The Children of Ilúvatar were Elves and Men (Quendi and Atani), the two earthly races created by Eru Ilúvatar, the supreme being of the universe.
History
After the themes of Ilúvatar and the proclamation of Eä, Eru set all the firstborn of Elves and Men in places of the world that even the Valar could not find. Elves were the first of the Children of Ilúvatar to appear in Middle-earth, whereas Men were not to follow until the beginning of the First Age, with the creation of the Sun and Moon, many thousands of years later.[1]
Elves were named the Quendi ("those who speak", in Quenya) and also Minnónar[1] ("Firstborn"). In time they were divided into many groupings, often distinguished by their respective linguistic branches. Men were also named the Apanónar ("Those born after" or "Afterborn"), Fírimar ("Mortals"), Engwar ("the Sickly"), and the Followers. These somewhat derogatory names were given to Men by the Elves, who were the primary historians of the early events of Middle-earth.[2]
Dwarves were not included in this distinction, as they were creations of Aulë alone. The story of their creation was told in the Quenta Silmarillion, and explains how the Elves and Men were created by Eru Ilúvatar directly, without delegation to the Ainur.
Animals and plants were probably fashioned by Ainur after themes set out by Eru in the Music of the Ainur. In cases where animals exhibit sapience, as in the case of Huan or the Eagles, this is questionable they may actually be Maiar instead.[citation needed]
Translations around the world
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Kinders van Ilúvatar |
Albanian | Fëmijë e Ilúvatar |
Arabic | أطفال ىلوڢاتار |
Armenian | Իլուվատար-ի երեխաներ |
Azerbaijani | Ilúvatarın Uşaqları |
Basque | Ilúvatarren seme-alabak |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Дзеці ад Ілуватар |
Bengali | ইলুভাটার এর শিশুদের |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Чеда на Илуватар |
Catalan | Fills de Ilúvatar |
Cebuano | Mga anak sa Ilúvatar |
Chinese | 伊露維塔的儿童 |
Croatian | Ilúvatarova djeca |
Czech | IIlúvatarovy děti |
Danish | Ilúvatars børn |
Dutch | Kinderen van Ilúvatar |
Esperanto | Filoj de Ilúvatar |
Estonian | Ilúvatari lapsed |
Filipino | Mga bata ng Ilúvatar |
Finnish | Ilúvatarin lapset |
French | Enfants d'Ilúvatar |
Galician | Fillos de Ilúvatar |
Georgian | ილუვატორის ბავშვები |
German | Kinder von Ilúvatar |
Greek | Παιδιά του Ιλούβαταρ |
Gujarati | ઇલુવતારનું બાળકો |
Haitian Creole | Timoun de Ilúvatar |
Hausa | Yara na Ilúvatar |
Hebrew | ילדים של אילובטר |
Hindi | ईलुवतर के बच्चे |
Hungarian | Ilúvatar Gyermekeit |
Icelandic | Ilúvatars börn |
Indonesian | Anak anak Ilúvatar |
Irish Gaelic | Páistí de Ilúvatar |
Italian | Figli di Ilúvatar |
Japanese | ーヴァタールの子らをアル |
Kannada | ಇಲುವಾಟರ್ ಮಕ್ಕಳು |
Kazakh | Ылұватарның балалар (Cyrillic) Iluvatarnıñ balalar (Latin) |
Korean | 일루바타의 아이들 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Илуватардын балдар |
Latvian | Ilúvatara bērni |
Lithuanian | Ilúvataro vaikai |
Luxembourgish | Kanner vun Ilúvatar |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Деца на Илуватар |
Malaysian | Kanak-kanak Ilúvatar |
Maori | Tamariki o Ilúvatar |
Maltese | Tfal ta ' Ilúvatar |
Marathi | इलुवतारचे मुले |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Илуватар-ийн хүүхдүүд |
Nepalese | ईलुवतरको बच्चाहरु |
Norwegian | Ilúvatars barn |
Persian | فرزندان ایلوواتار |
Polish | Dzieci Ilúvatara |
Portuguese | Filhos de Ilúvatar |
Punjabi | ਇਲਵਤਾਰ ਦਾ ਬੱਚੇ |
Romanian | Copiilor lui Ilúvatar |
Russian | Дети Илуватара |
Samoan | Fanau a Ilúvatar |
Scottish Gaelic | Clann de Ilúvatar |
Serbian | Деца Илуватар (Cyrillic) Deca Iluvatar (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ඉලුවාර්ටාර්ජී දරුවන් |
Slovak | Ilúvatarove deti |
Slovenian | Ilúvatarovi otroci |
Spanish | Hijos de Ilúvatar |
Sundanese | Barudak tina Ilúvatar |
Swahili | Watoto wa Ilúvatar |
Swedish | Ilúvatars barn |
Tajik Cyrillic | Илуватар Кӯдакон ? |
Thai | บุตรแห่งอิลูวาทาร์ |
Turkish | Ilúvatar'ın Çocukları |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Дітьми Ілуватара |
Urdu | الوواتر کی بچوں |
Uzbek | Илуватарнинг болалар (Cyrillic) Iluvatarning bolalar (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Bọn trẻ của Ilúvatar |
Welsh | Plant o Ilúvatar |
Xhosa | Bantwana ba Ilúvatar |
Yiddish | קינדער פון ילווואַטאַר |
Races of Arda
Ainur | Dwarves | Elves | Ents | Great Eagles | Hobbits | Huorns | Men | Petty-dwarves | Skin-changers (Beornings) Servants of the Shadow:
Barrow-wights | Ettens | Dragons (Fire-drakes and Cold-drakes) | Ogres | Orcs | Spiders | Trolls | Úmaiar | Úvanimor | Vampires | Wargs | Werewolves |