"Of Thingol and Melian" is the fourth chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion which is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.
Synopsis[]
Melian was a Maia, one of the Ainur, and her singing was renowned in Valinor. She went to Middle-earth to fill the silence with her voice and the songs of birds.
At this time, the hosts of the Ñoldor and the Teleri were separated by forests, and Elwë went often through the forests to visit his friend Finwë. It was during this time that he heard the singing of Melian, and—enchanted and forgetful of his purpose—he followed the sound until he came upon her in a clearing in Nan Elmoth. Enamored by her, he took her hand, and a spell was set upon him that they stood together for many years, during which he forgot his people and abided with her.
The people of Elwë sought him but did not find him, and Olwë his brother then took the kingship of the Teleri and led them to Aman. Even though Elwë had formerly been an emissary to Valinor he never returned there, and he and Melian became king and queen of Doriath. His people were the Sindar—the Grey Elves—and they were known for Melian's power and the fact that, of all the Sindar, Elwë alone had seen the light of the Trees. In later years, he became known by the Sindarin name Elu Thingol.
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Oor Thingol en Melian |
| Albanian | Rreth Thingol dhe Melian |
| Arabic | حول ثينجول و ميلايان |
| Armenian | Թինգոլ եւ Մելիան մասին |
| Azerbaijani | Thingol və Melian haqqında |
| Basque | Thingol eta Melian buruz |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Аб Тінгол і Меліан |
| Bosnian | O Thingol i Melian |
| Breton | Eus Thingol ha Melian |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | За Тингол и Мелиан |
| Catalan | Sobre Thingol i Mèlian |
| Chinese | 关于庭葛與美麗安 |
| Cornish | A-dro Thingol hag Melian |
| Corsican | Di Beren è Lúthien |
| Croatian | O Thingol i Melian |
| Czech | O Thingol a Melian |
| Danish | Thingol og Melian |
| Dutch | Over Thingel en Melian |
| Esperanto | De Thingol kaj Melian |
| Estonian | Umbes Thingol ja Melian |
| Faroese | Um Thingol og Melian |
| Fijian | Me baleta na Thingol kei na Melian |
| Finnish | Noin Thingol ja Melian |
| French | La Thingol et Melian |
| Galician | Sobre Thingol e Melian |
| Georgian | შესახებ თჰინგოლი და მელიანი |
| German | Von Thingol und Melian |
| Greek | Σχετικά με Θίνγκολ και Μέλιαν |
| Gujarati | વિશે થિંગોલ અને મેલિઅન |
| Haitian Creole | De Thingol ak Melian |
| Hebrew | על תינגול ו מליאן |
| Hindi | बारे में और मेलिअन के बारे में |
| Hungarian | Ról Thingol és Melian |
| Icelandic | Um Thingol og Melian |
| Indonesian | Tentang Thingol dan Melian |
| Irish Gaelic | Maidir Thingol agus Melian |
| Italian | Di Thingol e Melian |
| Javanese | Prakawis Thingol lan Melian |
| Kannada | ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಥಿಂಗಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೆಲಿಯನ್ |
| Kazakh | Туралы Тһінгол пен Меліан (Cyrillic) Twralı Thingol pen Melian (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Жөнүнд Тhингол жана Мэлиан |
| Latin | De Thingol et Melian |
| Latvian | Par Thingol un Melian |
| Lithuanian | Apie Thingol ir Melian |
| Luxembourgish | On Thingol a Melian |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | За Тингол и Мелиан |
| Malagasy | Momba an'i Thingol sy Melian |
| Malaysian | Tentang Thingol dan Melian |
| Maltese | Dwar Thingol u Melian |
| Maori | Mō Thingol me Melian |
| Nepalese | बारेमा थिन्कोल र मेलिअन |
| Norwegian | Om Thingol og Melian |
| Persian | درباره تینگول و ملیان |
| Polish | O Thingol i Meliana |
| Portuguese | De Thingol e Melian |
| Romanian | Despre Thingol și Melian |
| Romansh | Da Thingol e Melian |
| Russian | О Тинголе и Мелиан |
| Samoan | E uiga i Thingol ma le Melian |
| Serbian | О Тингол и Мелиан (Cyrillic) O Tingol i Melian (Latin) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Mu dheidhinn Thingol agus Melian |
| Sinhalese | ගැන ථින්කොල් සහ මෙලිඅන් |
| Slovak | O Thingol a Melian |
| Slovenian | O Thingol in Melian |
| Spanish | De Thingol y Melian |
| Sundanese | Kira-kira Thingol jeung Melian |
| Swahili | Kuhusu Thingol na Melian |
| Swedish | Om Thingol och Melian |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Аз Тҳингол ва Мелиан |
| Tamil | பற்றி திண்கொள் மற்றும் மெலிஅந் |
| Turkish | Thingol ve Melian hakkında |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Про Тінґола і Меліан |
| Uzbek | Тҳингол ва Мелиан ҳақида (Cyrillic) Thingol va Melian haqida (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Giới Thingol và Melian |
| Welsh | Amdanom Thingol a Melian |
| Yoruba | Nipa Thingol ati Melian |
| Yiddish | וועגן טהינגאָל און מעליאַנאַ |