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== Notable Elf-friends == | == Notable Elf-friends == | ||
*The [[Edain]] in general<ref>{{S|17}}</ref> | |||
*[[Hador]] | *[[Hador]] | ||
* [[Beren|Beren Erchamion]] | **[[Beren|Beren Erchamion]] | ||
* [[Húrin|Húrin Thalion]] | **[[Húrin|Húrin Thalion]] | ||
* [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] | **[[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] | ||
*[[Elrond]] | *[[Elrond]]<ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref> | ||
* [[Elendil]] | * [[Elendil]] | ||
* [[Bilbo Baggins]] | * [[Bilbo Baggins]] | ||
* [[Frodo Baggins]] | * [[Frodo Baggins]] | ||
* [[Gimli]] | * [[Gimli]] | ||
==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
The [[Quenya]] terms were technically ''[[Eldandil]]'' ("Devoted to the [[Eldar]]"), or ''[[Quendil]]'' ("Devoted to the [[Quendi]]") or ''[[Elesser]]''. | The [[Quenya]] terms were technically ''[[Eldandil]]'' ("Devoted to the [[Eldar]]"), or ''[[Quendil]]'' ("Devoted to the [[Quendi]]") or ''[[Elesser]]''. |
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The Elf-friends were those, usually among Men, who were recognised by the Elves as providing special aid or alliance to their efforts. Elf-friend was given as title or epithet.[1]
Notable Elf-friends
- The Edain in general[2]
- Hador
- Elrond[3]
- Elendil
- Bilbo Baggins
- Frodo Baggins
- Gimli
Other uses
The Quenya terms were technically Eldandil ("Devoted to the Eldar"), or Quendil ("Devoted to the Quendi") or Elesser.
Among the Edain and Dúnedain, the Elvish words for "Elf" and "star" were often confused, since they sounded similar. Thus Elendil or Elvellon was used by them to mean "Elf-friend", though it actually signifies "Devoted to the Stars".
The plural form Elendili, was one of the names for the Faithful Númenóreans.
Inspiration
The concept of the "Elf-friend" is recurrent in Tolkien's legendarium, both in meaning and in name. The name Ælfwine/Elfwine is an actual Old English personal name that means "Elf-friend" and has survived in modern times as Alboin or Alwin/Elwin. This word has been the basis for several characters and terms:
- Elendil
- Nimruzîr
- Elvellon
- Elfwine son of Éomer
- Ælfwine of England (also known as Eriol)
- Alwin Lowdham
- Alboin
See also
References
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Elf-friends"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Short Rest"