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Dates
Born with the first Elves at Cuiviénen; apparently still extant
Race
Division
Pronunciation
i'ngweh
Meaning
'High One'1
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  • Updated 8 December 2002
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The lord of the Vanyar, accounted the High King of all the Elves; he dwells on Taniquetil beneath the halls of Manwë.


Notes

1

Actually, Ingwë's name doesn't appear to have originally had a specific meaning, but it became associated with the Quenya word inga, meaning 'highest point'. So, Ingwë's people the Vanyar referred to themselves as the Ingwer ('high ones'), and Ingwë's own title as High King of all the Elves derives from Ingwë Ingweron, literally meaning 'chief of the chieftains'.

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