Elves in the Elder Days, depicted by Antonio Vinci
The Elder Days, also called the Eldest Days, were the very First Age of Middle-earth.[1]
During the Second and Third Ages, this term referred to the times that preceded the Downfall of Angband at the end First Age,[2] which began after the Awakening of the Elves during the Years of the Trees.[3][4] However, in the Fourth Age the term began to be applied to all three preceding ages: a time before the dominance of Men and the dwindling of the Elves and other races.[2]
"The Elder Days", by Billy Mosig
In adaptations[]
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy made by Peter Jackson mentions the Elder Days sparingly. In The Fellowship of the Ring extended edition, Lúthien and Beren are briefly mentioned. Morgoth is mentioned in passing by Legolas in relation to the Balrog, but it is never stated who he is.
In the later The Hobbit films, notable references include mentions of Gondolin and Ungoliant.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Antieke Dae |
| Albanian | Ditë të lashta |
| Arabic | أيام قديمة |
| Armenian | Հին օրեր |
| Azerbaijani | Qədim günlər |
| Basque | Antzinako egunak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Старажытныя Дні |
| Bengali | প্রাচীন দিনগুলি |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Древни дни |
| Cambodian | ថ្ងៃបុរាណ |
| Catalan | Vells temps |
| Cebuano | Karaan nga mga adlaw |
| Chinese | 古代的日子 |
| Croatian | Drevni dani |
| Czech | Starověké dny |
| Danish | Gamle dage |
| Dutch | Oude dagen |
| Esperanto | Antikvaj tagoj |
| Estonian | Iidsed päevad |
| Faroese | Fortíđardagar |
| Filipino | Mga lumang araw |
| Finnish | Ennenvanhaan ? |
| French | Jours anciens |
| Galician | Antigos días |
| German | Die älteren Tage |
| Georgian | უძველესი დღეები |
| Greek | Αρχαίες μέρες |
| Gujarati | પ્રાચીન દિવસો |
| Hausa | Tsohon kwanaki |
| Hawaiian | ʻO ka wā kahiko |
| Hebrew | ימים עתיקים |
| Hindi | पुराने दिनों |
| Hungarian | Ősi napok |
| Icelandic | Forna daga |
| Indonesian | Hari-hari kuno |
| Italian | Giorni antichi |
| Japanese | 古代の日々 |
| Kannada | ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ದಿನಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Ежелгі күндер (Cyrillic) Ejelgi künder (Latin) |
| Korean | 고대의 시대 |
| Kurdish | Kevn rojan (Kurmanji Kurdish) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Байыркы күн |
| Laotian | ວັນເກົ່າ |
| Latvian | Senās dienas |
| Lithuanian | Senovės laikai |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Постари денови |
| Malagasy | Andro taloha |
| Malaysian | Hari-hari tua |
| Maltese | Ġranet antiki |
| Maori | Nga ra tawhito |
| Marathi | जुने दिवस |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эртний өдрүүд |
| Nepalese | पुरातन दिनहरू |
| Norwegian | Gamle dager |
| Persian | روز های قدیمی |
| Polish | Zamierzchłe dni |
| Portuguese | Dias antigos |
| Punjabi | ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਦਿਨ |
| Romanian | Zile vechi |
| Russian | Древние Дни Предначальная Эпоха |
| Samoan | Aso tuai |
| Scottish Gaelic | Làithean àrsaidh |
| Serbian | Древни дани (Cyrillic) Drevni dani (Latin) |
| Shona | Mazuva ekare |
| Sindhi | پراڻا ڏينهن |
| Sinhalese | පුරාණ කාලයේ |
| Slovak | Staroveké dni |
| Slovenian | Stari dnevi |
| Somali | Maalmaha hore |
| Spanish | Días antiguos |
| Swedish | Forntida dagar |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Рӯзҳои қадим |
| Tamil | பழைய நாட்கள் |
| Telugu | పురాతన రోజులు |
| Thai | วันเก่า |
| Turkish | Eski günler |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Старовинні дні |
| Urdu | قدیم دن |
| Uzbek | Қадимий кунлар (Cyrillic) Qadimiy kunlar (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | ? |
| Welsh | Dyddiau hynafol |
| Xhosa | Iintsuku zasendulo |
| Yiddish | אוראלט טעג |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names, entry "Elder Days"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
- ↑ The Nature of Middle-earth, XVII: "Generational Schemes", Text 2