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'''Ingwë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈiŋʷɡʷe]}}) is the leader of the first Kindred of [[Elves]] called the [[Vanyar]] and the uncle of [[Indis]], wife of [[Finwë]].  
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}}'''Ingwë''' ({{IPA|[ˈiŋʷɡʷe]}}) was one of the [[Minyar]] born or awoke near [[Cuiviénen]]. When [[Oromë]] found the [[Quendi]] and invited them to [[Aman]], Ingwë with [[Finwë]] and [[Elwë Singollo|Elwë]] followed him as ambassadors and traveled to the Blessed Realms. When they returned, they told their peoples about its beauty and bliss and became their leaders during the [[Great March]]. Ingwë was the leader of the [[Vanyar]], the foremost of the clans to follow Oromë.
 
In Aman, Ingwë became the leader of the Vanyar. He was also the brother of [[Indis]], wife of [[Finwë]].<ref>{{S|5}}</ref> {{Pronounce|Ingwe.mp3|Ardamir}}


His name was loaned to the Vanyar, who also called themselves ''Ingwer''.
His name was loaned to the Vanyar, who also called themselves ''Ingwer''.


He was reckoned as [[High King of the Elves|High King of all the Elves]] and his proper title was ''Ingwë Ingweron'', "Chief of the chieftains". His tower in [[Tirion]] was called ''[[Mindon Eldaliéva]]''.
He was reckoned as [[High King of the Elves|High King of all the Elves]] and his proper title was ''Ingwë Ingweron'', "Chief of the chieftains". He lived in [[Tirion]], in the tower called ''[[Mindon Eldaliéva]]''. After the Great March, Ingwë never returned or set eyes upon Middle-earth again.<ref>The War of the Jewels, Laws and Customs of the Eldar (Spanish ed. p.276)</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
His name means "First One" or "chief" in [[Quenya]] < [[root]] [[ING]].


== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], ''Ingwe'' is said to be a compound of ''[[inga|ing]]'' ("first") + the ending ''[[-wë|-we]]'' ([[Quenya]] "man").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 361, 398 (roots ING and WEG)</ref>
 
*See also: [[Vanyar#Other Versions of the Legendarium|''Ingwi'']] and [[Vanyar#Names|''Ingwer'']]
 
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In early versions of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]] (see ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'') Ingwë's name was '''''Inwë'''''.
In early versions of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]] (see ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'') Ingwë's name was '''''Inwë'''''.


In that early writing ''Inwë'' (or ''Ing'') was instead the name of a mortal man, the "King of Lúthien" (also spelled "Leithian" or "Luthany"), who was driven east over the sea by [[Ossë]] and became ruler of the ancestors of the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians. Eventually the Angles, Saxon, and Jutes returned to Lúthien, now long renamed as ''Britain''.
In that early writing ''Inwë'' (or ''Ing'') was instead the name of a mortal man, the "King of Lúthien" (also spelled "Leithian" or "[[Luthany]]"), who was driven east over the sea by [[Ossë]] and became ruler of the ancestors of the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians. Eventually the Angles, Saxon, and Jutes returned to Lúthien, now long renamed as ''Britain''.


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
Tolkien was here adapting traditions about a Germanic ancestral figure named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngvi Yngvi] (also spelled "Ing", "Ingio", and "Ingui"). He is seen as an eponymous ancestor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingaevones Ingaevones], a people mentioned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus Tacitus] in his ''Germania'' as one of the three divisions of the Germanic tribes. In Scandinavian mythology, Yngvi was the mythological ancestor of the Swedish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngling House of Ynglings] and a name for the god [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyr Freyr]. Like Ingwë, Freyr was the lord of the Elves in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lfheim Álfheim].{{Pronounce|Ingwe.mp3|Ardamir}}
Tolkien was here adapting traditions about a Germanic ancestral figure named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngvi Yngvi] (also spelled "Ing", "Ingio", and "Ingui").{{fact}} He is seen as an eponymous ancestor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingaevones Ingaevones], a people mentioned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus Tacitus] in his ''Germania'' as one of the three divisions of the Germanic tribes. In Scandinavian mythology, Yngvi was the mythological ancestor of the Swedish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngling House of Ynglings] and a name for the god [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyr Freyr].  
 
==Inflection==
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Like Ingwë, Freyr was the lord of the Elves in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lfheim Álfheim].<ref>[[Wikipedia:Grímnismál|Grímnismál]] 5: "And Álfheim the gods/to Frey once gave"</ref>
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Revision as of 22:34, 19 August 2014

Ingwë
Vanya
Alice Falto - Ingwe.jpg
Biographical Information
TitlesHigh King of all the Elves;
King of the Vanyar
LocationTaniquetil, Valinor
BirthY.T. 1050
Cuiviénen[1]
Family
ParentageUnknown; possibly Firstborn
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Ingwë

Ingwë ([ˈiŋʷɡʷe]) was one of the Minyar born or awoke near Cuiviénen. When Oromë found the Quendi and invited them to Aman, Ingwë with Finwë and Elwë followed him as ambassadors and traveled to the Blessed Realms. When they returned, they told their peoples about its beauty and bliss and became their leaders during the Great March. Ingwë was the leader of the Vanyar, the foremost of the clans to follow Oromë. In Aman, Ingwë became the leader of the Vanyar. He was also the brother of Indis, wife of Finwë.[2]

His name was loaned to the Vanyar, who also called themselves Ingwer.

He was reckoned as High King of all the Elves and his proper title was Ingwë Ingweron, "Chief of the chieftains". He lived in Tirion, in the tower called Mindon Eldaliéva. After the Great March, Ingwë never returned or set eyes upon Middle-earth again.[3]

Etymology

In the Etymologies, Ingwe is said to be a compound of ing ("first") + the ending -we (Quenya "man").[4]

Other versions of the legendarium

In early versions of Tolkien's legendarium (see The History of Middle-earth) Ingwë's name was Inwë.

In that early writing Inwë (or Ing) was instead the name of a mortal man, the "King of Lúthien" (also spelled "Leithian" or "Luthany"), who was driven east over the sea by Ossë and became ruler of the ancestors of the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians. Eventually the Angles, Saxon, and Jutes returned to Lúthien, now long renamed as Britain.

Inspiration

Tolkien was here adapting traditions about a Germanic ancestral figure named Yngvi (also spelled "Ing", "Ingio", and "Ingui").[source?] He is seen as an eponymous ancestor of the Ingaevones, a people mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania as one of the three divisions of the Germanic tribes. In Scandinavian mythology, Yngvi was the mythological ancestor of the Swedish House of Ynglings and a name for the god Freyr.

Like Ingwë, Freyr was the lord of the Elves in Álfheim.[5]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §3
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
  3. The War of the Jewels, Laws and Customs of the Eldar (Spanish ed. p.276)
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 361, 398 (roots ING and WEG)
  5. Grímnismál 5: "And Álfheim the gods/to Frey once gave"