Ingwë was the Vanyarin Elf who held titles of King of the Vanyar and High King of the Elves. He dwelt in Ingwemar with the rest of his House.[1] He was the uncle of Finwë's second wife Indis.
Biography[]
Ingwë was born in Cuiviénen during the Years of the Trees to Ilion, a direct descendant of Imin and Iminyë.[2] After Oromë discovered the Quendi, Ingwë was part of the first embassy to Aman alongside his friends Finwë and Elwë, and became the lord of the first Kindred of the Elves, the later Vanyar, who led his people in the Great Journey. His name means "first one / chief" in Quenya.
First of the Vanyar to travel to Valinor with Oromë, Ingwë loved its beauty and bliss and, returning to his people, urged them to undertake a journey to Aman. He and his kin took the journey, were fascinated with the Valar, and decided not to return to Middle-earth. They stayed and made Ingwë their king. The Mindon Eldaliéva, in Tirion, was built in honor of him.
Ingwë was reckoned as High King of all the Eldalië, the Elves of the Great Journey, and was therefore called Ingwë Ingweron, the "Chief of the Chieftains". He lived on Taniquetil, ruling under Manwë, High King of Arda.
After establishing himself at Taniquetil, Ingwë never set foot in Middle-earth again. When the Vanyar took up arms in the War of Wrath and followed the Host of Valinor, Ingwë did not join them,[3][4] but his son Ingwion did, and led the Vanyarin warriors, capturing Eglarest in the first battle of the war.
Titles[]
In all of Arda's history, only Ingwë was titled High King of the Elves, as, during his time, he was revered by all Elves as their ruler. The title came into being sometime after the Elves were well established in Aman. As Ingwë was already the appointed King of the Vanyar, and as the Vanyar were drawn to Valinor and were close to the Valar, all Elves blessed by Manwë hailed Ingwë as their most high king.[5]
King of the Vanyar was the noble title of the supreme head of the Vanyar elves. Ingwë held this title also, and is the only known one to have been their king. The Vanyar made him King after his return from Valinor as their ambassador.[6]
In other versions[]
In earlier writings, Ingwë was named Inwë and known as King of all the Eldar of Kôr, or King of the Fairies, or Lord of the Teleri (instead of the Vanyar, as later), who led them to lands of Men. His son Ingwion was initially named Ingil.
The Gnomes (Tolkien's precursor to the Ñoldor) called him Inwithiel. He was also referred to as Isil or Isil Inwë.[7][8][9]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | إنغوي |
| Armenian | Ինգվե |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Інгве |
| Bengali | ইঙ্গুয়ে |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Ингве |
| Chinese | 英格威 |
| Georgian | ინგვეი |
| Greek | Ίνγκουε |
| Gujarati | ઇંગ્વે |
| Hebrew | אינגווה |
| Hindi | इंग्वे |
| Japanese | イングウェ |
| Kannada | ಇಂಗ್ವೆ |
| Kazakh | Ингве (Cyrillic) Ïngve (Latin) |
| Korean | 잉궤 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Ингвэ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Ингве |
| Marathi | इंग्वे |
| Malayalam | ഇന്ഗ്വെ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ингвэ |
| Nepalese | ईङ्वे |
| Persian | اینگوه |
| Russian | Ингвэ |
| Sanskrit | ईङ्वे |
| Serbian | Ингве (Cyrillic) Ingve (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඉන්ග්වේ |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ингве |
| Tamil | இங்வே |
| Telugu | ఇంగ్వే |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Інґве |
| Urdu | انگو |
| Uzbek | Ингве (Cyrillic) Ingve (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ינגווע |
References[]
- ↑ The Nature of Middle-earth, Part Three: The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants, VI: "Dwellings in Middle-earth", pg. 301
- ↑ The Nature of Middle-earth, Part One: Time and Ageing
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, I: "The Cottage of Lost Play"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, V: "The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kôr"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: "Names in the Lost Tales – Part II"