Elmir
| Elmir | |
|---|---|
| Man | |
 | |
| "Murmenalda - the awakening of the first Men" (Elmir and Ermon on the far right) by David Greset | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Murmenalda |
| Language | Ilkorin[1] |
| Family | |
| Parentage | None (awoke at Murmenalda) |
| Children | Unknown (possibly an ancestor of Ing)[2][note 1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Elmir |
Elmir was, along with Ermon, one of the first two Men to be awakened at Murmenalda, according to the early legendarium in some of the outlines for the continuation of The Book of Lost Tales.[3]
History
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Elmir and Ermon were awakened by an Elf called Nuin, one of the Ilkorindi, who, against the warnings of the wizard Tû his lord, liked to wander far from his home in Palisor all the way to Murmenalda, and in one of these wanderings he stumbled upon the sleeping bodies of Men, the second children of Ilúvatar.
There, after waking Elmir and Ermon, Nuin taught them speech, and they, alone of all Men, witnessed the Sun rising in the West and setting in the East; sometime after, the rest of mankind awoke as well, and Nuin, Elmir and Ermon taught them speech in return - and the race of Men "grew in stature, and gathered knowledge of the Dark Elves".[3]
Afterwards, a servant of Melko called Fankil turned most Men against the Elves, and in the first war between Elves and Goblins, it is said that only the people of Ermon fought on the side of the Elves,[3] possibly implying that, either Elmir and his folk fought on the side of Melko, or that Elmir died before the war.
Ultimately, however, Elmir's fate is unknown.
Etymology
The name Elmir might be in Ilkorin, according to Christopher Gilson, but its meaning is unclear.[4]
Notes
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "X. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind", p. 236
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "VI. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales", p. 305
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "X. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind", p. 237
- ↑ Christopher Gilson, "His Breath Was Taken Away: Tolkien, Barfield, and Elvish Diction", in ’Tolkien Studies, Vol. XIV (eds. David Bratman, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger), p. 37
