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The term 'Deep Elves' appears once in The Hobbit, but there it is spelt 'Deep-elves'. The two versions are synonymous.

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Deep Elves

A name for the Noldor

"Next came the Noldor, a name of wisdom, the people of Finwë. They are the Deep Elves, the friends of Aulë; and they are renowned in song..."
Quenta Silmarillion 3
Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
Eldar
Elves of the Great Journey
Vanyar
Light Elves
DEEP ELVES
The Noldor
Teleri
The Third Clan

A rarely-used name for the Noldor, the division of the Elves that Finwë led into Valinor.

'Deep' is here used in the sense of 'profound' or 'wise'; the Noldor were considered the most learned and inventive of the Eldar; the great Vala Aulë taught them much during their time in Aman.


See also...

Aman, Elf-kings, Elves of the Falas, Fëanor, Golug, High Elves, Light-elves, Noldo

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