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Awoke or was born by Cuiviénen, slain I 5021Race
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Meaning
'Thingol' comes from sindacollo, 'grey cloak'. Thingol's name 'Elu' is from 'Elwë', 'Star-person'.
Pronunciation
e'lloo thi'ngoll
('th' as in English 'thin')
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Thingol
Greatest of the lords of the Sindar
In his early life, millennia before the beginning of the First Age, Thingol journeyed to Valinor with Ingwë and Finwë, and was returned to the Eldar who dwelt at Cuiviënen. From the travellers' reports of the Blessed Realm, many of the Elves agreed to march westward across Middle-earth, seeking the land of the Valar, and the third and greatest host of the Elves, the Teleri, were led by Thingol and his brother Olwë.
As they neared the western coasts of Middle-earth, Thingol came upon Melian the Maia in the wood of Nan Elmoth. Long years passed, and at length he remained with Melian in Beleriand, though many of the Teleri passed West over the Great Sea. With Melian, Thingol founded the woodland realm of Doriath in the central regions of Beleriand, and there ruled the Sindar for many years. Thingol's doom came upon him when Beren brought him a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown as the bride-price of his daughter Lúthien. He summoned Dwarves from the Blue Mountains to set the jewel in the Nauglamír, the Necklace of the Dwarves, but the Dwarves became so enamoured of their work that they slew Thingol in his own treasury.
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It is usually assumed that Thingol awoke at Cuiviénen, being one of the first generation of Elves, and this seems likely, especially given his own description of himself:
The Silmarillion, 22 Of the Ruin of Doriath
This is difficult to reconcile, though, with the fact that he had brothers, Olwë and Elmo, and it may be that he was simply born there before the great migration to the West. The date of Thingol's death, too, is a matter of some uncertainty.
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See also...
Adanedhel, Aelin-uial, Ainur, Algund, Alphabet of Daeron, Ancient Speech, Angrod, Anguirel, Aranrúth, Belegurth, Belthronding, Calaquendi, Camlost, Celegorm, Children of the World, [See the full list...]Daeron, Dark Elf, Dior, Dor Dínen, Dor Firn-i-Guinar, Dor-Cúarthol, Doriath, Dragonhead of the North, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Eärwen, Eldar, Elf-kings, Elf-Man, Elmo, Eluchíl, Eluréd, Elven-kings, Elvenking’s Halls, Elves, Elves of Beleriand, Elves of Doriath, Elves of Ossiriand, Elves of the Light, Elves of Thranduil, Elwë Singollo, Eöl, First Battle, Gabilgathol, Galadhon, Galadriel, Galathil, Gamil Zirak, Gethron, Girdle of Melian, Green-elves, Grey-elven, Grey-elves of Mithrim, Greycloak, Greymantle, Grithnir, Halmir, Hidden King, High Faroth, Hírilorn, Hound of Valinor, Hunting of the Wolf, Ithilbor, King of Doriath, Lady of Dor-lómin, Laer Cú Beleg, Laiquendi, Lay of Leithian, Lómelindi, Lord of Beleriand, Lord of Brethil, Lord of Nogrod, Lúthien Tinúviel, Mablung of the Heavy Hand, Maglor, Maiar, Melian, Menegroth, Morgoth, Moriquendi, Nan Elmoth, Nargothrond, Narn i Chîn Húrin, Nauglamír, Necklace of the Dwarves, Nimphelos, Olwë, People of Haleth, Queen of Doriath, Quest for the Silmaril, Runes of Doriath, Saeros, Sindacollo, Sindar, Sindar of Beleriand, Sindarin, Singollo, Tale of Grief, Taur-na-neldor, The Fair, The Heavy Hand, The Hunter, The Minstrel, The Tall, The Wolf, Thingol’s Heir, Thousand Caves, Úmanyar, West March, Woodwose
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