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}}'''Oropher''' was a [[Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Doriath]] who became the King of the [[Nandor|Silvan Elves]] of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] (Mirkwood) during the [[Second Age]]; he was killed during the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. He was the father of the Elvenking | }}'''Oropher''' was a [[Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Doriath]] who became the King of the [[Nandor|Silvan Elves]] of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] (Mirkwood) during the [[Second Age]]; he was killed during the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. He was the father of the Elvenking [[Thranduil]], and grandfather of the [[Elven]] member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], [[Legolas]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Oropher was a [[Sindar|Sinda]] from [[Doriath]] who, following the destruction of [[Beleriand]] and the [[War of Wrath]], was unwilling to leave [[Middle-earth]] for [[Aman]] (as were many other [[Elves]]).<ref name=" | Oropher was a [[Sindar|Sinda]] from [[Doriath]] who, following the destruction of [[Beleriand]] and the [[War of Wrath]], was unwilling to leave [[Middle-earth]] for [[Aman]] (as were many other [[Elves]]).<ref name="Princes">{{UT|6b}}</ref> | ||
===Move to Greenwood the Great=== | ===Move to Greenwood the Great=== | ||
Initially the Elves who stayed behind ([[Noldor]]in Exiles, Sindar and others), lived together in [[Lindon]], but some of the Sindar, not wishing to be dominated by the Noldor and [[Gil-galad]], chose to go to the east and live with the [[Nandor]] with whom they shared the same [[Teleri]]n ancestry.<ref name="Sindar">{{S|Sindar}}</ref> Oropher with his people crossed the [[Misty Mountains]] and mingled with the [[Elves of Mirkwood|Silvan Elves]] of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]]. The Sindar adopted the language and wholly embraced the life of the Silvan Elves.<ref name="Princes" /> | |||
The | The Silvan Elves, who originally lived in the south of Greenwood, accepted Oropher as their King, who ruled from his capital on [[Amon Lanc]]. Over the course of the [[Second Age]] they gradually moved north to live around the [[Emyn Duir]].<ref name="Princes" /> | ||
===War of the Last Alliance=== | ===War of the Last Alliance=== | ||
Despite the Silvan Elves' hostility towards the [[Dwarves]] and the Noldor - and their desire to stay away from the affairs of the rest of the world - Oropher could see the danger that [[Sauron]] posed, and that his defeat would bring about peace in [[Middle-earth]], so he joined the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]. Oropher summoned a great army which joined with [[Amdír]]'s smaller force of [[Galadhrim|Lórien Elves]] to create one large host of Silvan Elves | Despite the Silvan Elves' hostility towards the [[Dwarves]] and the Noldor - and their desire to stay away from the affairs of the rest of the world - Oropher could see the danger that [[Sauron]] posed, and that his defeat would bring about peace in [[Middle-earth]], so he joined the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]. Oropher summoned a great army which joined with [[Amdír]]'s smaller force of [[Galadhrim|Lórien Elves]] to create one large host of Silvan Elves.<ref name="Princes" /> | ||
[[ | The Silvan Elves were strong and brave, but despite having poor armour and weapons in comparison with the [[Noldor]], Amdír and Oropher were unwilling to submit to the supreme command of [[Gil-galad]], as such they suffered heavier losses in the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. In the very first assault upon [[Mordor]] Oropher and other brave and hasty Elves rushed forward before Gil-galad gave the signal to charge. Oropher himself was killed soon afterwards, whilst two-thirds of his army also perished during the war. At the end of the war the remnants of the army returned to [[Mirkwood|Greenwood]] under the command of Oropher's son, Thranduil.<ref name="Princes" /> | ||
==In Other Publications== | ==In Other Publications== |
Revision as of 06:19, 17 August 2014
Oropher | |
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Sinda | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of the Silvan Elves |
Location | Woodland Realm |
Affiliation | Last Alliance of Elves and Men |
Language | Sindarin and Silvan |
Birth | During F.A. or Y.T. Middle-earth |
Rule | unknown - S.A. 3434 |
Death | S.A. 3434 Battle of Dagorlad |
Family | |
Children | Thranduil |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Oropher |
Oropher was a Sindarin Elf of Doriath who became the King of the Silvan Elves of Greenwood the Great (Mirkwood) during the Second Age; he was killed during the Battle of Dagorlad. He was the father of the Elvenking Thranduil, and grandfather of the Elven member of the Fellowship of the Ring, Legolas.
History
Oropher was a Sinda from Doriath who, following the destruction of Beleriand and the War of Wrath, was unwilling to leave Middle-earth for Aman (as were many other Elves).[1]
Move to Greenwood the Great
Initially the Elves who stayed behind (Noldorin Exiles, Sindar and others), lived together in Lindon, but some of the Sindar, not wishing to be dominated by the Noldor and Gil-galad, chose to go to the east and live with the Nandor with whom they shared the same Telerin ancestry.[2] Oropher with his people crossed the Misty Mountains and mingled with the Silvan Elves of Greenwood the Great. The Sindar adopted the language and wholly embraced the life of the Silvan Elves.[1]
The Silvan Elves, who originally lived in the south of Greenwood, accepted Oropher as their King, who ruled from his capital on Amon Lanc. Over the course of the Second Age they gradually moved north to live around the Emyn Duir.[1]
War of the Last Alliance
Despite the Silvan Elves' hostility towards the Dwarves and the Noldor - and their desire to stay away from the affairs of the rest of the world - Oropher could see the danger that Sauron posed, and that his defeat would bring about peace in Middle-earth, so he joined the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Oropher summoned a great army which joined with Amdír's smaller force of Lórien Elves to create one large host of Silvan Elves.[1]
The Silvan Elves were strong and brave, but despite having poor armour and weapons in comparison with the Noldor, Amdír and Oropher were unwilling to submit to the supreme command of Gil-galad, as such they suffered heavier losses in the War of the Last Alliance. In the very first assault upon Mordor Oropher and other brave and hasty Elves rushed forward before Gil-galad gave the signal to charge. Oropher himself was killed soon afterwards, whilst two-thirds of his army also perished during the war. At the end of the war the remnants of the army returned to Greenwood under the command of Oropher's son, Thranduil.[1]
In Other Publications
Despite Oropher's relationship to two key characters from both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (Thranduil and Legolas respectively) no mention of Oropher is made in any other Tolkien publication beyond Unfinished Tales.
Genealogy
OROPHER d. S.A. 3434 | |||||||
Thranduil Unknown | |||||||
Legolas Sailed West Fo.A. 120 | |||||||
Etymology
Oropher came from Doriath - indicating that the name could be Sindarin or Doriathrin dialect - but:
Oropher had come among them with only a handful of Sindar, and they were soon merged with the Silvan Elves, adopting their language and taking names of Silvan form and style. This they did deliberately;
—J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"
The name probably means 'tall beech-tree'[3] from oro meaning 'high' and fêr meaning 'beech'.[4]
See Also
- Amdír (and his son Amroth)
- Elves of Mirkwood
- Woodland Realm
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix B: The Sindarin Princes of the Silvan Elves"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Arda, "Oropher", dated 21 April 2003 (accessed January 13, 2011)
- ↑ The Thain's Book, "Elves of Middle-earth#Oropher" (accessed January 13, 2011)
Oropher
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Preceded by: Unknown | King of the Silvan Elves unknown - S.A. 3434 | Followed by: Thranduil |