Of the Coming of the Elves
and the Captivity1 of Melkor
Through long ages the Valar dwelt in bliss2 in the light of the Trees beyond. The Mountains of Aman, but all Middle-earth lay in a twilight3 under the stars. While the Lamps had shone, growth began there which now was checked, because all was again dark. But already the oldest living things had arisen: in the seas the great weeds, and on earth the shadow of great trees; and in the valleys of the night-clad hills there were dark creatures old and strong. To those lands and forests the Valar seldom came, save only Yavanna and Oromл; and Yavanna would walk there in the shadows, grieving because the growth and promise of the Spring of Arda was stayed. And she set a sleep upon many things that had arisen in the Spring, so that they should not age, but should wait for a time of awakening4 that yet should be.
But in the north Melkor built his strength, and he slept not, but watched, and laboured; and the evil things that he had perverted5 walked abroad, and the dark and slumbering6 woods were haunted by monsters and shapes of dread7. And in Utumno he gathered his demons8 about him, those spirits who first adhered to him in the days of his splendour, and became most like him in his corruption9: their hearts were of fire, but they were cloaked in darkness, and terror went before them; they had whips of flame. Balrogs they were named in Middle-earth in later days. And in that dark time Melkor bred many other monsters of divers10 shapes and kinds that long troubled the world; and his realm spread now ever southward over Middle-earth.
And Melkor made also a fortress12 and armoury not far from the north-western shores of the sea, to resist any assault that might come from Aman. That stronghold was commanded by Sauron, lieutenant13 of Melkor; and it was named Angband.
It came to pass that the Valar held council, for they became troubled by the tidings that Yavanna and Oromл brought from the Outer Lands; and Yavanna spoke14 before the Valar, saying: 'Ye mighty15 of Arda, the Vision of Ilъvatar was brief and soon taken away, so that maybe we cannot guess within a narrow count of days the hour appointed. Yet be sure of this: the hour approaches, and within this age our hope shall be revealed, and the Children shall awake. Shall we then leave the lands of their dwelling16 desolate17 and full of evil? Shall they walk in darkness while we have light? Shall they call Melkor lord while Manwл sits upon Taniquetil?'
And Tulkas cried: 'Nay18! Let us make war swiftly! Have we not rested from strife19 overlong, and is not our strength now renewed? Shall one alone contest with us for ever?'
But at the bidding of Manwл Mandos spoke, and he said: 'In this age the Children of Ilъvatar shall come indeed, but they come not yet. Moreover it is doom20 that the Firstborn shall come in the darkness, and shall look first upon the stars. Great light shall be for their waning21. To Varda ever shall they call at need.'
Then Varda went forth22 from the council, and she looked out from the height of Taniquetil, and beheld23 the darkness of Middle-earth beneath the innumerable stars, faint and far. Then she began a great labour, greatest of all the works of the Valar since their coming into Arda. She took the silver dews from the vats24 of Telperion, and therewith she made new stars and brighter against the coming of the Firstborn; wherefore she whose name out of the deeps of time and the labours of Eд was Tintallл, the Kindler25, was called after by the Elves Elentбri, Queen of the Stars. Carnil and Luinil, Nйnar and Lumbar, Alcarinquл and Elemmнrл she wrought26 in that time, and many other of the ancient stars she gathered together and set as signs in the heavens of Arda: Wilwarin, Telumendil, Soronъmл, and Anarrнma; and Menelmacar with his shining belt, that forebodes the Last Battle that shall be at the end of days. And high in the north as a challenge to Melkor she set the crown of seven mighty stars to swing, Valacirca, the Sickle27 of the Valar and sign of doom.
It is told that even as Varda ended her labours, and they were long, when first Menelmacar strode up the sky and the blue fire of Helluin flickered28 in the mists above the borders of the world, in that hour the Children of the Earth awoke, the Firstborn of Ilъvatar. By the starlit mere29 of Cuiviйnen, Water of Awakening, they rose from the sleep of Ilъvatar; and while they dwelt yet silent by Cuiviйnen their eyes beheld first of all things the stars of heaven. Therefore they have ever loved the starlight, and have revered30 Varda Elentбri above all the Valar.
In the changes of the world the shapes of lands and of seas have been broken and remade; rivers have not kept their courses, neither have mountains remained steadfast32; and to Cuiviйnen there is no returning. But it is said among the Elves that it lay far off in the east of Middle-earth, and northward33, and it was a bay in the Inland Sea of Helcar; and that sea stood where aforetime the roots of the mountain of Illuin had been before Melkor overthrew34 it Many waters flowed down thither35 from heights in the east, and the first sound that was heard by the Elves was the sound of water flowing, and the sound of water falling over stone.
Long they dwelt in their first home by the water under stars, and they walked the Earth in wonder; and they began to make speech and to give names to all things that they perceived. Themselves they named the Quendi, signifying those that speak with voices; for as yet they had met no other living things that spoke or sang.
And on a time it chanced that Oromл rode eastward36 in his hunting, and he turned north by the shores of Helcar and passed under the shadows of the Orocarni, the Mountains of the East. Then on a sudden Nahar set up a great neighing, and stood still. And Oromл wondered and sat silent, and it seemed to him that in the quiet of the land under the stars he heard afar off many voices singing.
Thus it was that the Valar found at last, as it were by chance, those whom they had so long awaited. And Oromл looking upon the Elves was filled with wonder, as though they were beings sudden and marvellous and unforeseen; for so it shall ever be with the Valar. From without the World, though all things may be forethought in music or foreshown in vision from afar, to those who enter verily into Eд each in its time shall be met at unawares as something new and unforetold.
In the beginning the Elder Children of Ilъvatar were stronger and greater than they have since become; but not more fair, for though the beauty of the Quendi in the days of their youth was beyond all other beauty that Ilъvatar has caused to be, it has not perished, but lives in the West, and sorrow and wisdom have enriched it. And Oromл loved the Quendi, and named them in their own tongue Eldar, the people of the stars; but that name was after borne only by those who followed him upon the westward37 road.
Yet many of the Quendi were filled with dread at his coming; and this was the doing of Melkor. For by after-knowledge the wise declare that Melkor, ever watchful38, was first aware of the awakening of the Quendi, and sent shadows and evil spirits to spy upon them and waylay39 them. So it came to pass, some years ere the coming of Oromл, that if any of the Elves strayed far abroad, alone or few together, they would often vanish, and never return; and the Quendi said that the Hunter had caught them, and they were afraid. And indeed the most ancient songs of the Elves, of which echoes are remembered still in the West, tell of the shadow-shapes that walked in the hills above Cuiviйnen, or would pass suddenly over the stars; and of the dark Rider upon his wild horse that pursued those that wandered to take them and devour40 them. Now Melkor greatly hated and feared the riding of Oromл, and either he sent indeed his dark servants as riders, or he set lying whispers abroad, for the purpose that the Quendi should shun41 Oromл, if ever they should meet.
Thus it was that when Nahar neighed and Oromл indeed came among them, some of the Quendi hid themselves, and some fled and were lost. But those that had courage, and stayed, perceived swiftly that the Great Rider was no shape out of darkness; for the light of Aman was in his face, and all the noblest of the Elves were drawn42 towards it.
But of those unhappy ones who were ensnared by Melkor little is known of a certainty. For who of the living has descended43 into the pits of Utumno, or has explored the darkness of the counsels of Melkor? Yet this is held true by the wise of Eressлa, that all those of the Quendi who came into the hands of Melkor, ere Utumno was broken, were put there in prison, and by slow arts of cruelty were corrupted44 and enslaved; and thus did Melkor breed the hideous45 race of the Orcs in envy and mockery of the Elves, of whom they were afterwards the bitterest foes46. For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the Children of Ilъvatar; and naught47 that had life of its own, nor the semblance48 of life, could ever Melkor make since his rebellion in the Ainulindalл before the Beginning: so say the wise. And deep in their dark hearts the Orcs loathed49 the Master whom they served in fear, the maker50 only of their misery51. This it may be was the vilest52 deed of Melkor, and the most hateful to Ilъvatar.
Oromл tarried a while among the Quendi, and then swiftly he rode back over land and sea to Valinor and brought the tidings to Valmar; and he spoke of the shadows that troubled Cuiviйnen. Then the Valar rejoiced, and yet they were in doubt amid their joy; and they debated long what counsel it were best to take for the guarding of the Quendi from the shadow of Melkor. But Oromл returned at once to Middle-earth and abode53 with the Elves.
Manwл sat long in thought upon Taniquetil, and he sought the counsel of Ilъvatar. And coming then down to Valmar he summoned the Valar to the Ring of Doom, and thither came even Ulmo from the Outer Sea.
Then Manwл said to the Valar: 'This is the counsel of Ilъvatar in my heart: that we should take up again the mastery of Arda, at whatsoever54 cost, and deliver the Quendi from the shadow of Melkor.' Then Tulkas was glad; but Aulл was grieved, foreboding the hurts of the world that must come of that strife. But the Valar made ready and came forth from Aman in strength of war, resolving to assault the fortresses55 of Melkor and make an end. Never did Melkor forget that this war was made for the sake of the Elves, and that they were the cause of his downfall. Yet they had no part in those deeds, and they know little of the riding of the might of the West against the North in the beginning of their days.
Melkor met the onset56 of the Valar in the North-west of Middle-earth, and all that region was much broken. But the first victory of the hosts of the West was swift, and the servants of Melkor fled before them to Utumno. Then the Valar passed over Middle-earth, and they set a guard over Cuiviйnen; and thereafter the Quendi knew nothing of the great Battle of the Powers, save that the Earth shook and groaned57 beneath them, and the waters were moved, and in the north there were lights as of mighty fires. Long and grievous was the siege of Utumno, and many battles were fought before its gates of which naught but the rumour58 is known to the Elves. In that time the shape of Middle-earth was changed, and the Great Sea that sundered59 it from Aman grew wide and deep; and it broke in upon the coasts and made a deep gulf60 to the southward. Many lesser61 bays were made between the Great Gulf and Helcaraxл far in the north, where Middle-earth and Aman came nigh together. Of these the Bay of Balar was the chief; and into it the mighty river Sirion flowed down from the new-raised highlands northwards: Dorthonion, and the mountains about Hithlum. The lands of the far north were all made desolate in those days; for there Utumno was delved62 exceeding deep, and its pits were filled with fires and with great hosts of the servants of Melkor.
But at the last the gates of Utumno were broken and the halls unroofed, and Melkor took refuge in the uttermost pit. Then Tulkas stood forth as champion of the Valar and wrestled63 with him, and cast him upon his face; and he was bound with the chain Angainor that Aulл had wrought, and led captive; and the world had peace for a long age.
Nonetheless the Valar did not discover all the mighty vaults64 and caverns65 hidden with deceit far under the fortresses of Angband and Utumno. Many evil things still lingered there, and others were dispersed66 and fled into the dark and roamed in the waste places of the world, awaiting a more evil hour; and Sauron they did not find.
But when the Battle was ended and from the ruin of the North great clouds arose and hid the stars, the Valar drew Melkor back to Valinor, bound hand and foot, and blindfold67; and he was brought to the Ring of Doom. There he lay upon his face before the feet of Manwл and sued for pardon; but his prayer was denied, and he was cast into prison in the fastness of Mandos, whence none can escape, neither Vala, nor Elf, nor mortal Man. Vast and strong are those halls, and they were built in the west of the land of Aman. There was Melkor doomed68 to abide69 for three ages long, before his cause should be tried anew, or he should plead again for pardon.
Then again the Valar were gathered in council, and they were divided in debate. For some, and of those Ulmo was the chief, held that the Quendi should be left free to walk as they would in Middle-earth, and with their gifts of skill to order all the lands and heal their hurts. But the most part feared for the Quendi in the dangerous world amid the deceits of the starlit dusk; and they were filled moreover with the love of the beauty of the Elves and desired their fellowship. At the last, therefore, the Valar summoned the Quendi to Valinor, there to be gathered at the knees of the Powers in the light of the Trees for ever; and Mandos broke his silence, saying: 'So it is doomed.' From this summons came many woes70 that afterwards befell.
But the Elves were at first unwilling71 to hearken to the summons, for they had as yet seen the Valar only in their wrath72 as they went to war, save Oromл alone; and they were filled with dread. Therefore Oromл was sent again to them, and he chose from among them ambassadors who should go to Valinor and speak for their people; and these were Ingwл, Finwл and Elwл, who afterwards were kings. And coming they were filled with awe73 by the glory and majesty74 of the Valar, and desired greatly the light and splendour of the Trees. Then Oromл brought them back to Cuiviйnen, and they spoke before their people, and counselled them to heed75 the summons of the Valar and remove into the West
Then befell the first sundering76 of the Elves. For the kindred of Ingwл, and the most part of the kindreds of Finwл and Elwл, were swayed by the words of their lords, and were willing to depart and follow Oromл; and these were known ever after as the Eldar, by the name that Oromл gave to the Elves in the beginning, in their own tongue. But many refused the summons, preferring the starlight and the wide spaces of Middle-earth to the rumour of the Trees; and these are the Avari, the Unwilling, and they were sundered in that time from the Eldar, and met never again until many ages were past.
The Eldar prepared now a great march from their first homes in the east; and they were arrayed in three hosts. The smallest host and the first to set forth was led by Ingwл, the most high lord of all the Elvish race. He entered into Valinor and sits at the feet of the Powers, and all Elves revere31 his name; but he came never back, nor looked again upon Middle-earth. The Vanyar were his people; they are the Fair Elves, the beloved of Manwл and Varda, and few among Men have spoken with them.
Next came the Noldor, a name of wisdom, the people of Finwл. They are the Deep Elves, the friends of Aulл; and they are renowned77 in song, for they fought and laboured long and grievously in the northern lands of old.
The greatest host came last, and they are named the Teleri, for they tarried on the road, and were not wholly of a mind to pass from the dusk to the light of Valinor. In water they had great delight, and those that came at last to the western shores were enamoured of the sea. The Sea-elves therefore they became in the land of Aman, the Falmari, for they made music beside the breaking waves. Two lords they had, for their numbers were great: Elwл Singollo (which signifies Greymantle) and Olwл his brother.
These were the three kindreds of the Eldaliл, who passing at length into the uttermost West in the days of the Trees are called the Calaquendi, Elves of the Light. But others of the Eldar there were who set out indeed upon the westward march, but became lost upon the long road, or turned aside, or lingered on the shores of Middle-earth; and these were for the most part of the kindred of the Teleri, as is told hereafter. They dwelt by the sea or wandered in the woods and mountains of the world, yet their hearts were turned towards the West. Those Elves the Calaquendi call the Ъmanyar, since they came never to the land of Aman and the Blessed Realm; but the Ъmanyar and the Avari alike they call the Moriquendi, Elves of the Darkness, for they never beheld the Light that was before the Sun and Moon.
It is told that when the hosts of the Eldaliл departed from Cuiviйnen Oromл rode at their head upon Nahar, his white horse shod with gold; and passing northward about the Sea of Helcar they turned towards the west. Before them great clouds hung still black in the North above the ruins of war, and the stars in that region were hidden. Then not a few grew afraid and repented78, and turned back, and are forgotten.
Long and slow was the march of the Eldar into the west, for the leagues of Middle-earth were uncounted, and weary and pathless. Nor did the Eldar desire to hasten, for they were filled with wonder at all that they saw, and by many lands and rivers they wished to abide; and though all were yet willing to wander, many feared rather their journey's end than hoped for it Therefore whenever Oromл departed, having at times other matters to heed, they halted and went forward no more, until he returned to guide them. And it came to pass after many years of journeying in this manner that the Eldar took their course through a forest, and they came to a great river, wider than any they had yet seen; and beyond it were mountains whose sharp horns seemed to pierce the realm of the stars. This river, it is said, was even the river which was after called Anduin the Great, and was ever the frontier of the west-lands of Middle-earth. But the mountains were the Hithaeglir, the Towers of Mist upon the borders of Eriador; yet they were taller and more terrible in those days, and were reared by Melkor to hinder the riding of Oromл. Now the Teleri abode long on the east bank of that river and wished to remain there, but the Vanyar and me Noldor passed over it, and Oromл led them into the passes of the mountains. And when Oromл was gone forward the Teleri looked upon the shadowy heights and were afraid.
Then one arose in the host of Olwл, which was ever the hindmost on the road; Lenwл he was called. He forsook79 the westward march, and led away a numerous people, southwards down the great river, and they passed out of the knowledge of their kin11 until long years were past. Those were the Nandor; and they became a people apart, unlike their kin, save that they loved water, and dwelt most beside falls and running streams. Greater knowledge they had of living things, tree and herb, bird and beast, than all other Elves. In after years Denethor, son of Lenwл, turned again west at last, and led a part of that people over the mountains into Beleriand ere the rising of the Moon.
At length the Vanyar and the Noldor came over Ered Luin, the Blue Mountains, between Eriador and the westernmost land of Middle-earth, which the Elves after named Beleriand; and the foremost companies passed over the Vale of Sirion and came down to the shores of the Great Sea between Drengist and the Bay of Balar. But when they beheld it great fear came upon them, and many withdrew into the woods and highlands of Beleriand. Then Oromл departed, and returned to Valinor to seek the counsel of Manwл, and left them.
And the host of the Teleri passed over the Misty80 Mountains, and crossed the wide lands of Eriador, being urged on by Elwл Singollo, for he was eager to return to Valinor and the Light that he had beheld; and he wished not to be sundered from the Noldor, for he had great friendship with Finwл their lord. Thus after many years the Teleri also came at last over Ered Luin into the eastern regions of Beleriand. There they halted, and dwelt a while beyond the River Gelion.
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