Ingwë was the Vanyarin Elf, who held titles of the King of the Vanyar and High King of the Elves. He also was the uncle of Finwë's second wife Indis.
Biography
Ingwë was born in Cuiviénen during the Years of the Trees to Ilion, who was the direct descendant of Imin and Iminyë.[1] 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 because of this he was called Ingwë Ingweron; the "Chief of the Chieftains". He lived in Taniquetil, ruling from beneath Manwë High King of Arda.
Ingwë never set foot on Middle-earth after he began living in Taniquetil. When the Vanyar took up arms in the War of Wrath and followed the Host of Valinor, Ingwë did not join them,[2][3] but his son Ingwion led the Vanyarin warriors, capturing Eglarest in the first battle of the war.
Early versions of the legendarium
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.[4][5][6]
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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 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 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"