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Dates
The first Elves awoke some three ages (very roughly 4,300 years) before the beginning of the First Age)
Origins
Awoke at Cuiviénen
Race
Elves
Pronunciation
elda'lieh
Meaning
'People of the Stars'
Other names
Children of the Earth, Eldar1, The Elder Children of Ilúvatar, The Elder Kindred, The Elder People, The Elder Race, Elven-folk, Elves, Fair Folk, The Firstborn, People of the Stars, Quendi, White-fiends

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  • Updated 27 October 2008
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Eldalië

The People of the Stars

A related term to Eldar, but referring to all the Elves, not just those of the Great Journey. This is apparently the natural Quenya form of the word.


Notes

1

The names Eldar and Eldalië are obviously closely linked terms, but Eldar evolved in its meaning to refer just to those Elves who set out on the Great Journey. The same was less true of Eldalië, which was still held to refer to all the Elves, even including (at least in principle) the Avari.

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