Sindar
Quick Facts
| Race: | Elves |
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| Meaning: | 'Grey People'1 |
| Other names: | Grey-elves |
| Pronunciation: | si'ndarr (note that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this) |
| Note: | 'Sindar' is a plural term; the singular form is 'Sinda', and the adjective for these people is 'Sindarin'. |
The Grey-elves
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| Sea-elves of Aman | Sindar Grey-elves of Beleriand |
Silvan Elves Others who left the journey to Valinor |
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An Elvish people of descended from the third and largest house of the Eldar. Coming to the western shores of Middle-earth with the others of their kin, they did not pass across the sea, but remained in Beleriand. Some had tarried there searching for their lord, Elwë, while others were persuaded to remain by a powerful spirit of the Sea.
Before the return of the Noldor to Middle-earth, the Sindar were found in most parts of Beleriand; all claimed Elwë (known as Thingol in the Sindarin tongue) as their high king. There were two main countries of the Sindar, however; in Doriath under the rule of Thingol and Melian, and in the shorelands under the lordship of Círdan the Shipwright.
Before the Return of the Noldor
<p>For two ages, the Sindar dwelt in peace and plenty; they roamed throughout Beleriand, from the shorelands in the west to the Blue Mountains in the east, and all owned Thingol as their lord and king.As time drew on, evil things that had dwelt east of the Blue Mountains began to trouble the Sindar. At this time, they first considered the need for weapons and armour, which they had not needed before. They traded with the Dwarves of Nogrod and Belegost, and learned smithcraft from them. Thus armed, they drove the invading wolves and Orcs and other foul things from their land and had peace again, for a time.
Footnotes
| 1 | The interpretation 'Grey People' is loaded with possible meanings. At least in part, it seems to be meant symbolically: these people were not fully Light Elves, but lived in the twilight of Middle-earth. An alternative explanation involves the fact that the Noldor (who gave them this name) first encountered the Sindar under the grey northern skies. A connection was also implied with the name of their lord, Thingol (whose name came from an Elvish word meaning 'Greycloak'). |
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