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It's all in the family: The Elweans and IngweansThe first of two essays examines the Eldarin genealogies and whether it is possible to state definitively who was related to whom and how. The Ingweans and Elweans are the royal families of the Vanyar and Sindar. Nothing is more confusing than trying to figure out who is actually supposed to be in the various family trees, and what their relationships to the three Eldarin kings are. Most people have only read The Lord of the Rings, and that book provides us with so few clues about the Eldarin families that all...

A Tolkien Virgin: Of the Sindarby Mark-Edmond The Journey Continues Wow, this chapter is chock full of stuff. Three major things: the Naugrim (Dwarves) and Sindar meet/Menegroth is constructed (we'll call that one). The Nandor are reintroduced and settle in Ossiriand (two). And, the first war with the Orcs takes place (number three for this chapter). Tolkien amazes me because he's able to say so much with so few words. In a few paragraphs he brings to life the nuances and idiosyncrasies of the Naugrim and their relationship with the Elves. The Naugrim are hesitant to teach foreigners their own...