The three branches meant here
are the House of Beor, the House of Haleth and the House of Hador.
Traditionally, the name
“edain” was used to distinguish the representatives of the above
mentioned Houses from other Men like the Haradrim and the
Easterlings. In the Second Age, the name was transformed to
“dunedain” (dun-edain, Men of the West). It was in widespread use
among the noble kings of Numenor who were naturally proud of their
ancestry. In the course of time, however, the meaning of “edain”
widened once again to include other kinds of Men, especially the
Rohirrim and other nations neighboring Gondor.
Edrahil
Chief of the Elves of
Nargothrond who accompanied Finrod and Beren on their quest, and
died in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth.
Eglath
“The Forsaken People”? name
given to themselves by the Telerin Elves who remained in Beleriand
seeking for Elwe (Thingol) when the main host of the Teleri departed
to Aman.
Eilinel
Wife of Gorlim the Unhappy,
taken as captive and slain by the minions of Morgoth. Using the
ghost apparition of Eilinel, Morgoth was able to beguile Gorlim into
uncovering the refuge of Barahir.
Eldar
Eldar is a collective name
which is sometimes erroneously used to denote all representatives of
the Elvish race. According to the Silmarillion, however, the Eldar
were actually the Elves of only three kindreds: the Noldor, the
Sindar and the Teleri. The name, which was first used by the Vala
Orome, was specifically applied to the Noldor, the Sindar and the
Teleri in order to distinguish them from the Avari, who, unlike the
other three kindreds, never set out on the march from Cuivinen to
Valinor.
The Eldar who dwelt in Aman itself, were called the High Elves (Tareldar),
and Elves of the Light (Calaquendi).
Elemmire
Vanyarin Elf, maker of the
Aldudenie, the Lament for the Two Trees. Also the name of a star.
Elendil
Elendil the Tall (Sind. Elf-friend
or Star-lover), son of Amandil, last lord of Andunie in Numenor, descended
from Earendil and Elwing, but not of the direct line of the kings. Elendil
was the leader of the Faithful, and it was the reason why he managed to
escape the Drowning of Numenor with his sons, Isildur and Anarion, and a
few followers. On their arrival to Middle-earth, they founded the Realms
in Exile: Elendil himself founded Arnor and his two sons established
Gondor. It was Elendil who concluded the Last Alliance of Men and Elves
with Gil-galad. Elendil and his warriors played a crucial part in the
Siege of Barad-dur, I nwhich both he and Gil-galad perished. Elendil’s
sword, Narsil, was shattered, but when the King himself died, Isildur took
up the remains of the sword, and with it he cut the Ring from Sauron’s
finger. The sword was reforged by the mastersmiths of Rivendell in the
Third Age, then coming into the possession of Aragorn, and known as
Andril, the Flame of the West.
Elendur
Eldest son of Isildur, slain
with him at the Gladden Fields.
Elenwe
Wife of Turgon, perished in
the crossing of the Helcaraxe.
Elessar
A name taken by Aragorn when
he became King. The name itself means “elfstone” and is derived from
the emerald clasp, a present of Arwen, which Aragorn wore on his
cloak. Used mainly in conjunction with “Telcontar” (Elessar
Telcontar), the Sindarin for “Strider”.
Elladan
Son of Elrond and brother of
Elrohir. The brothers Elladan and Elrohir both took part in the War
of the Ring, but before that they had spent many years in the
wilderness, hunting down Orcs and other foul creatures to avenge
their mother, who had suffered torment at their hands. When the time
came, he departed over the Sea with his kin.
Elrohir
Son of Elrond and brother of
Elladan. The brothers Elladan and Elrohir both took part in the War
of the Ring, but before that they had spent many years in the
wilderness, hunting down Orcs and other foul creatures to avenge
their mother, who had suffered torment at their hands. When the time
came, he departed over the Sea with his kin.
The name means “noble rider”.
Elrond
Elrond (Sind. Star-dome), also
known as Mater Elrond and Elrond Half-elven, was the eldest son of Elwing
and Earendil. At the end of the First Age, he chose the fate of an Elf,
and so he and his brother Elros were sundered, for Elros chose the fate of
a mortal man and became the founder of the dynasty of Numenorean kings.
Elrond remained in Middle-earth,
and in the Second Age he defended Eregion from the black armies of Mordor.
When Eregion was overrun, Elrond took up his abode in Imladris (Rivendell)
to the west of the Misty Mountains. He wed Celebrian, daughter of
Galadriel and Celeborn, and of this union three children were born: Arwen
Evenstar, Elladan and Elrohir.
In the days of the Last Alliance
of Men and Elves, Elrond and his kin fought in the army of Gil-galad on
the ash-strewn slopes of Mount Doom. Elrond witnessed the death of Elendil
and Gil-galad himself, as well as the fall of Sauron and Isildur's claiming
the One Ring for himself.
In the Third Age, Elrond remained
in Middle-earth with his daughter. His haven, also called The Last Homely
House, became one of the last refuges for the Elves and one of the few
strongholds which stood against the tide of darkness from Mordor. Many of
the Rangers of the North, in whom the blood of the Westernesse was still
strong, were raised in Rivendell; Aragorn, who Elrond brought up as his
son, was one of them.
Elrond possessed one of the Elven
Rings, Vilya, the Ring of Air, which was given to him by Gil-galad. For a
long time this Ring surrounded Rivendell with a veil holding back the
darkness, and gave the Elves protection and strength; but when the One
Ring was destroyed, Elrond too departed into the West, for the time of the
Great Rings in Middle-earth had passed.
Elrond was fair in face and tall
in stature; he was a skilled healer and a minstrel of no ordinary merit.
He alone knew many of the ancient Lays of Beleriand that no one else could
recount.
Elros
Also called Half-Elven.
Brother of Elrond, son of Earendil and Elwing. Unlike his brother,
Elros chose the fate of a mortal man, and became the founder of the
royal Numenorean dynasty. Thus, all true Numenorean kings had a
trace of Elvish blood in their veins. Under the kingly name of Tar-Minyatur,
he lived to a great age of more than 500 years. His descendants were
also granted a lifespan longer than that of lesser kindreds, but
none ever equaled Elros.
Elured
Elder son of Dior, perished
in the attack on Doriath by the sons of Feanor. The name means “Heir
of Elu (Thingol)”
Elurin
Younger son of Dior,
perished with his brother Elured. The name means “Remembrance of Elu
(Thingol)”
Elves
Sometimes called “the
Firstborn”, the Elves were the first Children of Iluvatar to come to
life in Arda. Waking on the fair shores of Cuivienen before the sun
was raised into the sky, the Elves at once caught glimpse of the
stars and heard the sound of the sea. Since that time, their love
for the stars and the sea-waves, as well as for other things fair
and beautiful, was predestined.
There have been many
kindreds of Elves, the first to be mentioned are the Noldor, the
Teleri, the Sindar (collectively known as the Eldar) and the Avari
(those of the Sindar who had chosen to remain in Middle-earth when
the rest of their kin departed to Aman).
Back in the mists of time,
before the First Age began and the ancestors of the Edain walked the
earth, the Elves returned to Valinor where they were safe from the
evil of Morgoth. There Feanor, the most gifted of the Elves, wrought
the Silmarils, the three jewels in which the light of the Trees of
Valinor was enmeshed. When Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, stole the
Jewels for his own ends and murdered Finwe, Feanor’s father, a great
war for the recovery of the Silmarils was waged. Feanor and his kin
sparked up a rebellion which ended in their exile from Valinor. For
more than five centuries, they waged a long and hopeless war against
the Dark Lord, unaided by the Valar while Elf-kingdoms elsewhere
were either engulfed by the Dark Lord or fell into ruin. This
continued until the very end of the First Age, when Morgoth was
finally overthrown and the long-awaited peace finally restored.
We can thus see that the
history of Elves had it ups and downs, its great victories and
tragic losses. There is no doubt, however, that in the First Age at
least, they were the dominant race of Middle-earth. Later on, with
the rise of Numenor, Elves began to play a slightly lesser role in
the shaping of the world as they grew more confined to their own
realms.
In the Third Age this
tendency was so apparent that in some lands like the Shire, the
existence of the Elves and their all-too-real deeds had diminished
to nothing but legend and fairy-tale. In fact, by that time most
Elves had actually left Middle-earth and sailed away to Valinor.
Those who stayed lingered mostly in Rivendell, in Lothlorien and in
the Grey Havens. After the downfall of Sauron, the few remaining
Elves also gradually passed into the West.
There are several features
which are characteristic of all Elves. First of all, they are
immortal in the sense that they do not die and are not afflicted by
disease. An Elf can be killed, however, and may die of grief or
loneliness. Some Elves were even known to be able to will death unto
themselves.
Secondly, the Firstborn were
doubtlessly the most beautiful race of all, their faces fair and
regular, their eyes shining with wisdom and a great understanding of
the nature of things. Although some Noldor have been justly accused
of being sometimes imprudent and blind to reason, most Elves are
wise, and their knowledge grows as they gain understanding of the
world. Sometimes it fills them with great sadness, especially if
they can perceive the evils that are yet to come, or when they are
reminded that the power of their race is dwindling and that Men will
inherit Middle-earth.
On the one hand, therefore,
the Elves have always cherished the gift of immortality. On the
other hand, they are saddened by the passing of many beautiful
things in the world, Middle-earth going through so many changes that
what seemed priceless one day is but a trifle on the other. Hence
their love for all that is exquisite and skillfully made, and also
their disdain for material things and the mundane issues of life.
Some Elves are minstrels and
lore-masters, others wield deadly weapons as well as hammers and
chisels. For a long time, the attribute “elvish” stood for something
fair and beautiful beyond the reach of mortal mind.
Elwing
Elwing was the only daughter
of Dior and thus the only one descended of Beren and Luthien. Owing
to her fair complexion and beauty, the name Star-spray (Elwing) was
given to her.
With the death of her father
at the hands of the sons of Feanor, Elwing came into possession of
the Silmaril. This she kept as she fled from the ruin of Doriath to
Arvernien, where she sought refuge from the vengeful Feanorings. In
Arvernien she met Earendil, a mortal man and a mariner, and fell in
love with him. When the havens of Arvernien were besieged, she cast
herself into the Sea to save the Silmaril from falling into the
wrong hands. There Ulmo the Vala turned her into a seagull, and in
this shape Elwing followed Vingiloth, Earendil’s ship, on its way to
Aman.
There, the Valar allowed
both of them, in spite of Earendil being a mortal, to remain in
Valinor. Elwing took up her abode in the White Tower, and on the
coming of sunset she always came to the uppermost turret, where she
awaited her husband Earendil, who bore the Silmaril into the night
sky as a token of hope for all those suffering from the yoke of the
Darkness.
Emeldir
Wife of Barahir and mother
of Beren, called Man-hearted.
Ents
The oldest living creatures
with the single exception of the Ainur, the Ents were created by
Yavanna before any other plants or animals. They were to be
shepherds of trees who would help Yavanna shape Arda into a blooming
garden of beauty, and later they were to watch over trees, their
younger brethren.
The oldest Ent and the chief among them was Treebeard.
The Ents usually appeared in
the shape of different sorts of tree, like beech, oak, birch or fir.
When the world was young, as the legend goes, the Ents freely roamed
the great woods of Middle-earth, but in the Third Age they were only
found in Fangorn.
The greatest misery that
ever happened to the Ents was the mysterious disappearance of the
Ent-wives. One day, the latter went to the Brown Lands, which were
green and bountiful plains at the time, to set up their gardens
there. They never returned, and the Ents sought long and hard for
them, but they had little luck, for the Brown Lands had decayed into
a waste, and no trace of the gardens was to be found there.
After the War of the Ring,
the Ents kept watch over Fangorn, and also over Isengard, in the
destruction of which they had played a crucial part. Even though
Middle-earth is no longer as it was, still the Ents keeps searching
for the Ent-wives in the distant corners of the world.
Ents are well known for
their hatred of the Orcs, burarum, as they called them. This was
mainly caused by the Orcs being creatures of the Darkness, but there
was more to it than that. The Orcs often wielded axes which they
used to fell trees that often belonged to the beloved groves of the
Ents. This also pertains to the Dwarves, who the Ents distrusted.
The Elves, however, have always been held in high esteem, for they
loved trees and had even taught the Ents Elven speech.
Eol the Dark Elf
An Elf of the Sindar, a
distant relation of Thingol. Before the Girdle of Melian was set to
encircle the woods of Doriath, Eol wandered away from the land and
took up his abode in Nan Elmoth.
In The Silmarillion, it is said:
There he lived under the
shadows, loving the night and the twilight under the stars. He
shunned the Noldor, holding them to blame for the return of Morgoth,
to trouble the quiet of Beleriand, but for the dwarves he had more
liking than any other of the Elvenfolk of old.
Eol was a skilled smith, and
his knowledge grew as he learned some of the secrets of the Dwarves.
One day, a fair elf-maiden,
Aredhel Ar-Feiniel, sister of Turgon Lord of Gondolin, wandered into
the land and became enmeshed in the dark woods. Then Eol, seeing her
beauty, laid an enchantment upon her and led her to his home, where
she became his wife. She was not unwilling to stay, however, but as
the years went by she grew tired of the twilight of Nan Elmoth, and
with her son Maeglin she fled back to Gondolin. Eol nearly overtook
them, but eventually he was brought before the throne of Turgon,
where he claimed Aredhel as his wife and demanded the return of his
son Maeglin. When that was denied to him, he threw a poisoned dart
to kill Maeglin, but it hit Aredhel instead. That night, she died,
and the Lord of Gondolin showed no mercy when the next morning Eol
was cast over the edge of the Caragdur precipice. His last words
were a curse to Maeglin predicting that he should die in the same
way as his father.
Eomer
A Rider of Rohan; nephew of
Theoden and brother of Eowyn. Third Marshal of Riddermark and one of the
chief commanders of the Rohan army. A true patriot of his homeland; even
when Theoden was beguiled by the sweet lies of Grima Wormtongue, Eomer
perceived Grima’s treacherous intentions and
prepared the Rohirrim for a clash with Saruman’s army – even if he did so
against the King’s orders. Eomer’s Riders played a critical role in
Saruman’s defeat at Helm’s Deep. Eomer fought with outstanding valor both
in the battles of Pelennor and Cormallen. When peace came, he became the
King of the Mark and lived happily ever after.
Eonwe
The herald of Manwe.
Eored
A troop of Riders of Rohan.
Eorl the Young
A great warrior of old,
founder of the Mark and of the royal dynasty of Rohan.
In the year 2510, the attacks of the Wainriders upon Gondor were
renewed, and it so happened that this time they coincided with a
mighty assault from the Orcs of the Misty Mountains. As a result of
their joint effort, much of Calenardhon, as well as some other
provinces, were overrun. Cirion, Steward of Gondor, begged his
northern neighbors, of whom Eol was the chief, to come to his aid.
Come they did, and with the help of their cavalry the Battle of the
Field of Celebrant was victorious for Gondor.
Cirion granted Eorl and his
men the whole of Calenardhon to be their own realm. They settled
there, and named it the Mark, but in Gondor the name was transformed
to Rohan, and its dwellers were called the Rohirrim, or Horse-Lords.
Eorl was the first King of
Rohan. His noble steed was named Felarof.
Eorlingas
The Children of Eorl, a name
taken for themselves by the Riders of Rohan out of reverence for
Eorl the Young, their sire and founder of the royal dynasty of Rohan.
Eowyn
Daughter of Eomund and sister of
Eomer, the Third Marshal of Riddermark. She was as beautiful as she was
deadly, her skill as a warrior being not inferior to that of any mortal
man. When Aragorn came to Rohan in search of help in the threatening war,
Eowyn fell in love with him. When he set out south to Gondor, she joined
the army in secret, disguised as Dernhelm, a young Rider. She was guided
not only by her passion for Aragorn, but also her wish to prove herself as
a real warrior, daughter of kings, and to flee the golden cage which being
an ordinary woman presented for one as strong and high-spirited as
herself. As Aragorn turned aside to the Paths of the Dead to summon the
Shadow-host, Eowyn remained with the rest of the Riders of Rohan and took
part in the battle of the Pelennor Fields. There she performed an
extraordinary feat, slaying the Witch-king of Angmar, the chief of the
Nazgul, and thus securing the victory over the forces of Sauron. By doing
this she fulfilled an ancient prophecy which said that the Witch-king’s
death would not be of a man’s hand. The sword which had touched the
Nazgul’s fell essence crumbled into dust, and Eowyn herself was in grave
danger. She was taken to the Houses of Healing, where she met Faramir son
of Denethor, and her heart opened up to him. Later they were wed and lived
happily together ever after.
The portrait of Eowyn from the Two
Towers, “King of the Golden Hall”
Grave and thoughtful was her
glance, as she looked on the king with cold pity in her eyes. Very fair
was her face, and her long hair was like a river of gold. Slender and tall
she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and
stern as steel, a daughter of kings.
Eruhini
The Children of Eru, a name
comprising the Elves (the Firstborn) and the Men (the Followers).
Este
Este is the spouse of Lorien and
the most skilled of healers among the Valar. She is swathed in grey, and
dwells on a tree-shadowed island, seldom appearing in the light of day.
She brings refreshment and consolation for all those who suffer.
The
Exiles
The Faithful Numenoreans who fled the island
just before its drowning. The leader of the Exiles was Elendil the
Tall, who with his sons Isildur and Anarion founded the Realms in
Exile - Gondor and Arnor.
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