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Elwë is one of the elf ambassadors to Valinor and one of the kings of the Teleri elves. After marrying the Maia Melian, he becomes known as Thingol, and the two of them rule the elves of Beleriand. Thingol is willing to share land with the Noldor elves who later arrive from Valinor, though he refuses to forgive them for killing Teleri elves as they departed. Though he’s selective about who is permitted into the protected kingdom of Doriath and initially mistrusts men, he later fosters a young man named Túrin and shelters his family. Thingol’s possessiveness leads to his downfall when he refuses to permit a man, Beren, to marry his daughter Lúthien and instead sends him on an impossible quest to steal a Silmaril from Melkor’s crown. Once he has the Silmaril, Thingol becomes obsessed with it and is murdered by a group of dwarves who steal it from him.
Elwë/Thingol Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Elwë/Thingol or refer to Elwë/Thingol. 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 22
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But Thingol perceived their hearts, and saw well that desiring the Silmaril they sought but a pretext and fair cloak of their true intent; and in his wrath and pride he gave no heed to his peril but spoke to them in scorn, saying: ‘How do ye of uncouth race dare to demand aught of me, Elu Thingol, Lord of Beleriand, whole life began by the waters of Cuiviénen years uncounted ere the fathers of the stunted people awoke?’
Then the lust of the Dwarves was kindled to rage by the words of the King; and they rose up about him, and laid hands on him, and slew him as he stood.
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Elwë/Thingol Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Elwë/Thingol or refer to Elwë/Thingol. 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:
).
Chapter 22
Quotes
But Thingol perceived their hearts, and saw well that desiring the Silmaril they sought but a pretext and fair cloak of their true intent; and in his wrath and pride he gave no heed to his peril but spoke to them in scorn, saying: ‘How do ye of uncouth race dare to demand aught of me, Elu Thingol, Lord of Beleriand, whole life began by the waters of Cuiviénen years uncounted ere the fathers of the stunted people awoke?’
Then the lust of the Dwarves was kindled to rage by the words of the King; and they rose up about him, and laid hands on him, and slew him as he stood.
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