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Eärendil
Elwing bears a Silmaril after the sons of Fëanor sack Menegroth and kill her father Dior. She escapes the Third Kinslaying in the form of a bird and travels to Valinor with her husband Eärendil to petition the Valar for aid. She chooses to remain there as an immortal and learns the speech of birds as he sails the sky with the Silmaril.
Elwing Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Elwing or refer to Elwing. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 24 Quotes
‘If it be truly the Silmaril which we saw cast into the sea that rises again by the power of the Valar, then let us be glad; for its glory is seen now by many, and is yet secure from all evil.’ Then the Elves looked up, and despaired no longer; but Morgoth was filled with doubt.
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Elwing Character Timeline in The Silmarillion
The timeline below shows where the character Elwing appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12. Of Men
...and elves are companions and allies against Morgoth. The children of elves and mortals (Eärendil, Elwing, and Elrond) receive both the beauty of the elves and a choice between the fate...
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Chapter 22. Of the Ruin of Doriath
...married to Nimloth, a relative of Celeborn, and their children are named Eluréd, Elurín and Elwing. The news of the dwarf army reaches Beren, who leads Dior and a group of...
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...but he can’t find them. Doriath is destroyed, though some of the Sindar escape with Elwing and the Silmaril.
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Chapter 23. Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
...the mountain. Tuor and the survivors follow the River Sirion to the sea and join Elwing and the refugees from Doriath. With Turgon’s death, Gil-galad is named High King of the...
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Chapter 24. Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath
Eärendil rules the elves living at the mouth of the Sirion and marries Elwing. They have two sons, Elrond and Elros, who are called Half-elven. Eärendil longs to both...
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When Maedhros learns where Elwing was living, he initially leaves her alone, regretful of his actions in Doriath. Over time,...
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Ulmo carries Elwing out of the water and turns her into a bird with the Silmaril on her...
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Eärendil is the first living man to set foot in Valinor. Elwing leaves the ship with him, afraid that they’ll be separated forever if she doesn’t go...
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After Eärendil leaves to look for Elwing, the Valar discuss whether Eärendil is permitted in the undying lands since he’s part human...
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...the sky in the mornings or evenings as he sails back to Valinor to visit Elwing, who dislikes the dark and cold but learns flight from the birds. When the people...
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...the Vanyar prepare for war, and a few of the Teleri sail with them for Elwing’s sake, since she’s a descendant of their own people. The battle of the west and...
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