Eldar According to Elvish legend the name Eldar 'People of the Stars' was given to all the Elves by the Vala Orome (49). It came however to be used to refer only to the Elves of the Three Kindreds (Vanyar, Noldor, and Teleri) who set out on the great westward march from Cuivienen (whether or not they remained in Middle-earth), and to exclude the Avari. The Elves of Aman, and all Elves who ever dwelt in Aman, were called the High Elves (Tareldar) and Elves of the Light (Calaquendi); see Dark Elves, Umanyar. Passim; see entry Elves.
Eldarin Of the Eldar; used in reference to the language(s) of the Eldar. The occurrences of the term in fact refer to Quenya, also called High Eldarin and High-elven; see Quenya.
Elder Days The First Age; also called the Eldest Days. 24, 33, 119, 134, 256, 258, 285, 289, 299, 365, 377-8 Elder King Manwe. 309, 312 Eledhwen See Morwen.
Elemmire (1) Name of a star. 48 Elemmire (2) Vanyarin Elf, maker of the Aldudenie, the Lament for the Two Trees. 84 Elende A name of Eldamar. 65, 96, 130 Elendil Called the Tall; son of Amandil, last lord of Andunie in Numenor, descended from Earendil and Elwing but not of the direct line of the Kings; escaped with his sons Isildur and Anarion from the Drowning of Numenor and founded the Numenorean realms in Middle-earth; slain with Gil-galad in the overthrow of Sauron at the end of the Second Age. The name may be interpreted either as 'Elf-friend' (cf. Elendili) or as 'Star-lover'. 337, 340-2, 360-7, 370, 377. Heirs of Elendil 365 Elendili 'Elf-friends', name given to those Numenoreans who were not estranged from the Eldar in the days of Tar-Ancalimon and later kings; also called the Faithful. 328-32, 335-7, 340-1, 361-2 Elendur Eldest son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields. 366 Elenna A (Quenya) name of Numenor, 'Starwards', from the guidance of the Edain by Earendil on their voyage to Numenor at the beginning of the Second Age. 321, 345, 347 Elentari 'Star-Queen', a name of Varda as maker of the Stars. She is called thus in Galadriel's lament in Lorien, The Fellowship of the Ring II 8. Cf. Elbereth, Tintalle. 48 Elenwe Wife of Turgon; perished in the crossing of the Helcaraxe. 102, 160 Elerrina 'Crowned with Stars', a name of Taniquetil. 32 Elf-friends The Men of the Three Houses of Beor, Haleth, and Hador, the Edain. 169, 172-4, 231, 243, 311. In the Akallabeth and in Of the Rings of Power used of those Numenoreans who were not estranged from the Eldar; see Elendili. At 375 the reference is no doubt to the Men of Gondor and the Dunedain of the North.
Elostirion Tallest of the towers upon Emyn Beraid, in which the palantir was placed. 362 Elrond Son of Earendil and Elwing, who at the end of the First Age chose to belong to the Firstborn, and remained in Middle-earth until the end of the Third Age; master of Imladris (Rivendell) and keeper of Vilya, the Ring of Air, which he had received from Gil-galad. Called Master Elrond and Elrond Half-elven. The name means 'Star-dome'. 122, 306, 315, 322, 354-6, 366-75, 37S, Sons of Elrond 377 Elros Son of Earendil and Elwing, who at the end of the First Age chose to be numbered among Men, and became the first King of Numenor (called Tar-Minyatur), living to a very great age. The name means 'Star-foam'.