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Elwë and Olwë were | {{quote|Two lords they had, for their numbers were very great: Elwë [[Singollo]], which signifies [[Greymantle]], and Olwë his brother. The hair of Olwë was long and white, and his eyes were blue; but the hair of Elwë was grey as silver, and his eyes were as stars; he was the tallest of all the Elven-folk.|"[[Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor]]"<ref name="Coming">{{MR|P3I3}}, p. 163</ref>}} | ||
Olwë was born in [[Cuiviénen]] and was the brother of [[Elwë]], one of the ambassadors taken by [[Oromë]] to [[Valinor]] to see the [[Two Trees]]. When the ambassadors returned, they urged their peoples to hear the summons of Oromë and go to the [[West]]. Because their clan was the largest, it was divided in two hosts under the two brothers and together they led their people.<ref name=capt/> | |||
However the Nelyar were the most unwilling during the [[Great Journey]] and Olwë 's host was always the hindmost<ref name=capt>{{S|Captivity}}</ref> perhaps because he never saw the Two Trees and was not as eager as hir brother. | |||
[[Nandor|Some]] of Olwë's host were terrified by the shadow of the [[Misty Mountains]] and preferred to remain by the [[Anduin]].<ref name=capt/> | |||
However, during a long wait in [[Beleriand]] Elwë disappeared.<ref>{{S|Thingol}}</ref> After years of searching, Olwë grew impatient, and led the greater part of the Teleri to [[Valinor]], on the insistence of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Ulmo]]. | However, during a long wait in [[Beleriand]] Elwë disappeared.<ref>{{S|Thingol}}</ref> After years of searching, Olwë grew impatient, and led the greater part of the Teleri to [[Valinor]], on the insistence of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Ulmo]]. |
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"Olwë in Beleriand" by Karolina Węgrzyn | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Olue (T) Volwë |
Titles | King of the Teleri King of the Falmari King of Alqualondë |
Location | Alqualondë |
Language | Telerin |
Birth | Between Y.T. 1050 and 1102 Cuiviénen |
Rule | From Y.T. 1162[1] |
Family | |
Siblings | Elwë & Elmo[note 1][2] |
Children | Eärwen, unnamed sons[3] |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Hair color | White[4] |
Eye color | Blue[4] |
Gallery | Images of Olwë |
Olwë (Q, pron. [ˈolwe]) was the King of the Teleri in Aman, also known as the Falmari. He was the younger brother of Elwë, King of the Sindar. He may have had a second brother, Elmo.[2]
History
- "Two lords they had, for their numbers were very great: Elwë Singollo, which signifies Greymantle, and Olwë his brother. The hair of Olwë was long and white, and his eyes were blue; but the hair of Elwë was grey as silver, and his eyes were as stars; he was the tallest of all the Elven-folk."
- ― "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"[4]
Olwë was born in Cuiviénen and was the brother of Elwë, one of the ambassadors taken by Oromë to Valinor to see the Two Trees. When the ambassadors returned, they urged their peoples to hear the summons of Oromë and go to the West. Because their clan was the largest, it was divided in two hosts under the two brothers and together they led their people.[5]
However the Nelyar were the most unwilling during the Great Journey and Olwë 's host was always the hindmost[5] perhaps because he never saw the Two Trees and was not as eager as hir brother.
Some of Olwë's host were terrified by the shadow of the Misty Mountains and preferred to remain by the Anduin.[5]
However, during a long wait in Beleriand Elwë disappeared.[6] After years of searching, Olwë grew impatient, and led the greater part of the Teleri to Valinor, on the insistence of the Vala Ulmo.
Olwë became Lord of the island of Tol Eressëa, where the Teleri built a great number of cities, and grew in number. When they finally came to Eldamar some centuries later, Olwë became the king of Alqualondë. His daughter Eärwen married Finarfin son of Finwë and later King of the Noldor in Valinor. Besides Eärwen, Olwë had several sons.[3]
When Fëanor revolted against the Valar he attempted to persuade the Teleri to join him in order to obtain their ships. They were unmoved, wanting no other realm than Eldamar and no other lord than Olwë. Fëanor reproached Olwë and his people as "fainthearted loiterers" and reminded them that the Noldor had aided them when they finally arrived. Olwë rebuked Fëanor's folly and refused to give him any ships of the Teleri, which they valued as the Noldor did their gems. Fëanor withdrew but then led his forces to Alqualondë to take the ships by force. As the Noldor rowed the stolen vessels northward, Olwë called for Ossë to stop them but it was not permitted by the Valar.[7]
Other names
In one manuscript, the Telerin form of Olwë is said to be Olue.[8] In another manuscript the Telerin form is similar to the Quenya form: Olwë.[9]
The Falmari called him sometimes Volwë.[9]
Genealogy
Melian | Elwë | OLWË | Elmo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lúthien | Eärwen | Finarfin | sons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finrod | Angrod | Aegnor | Galadriel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Elmo is a later addition by Tolkien and is not in the published The Silmarillion.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "The Annals of Aman"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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", p. 163
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Thingol and Melian"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar" p. 369
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor" p. 357
Olwë | ||
None Position established | King of the Falmari From Y.T. 1162 | None Incumbent |