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==History==
==History==
Elwë and Olwë were both lords of the third clan of the Elves, known later as the Teleri,<ref>{{S|Captivity}}</ref> and together they led their people from [[Cuiviénen]] to the [[Aman|West]]:
{{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/>


{{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>}}
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]].

Revision as of 19:44, 21 March 2020

Olwë
Falmar
Olwë in Beleriand
"Olwë in Beleriand" by Karolina Węgrzyn
Biographical Information
Other namesOlue (T)
Volwë
TitlesKing of the Teleri
King of the Falmari
King of Alqualondë
LocationAlqualondë
LanguageTelerin
BirthBetween Y.T. 1050 and 1102
Cuiviénen
RuleFrom Y.T. 1162[1]
Family
SiblingsElwë & Elmo[note 1][2]
ChildrenEärwen, unnamed sons[3]
Physical Description
GenderMale
Hair colorWhite[4]
Eye colorBlue[4]
GalleryImages 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

  1. Elmo is a later addition by Tolkien and is not in the published The Silmarillion.

References

Olwë
Born: Between Y.T. 1050 and 1102
None
Position established
King of the Falmari
From Y.T. 1162
None
Incumbent