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| | #REDIRECT [[Morwë and Nurwë]] |
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| | name=Morwë
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| | position=Leader of the [[Avari]]
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| | location=Hills around [[Cuiviénen]]
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| | language=[[Avarin]]
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| | birth=Before {{YT|1085}}<ref group=note>[[Oromë]] discovered the [[Elves]] in {{YT|1085}}, while Morwë was still alive.</ref>
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| | birthlocation=[[Cuiviénen]]
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| | rule=from {{YT|1105}}<ref group=note>This is the year in which the [[Avari]] split from the [[Eldar]].</ref> to unknown date
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| '''Morwë''' was the leader of one of the kindreds of the [[Avari]],<ref>{{AA|57|note}}, p. 88</ref> according to an abandoned version of the [[legendarium]].<ref>{{WJ|Editor}}, Note 12, p. 418</ref>
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| == History ==
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| The [[Elves]] of the kindred of Morwë dwelled with the kindred of [[Nurwë]] furthest away from the waters of [[Cuiviénen]]. They wandered among the hills and never saw [[Oromë]] when he first came to them.
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| During the first [[sundering of the Elves]], the kindreds of Morwë and Nurwë had refused the summons of Oromë, as they preferred the starlight over the rumor of the [[Two Trees of Valinor|Two Trees]] in [[Aman]]. Moreover, they feared the [[Valar]], especially Oromë and his steed [[Nahar]], considering Oromë a [[Demons|demon]] "that would devour them" - possibly because of the lies of [[Melkor]].<ref name=Avar>{{AA|57}}, pp. 81-2</ref>
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| They remained at Cuiviénen with half of the [[Tatyar]] (the second clan who later became known as the [[Noldor]]) and a third of the [[Nelyar]] (the third clan, later known as the [[Teleri]]).<ref>{{WJ|C}}, pp. 380-1</ref><ref group=note>In another text, found in ''[[The Nature of Middle-earth]]'', '''all''' of the original 144 [[Awakening of the Elves|unbegotten]] Elves refuse the summons of the [[Valar]] and stayed at Cuiviénen, including all 14 unbegotten [[Minyar]].</ref>
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| == Etymology ==
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| The name ''Morwë'' is in [[Quenya]], but it is not glossed. It might have been composed of the root [[MOR]]- ("black, dark, darkness") + the suffix ''[[-wë]]'', a common (if not always masculine) element in ancient [[Elvish]] names.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Paul Strack]]|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2994304937.html|articlename=Q. ''Morwë'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=06 August 2023}}</ref>
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