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'''Ingwë''' was the King of the [[Vanyar]] in [[Valinor]] and was reckoned as [[High King of the Elves|High King of all the Elves]].<ref name=princes/>  
'''Ingwë''' ({{IPA|[ˈiŋʷɡʷe]}}) was the King of the [[Vanyar]] in [[Valinor]] and was reckoned as [[High King of the Elves|High King of all the Elves]].<ref name=princes/>  


His name was loaned to the Vanyar, who also called themselves ''Ingwer''; his proper name, that was also a title by itself, was ''Ingwë Ingweron'', "Chief of the chieftains".<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, "The names of Finwe's descendants", p. 340</ref>
==History==
==History==
Ingwe was one of the [[Minyar]] born or awoken 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 Realm. 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, who were the most eager to reach the [[West]], which they did quickly.
Ingwë was one of the [[Minyar]] born near [[Cuiviénen]]. When [[Oromë]] found the [[Quendi]] and invited them to [[Aman]], Ingwë with [[Finwë]] and [[Elwë Singollo|Elwë]] followed him as ambassadors and travelled 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, who were the most eager to reach the [[West]], which they did quickly.


After the Great March, Ingwë never returned or set eyes upon Middle-earth again.<ref>{{WJ|Customs}}, (Spanish ed. p.276)</ref> He lived in [[Tirion]], in the tower called [[Mindon Eldaliéva]], but then he went to [[Taniquetil]] at the feet of [[Manwe]].<ref name=princes>{{S|5}}</ref>
After the Great March, Ingwë never returned or set eyes upon Middle-earth again.<ref>{{S|3}}</ref> He lived in [[Tirion]], in the tower called [[Mindon Eldaliéva]], but then he went to [[Taniquetil]] at the feet of [[Manwe]].<ref name=princes>{{S|5}}</ref>


[[Indis]], the second wife of [[Finwe]], was of his close kin.<ref>{{S|6}}</ref>
[[Indis]], the second wife of [[Finwe]], was of his close kin.<ref>{{S|6}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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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>
In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], ''Ingwë'' 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'']]
*See also: [[Vanyar#Other Versions of the Legendarium|''Ingwi'']] and [[Vanyar#Names|''Ingwer'']]
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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''.{{fact}}
 
In part one of ''[[The Lost Tales]]'', "Inwë, referred to in ''[[The Cottage of Lost Play]]'' as 'King of all the Eldar when they dwelt in [[Kôr]]', is the forerunner of Ingwë King of the Vanyar Elves in ''The Silmarillion''." Inwë's son was named as [[Ingil]].<ref>{{LT1|In}}</ref>{{rp|26}}
 
In drafts for his character, Ingwë had a sister, which would imply that he was not an unbegotten elf and instead a child born from one of the pairings of the original fourteen or their early descendants as the [[Minyar]] clan grew. In ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', [[Indis]] is the daughter of King Ingwë's unnamed sister.<ref name=Finwe>{{PM|Finwe}}</ref>{{rp|343}} In ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', Indis was written as the sister of Ingwë.<ref>{{MR|P3II4}}</ref>{{rp|261}}
 
The children of Ingwë and his spouse are not mentioned in ''The Silmarillion''. However, in the words of an early story of Finwë, he said, "'Ingwë and Olwë beget many children in the bliss of Aman.'"<ref name=Earliest>{{MR|P3II2}}</ref>{{rp|206}} And, in that same story, it noted again that Indis was the sister of Ingwë.<ref name=Earliest/>{{rp|207}}
 
In these early works, while the other clans are noted as the followers or the people of their leader, only the Vanyar are called "The Children of Ingwë" among other poetic names.<ref>{{MR|P3I3}}</ref>{{rp|164}} 
 
His name also identified the Vanyar, who also called themselves ''Ingwer''; based on the root of his name ''inga'' ([[Q.]]) meaning 'top, highest point'. Their king's proper title was ''Ingwë Ingweron'', "Chief of the chieftains".<ref name=Finwe/>{{rp|340}}


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
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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>
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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Ingwë
Vanya
Alice Falto - Ingwe.jpg
"Ingwe" by Alice Falto
Biographical Information
TitlesHigh King of the Elves;
King of the Vanyar
LocationTaniquetil, Valinor
LanguageVanyarin dialect of Quenya
Birthbetween Y.T. 1050 and 1102
Cuiviénen[1]
RuleYears of the Trees -
Family
HouseHouse of Ingwë[2]
SiblingsIndis[3] or Unnamed sister (mother of Indis)[2]
SpouseUnnamed wife
ChildrenUnnamed children[3] (possibly Ingwion)[4]
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Ingwë

Ingwë ([ˈiŋʷɡʷe]) was the King of the Vanyar in Valinor and was reckoned as High King of all the Elves.[5]

History

Ingwë was one of the Minyar born near Cuiviénen. When Oromë found the Quendi and invited them to Aman, Ingwë with Finwë and Elwë followed him as ambassadors and travelled 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, who were the most eager to reach the West, which they did quickly.

After the Great March, Ingwë never returned or set eyes upon Middle-earth again.[6] He lived in Tirion, in the tower called Mindon Eldaliéva, but then he went to Taniquetil at the feet of Manwe.[5]

Indis, the second wife of Finwe, was of his close kin.[7]

Etymology

In the Etymologies, Ingwë is said to be a compound of ing ("first") + the ending -we (Quenya "man").[8]

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.[source?]

In part one of The Lost Tales, "Inwë, referred to in The Cottage of Lost Play as 'King of all the Eldar when they dwelt in Kôr', is the forerunner of Ingwë King of the Vanyar Elves in The Silmarillion." Inwë's son was named as Ingil.[9]:26

In drafts for his character, Ingwë had a sister, which would imply that he was not an unbegotten elf and instead a child born from one of the pairings of the original fourteen or their early descendants as the Minyar clan grew. In The Peoples of Middle-earth, Indis is the daughter of King Ingwë's unnamed sister.[10]:343 In Morgoth's Ring, Indis was written as the sister of Ingwë.[11]:261

The children of Ingwë and his spouse are not mentioned in The Silmarillion. However, in the words of an early story of Finwë, he said, "'Ingwë and Olwë beget many children in the bliss of Aman.'"[3]:206 And, in that same story, it noted again that Indis was the sister of Ingwë.[3]:207

In these early works, while the other clans are noted as the followers or the people of their leader, only the Vanyar are called "The Children of Ingwë" among other poetic names.[12]:164

His name also identified the Vanyar, who also called themselves Ingwer; based on the root of his name inga (Q.) meaning 'top, highest point'. Their king's proper title was Ingwë Ingweron, "Chief of the chieftains".[10]:340

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.[13]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unknown
father
 
unknown
mother
 
INGWË
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Míriel
d. Y.T. 1170
 
Finwë
d. Y.T. 1495
 
Indis
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
unknown
children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fëanor
Y.T. 1169 - 1497
 
Findis
b. Y.T.
 
Fingolfin
Y.T. 1190 - F.A. 456
 
Írimë
b. Y.T.
 
Finarfin
b. Y.T. 1230


References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §3
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: The Earliest Version of the Story of Finwë and Míriel"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, III. The Later Annals of Beleriand"
  5. 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
  7. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
  8. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 361, 398 (roots ING and WEG)
  9. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play": "Notes and Commentary"
  10. 10.0 10.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants"
  11. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Later versions of the Story of Finwë and Míriel"
  12. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 3. Of the Coming of the Elves"
  13. Grímnismál 5: "And Álfheim the gods/to Frey once gave"
Ingwë
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