History Characters / TheSilmarillionFirstGenerationElvenRoyalty

%%* TheMourningAfter: After Míriel's death.

%%* MissingMom: To Fëanor.

* TheHighKing: Of all Elves.

* DotingParent: To Fëanor, his favorite.

* LastStand: Alone against Melkor in Formenos.

* LoveTriangle: Míriel > Finwë < Indis
* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Completely and utterly averted. It's stated that Fëanor is actually Finwë's favourite child.
* TheMourningAfter: After Míriel's death.

* BettyAndVeronica: Is Veronica to Indis's Betty.

* FirstLove: To Finwë.

* TheLostLenore: To Finwë.
* MissingMom: To Fëanor.

* BettyAndVeronica: Is Betty to Míriel's Veronica.

* DeathByChildbirth: An unusual example of the trope: she doesn't die ''in'' childbirth or immediately after, but she becomes so exhausted and weary of life that she desires death and doesn't last much longer. Sometimes interpreted as the extreme, Elven equivalent of post-partum depression.

* RoyalBlood: Having him in your family tree instantly makes you a person of importance, and many characters in the legendarium indeed are his relatives in a way or another. It goes as far as Eldarion, the son of Aragorn and Arwen.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Mentioned specifically for being a rare Middle-earth [[AvertedTrope aversion.]] While he is looked up as the Highest of the High, after leading his people into Valinor he ceases to be an active part of the story. His influence is only seen through his descendants.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Wonderfully [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] When she hears about all that happened after her death, she isn't one bit jealous of Indis, but [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she is glad that she made Finwë happier.]]

* TheCutie: Sweet, pretty, feminine, likes dancing and singing. Be sure [[BreakTheCutie bad things happen to her loved ones.]]

Finwë's first wife and the mother of Fëanor. Giving birth to him exhausted her of all her strength, and she first retired to Lórien to heal; her soul then departed her body and willingly passed into the Halls of Mandos. She refused to return to the world of the living even though Finwë begged her many times. Because of this, Finwë was granted the right to marry Indis on the condition Míriel would never return, as no Elf could have two living wives by Valarin law. Finwë and the Valar's insistence upon her return is specifically cited as cementing her in her decision to do the opposite.

The High King of the second Elven clan, the Ñoldor or Deep Elves. Finwë accompanied Ingwë and his dear friend Elwë as the first Elves to see Valinor. His first wife, Míriel, died not long after giving birth to their son Fëanor, and he married Indis, Ingwë's niece. However, it didn't work as well [[BigScrewedUpFamily as he hoped.]] When Fëanor was exiled from Tirion for threatening to murder his half-brother Fingolfin, Finwë went with him to Formenos out of love. Melkor slew Finwë there when he stole the Silmarils, making Finwë the first victim of violence and murder in the Blessed Realm.

[[folder: Ingwë]]

[[folder: Finwë]]

[[folder: Míriel]]

[[folder: Indis]]

[[folder: Elwë Singollo / Elu Thingol]]

[[folder: Olwë]]

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Though some of the Noldor -- especially in the House of Fëanor -- might have different opinions.

* For Eru and the Ainur, click [[Characters/TheSilmarillionEruAndTheAinur here]].
* For the enemies, click [[Characters/TheSilmarillionEnemies here]].
* For the House of Fëanor, click [[Characters/TheSilmarillionHouseOfFeanor here]].
* For The House of Fingolfin, click [[Characters/TheSilmarillionHouseOfFingolfin here]].

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Has his head smashed and is left to be found by his family, driving Fëanor to forsake the Valar and leave Aman.

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: She speaks an archaic form of Quenya that has fallen out of use with the other Ñoldor (though it is still spoken by the Vanyar), and insists that her epithet at least is pronounced as she prefers it ("Therindë" instead of [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Serindë"]].) Fëanor and his sons maintain the pronunciation difference in her memory, and it turns into a political shibboleth after Morgoth starts sowing discord in Valinor.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The only High King the Noldor can agree on.

* DeathByChildbirth: An unusual example of the trope: she doesn't die ''in'' childbirth or immediately after, but becomes so exhausted and weary of life that she desires death and doesn't last much longer. Sometimes interpreted as the extreme, elven equivalent of post-partum depression.
* FirstGirlWins: It seems like she loses and Indis is victorious, but it [[FirstGirlAfterAll becomes more and more clear]] that even when with Indis, Finwë can't forget Míriel, and in the end, their marriage is more or less over. Finwë claims he loves them both just as much.

[[folder:Ingwë]]

[[folder:Finwë]]
The High King of the second Elven clan, the Noldor or Deep Elves. Finwë accompanied Ingwë and his dear friend Elwë as the first Elves to see Valinor. His first wife, Míriel, died not long after giving birth to their son Fëanor, and he married Indis, Ingwë's niece. However, it didn't work as well [[BigScrewedUpFamily as he hoped.]] When Fëanor was exiled from Tirion for threatening to murder his half-brother Fingolfin, Finwë went with him to Formenos out of love. Melkor slew Finwë there when he stole the Silmarils, making Finwë the first victim of violence and murder in the Blessed Realm.

* DivorceRequiresDeath: Finwë's intention of getting married with Indis after Míriel's death causes much ado, as from the point of view of the Valar and the Elves this would have meant he had two wives. Eventually the Valar decided they can get married, but only if Míriel remains in the Halls of Mandos for ever. Finwë initially just hopes the news will convince Míriel to finally come back to life, but she refuses, so he remarries.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ultimately. After he dies and meets Míriel again in the Halls of Mandos, he tells her all that has happened since her death, and she starts yearn to live again. Because the Valar have decided he cannot have two living wives, he chooses to stay dead himself so that Míriel can return to life. Even [[TheStoic Mandos]] approves.

* ParentsAsPeople: Tries his best to be a good husband and a father, but is somewhat biased towards Fëanor, and doesn't always make the best of choices. Both in-universe and in the fandom, some consider his decision to marry Indis to be a mistake in the first place.

[[folder:Míriel]]
Finwë's first wife and the mother of Fëanor. Giving birth to him exhausted her of all her strength, and she first retired to Lórien to heal; her soul then departed her body and willingly passed into the Halls of Mandos. She refused to return to the world of the living even though Finwë begged her many times. Because of this, Finwë was granted the right to marry Indis on the condition Míriel would never return, as one elf could have two living wives by Valarin law. Finwë and the Valar's insistence upon her return is specifically cited as cementing her in her decision to do the opposite.

* BettyAndVeronica: Is Veronica to Indis' Betty.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Wonderfully [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] When she hears about all that happened after her death, she isn't one bit jealous of Indis, but [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy glad that she made Finwë happier.]]

* FirstGirlWins: It seem like she loses and Indis is victorious, but it [[FirstGirlAfterAll becomes more and more clear]] that even when with Indis, Finwë can't forget Míriel, and in the end their marriage is more or less over. Finwë claims he loves them both just as much.

[[folder:Indis]]

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: What little we know of Indis seems to indicate that she is very gentle, kind and patient like all of her Vanyarin kin. She also possesses the golden hair of the Vanyar, this being one of the reasons she was given the epithet 'The Fair', the other being her great beauty. She passed the trait of golden Vanyarin hair to her youngest son Finarfin and his children, who were the only Noldorin noble house to sport fair hair, most famously through her granddaughter Galadriel, who became famous for her glorious, shiny silver-gold tresses.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She outlives her son Fingolfin, her grandsons Fingon, Turgon, Argon, Finrod, Angrod, and Aegnor, her granddaughter Aredhel, her great-grandsons Maeglin and Orodreth, her great-great-grandson Gil-galad, her great-great-grandaughter Finduilas, and two of her half-elven descendants, Elros and Arwen, who chose mortal lives, plus dozens of generations of Elros' mortal descendants.
* RomancingTheWidow: She loved him from afar for years, without any bitterness when he married another woman, but she couldn't help letting her love for him show when he visited her uncle after his wife died.

[[folder:Elwë Singollo / Elu Thingol]]

[[folder:Olwë]]
After Elwë's disappearance, the Teleri who did not stay to search for him chose his brother Olwë as their new High King. Olwë reluctantly left Middle-earth to lead his people to the Blessed Realm, where they settled on its outer shores. This small remnant of the Teleri became known as the Falmari, or Sea Elves. Olwë's daughter Eärwen married Finwë's son, Finarfin, making Olwë the grandfather of their children Finrod, Galadriel, Aegnor and Angrod. When Fëanor came to the Falmari demanding ships, Olwë refused to lend the ships or aid him in building his own. Fëanor and his followers attemped to steal the ships by night (and succeeded), but as they were guarded, this resulted in the First Kinslaying. Olwë survived and helped his people recover.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Outlives his grandsons Finrod, Angrod and Aegnor, his great-grandson Orodreth, his great-great-granddaughter Finduilas, his great-great-grandson Gil-galad, and his great-granddaughter Arwen.

[[folder: Ingwë]]

[[folder: Finwë]]

[[folder: Míriel]]

[[folder: Indis]]

[[folder: Elwë Singollo / Elu Thingol]]
The High King of the third Elven clan, the Teleri ("last-comers"). He met the Maia Melian and stood still in enchantment with her for a hundred years, thus missing the departure from Middle-earth, and became the king of the Sindar (Grey Elves), a branch of the Teleri who stayed in Middle-Earth to search for him after his disappearance. His brother Olwë became the king of those Teleri who journeyed to Valinor. See below under House of Thingol for tropes pertaining to him.

[[folder: Olwë]]
After Elwë's disappearance, the Teleri who did not stay to search for him chose his brother Olwë as their new High King. Olwë reluctantly left Middle-Earth to lead his people to the Blessed Realm, where they settled on its outer shores. This small remnant of the Teleri became known as the Falmari, or Sea Elves. Olwë's daughter Eärwen married Finwë's son, Finarfin, making Olwë the grandfather of their children Finrod, Galadriel, Aegnor and Angrod. When Fëanor came to the Falmari demanding ships, Olwë refused to lend the ships or aid him in building his own. Fëanor and his followers attemped to steal the ships by night (and succeeded), but as they were guarded, this resulted in the First Kinslaying. Olwë survived and helped his people recover.

The Vanyarin niece of High King Ingwë, the second wife of High King Finwë, and the mother of Fingolfin, Finarfin, and their two sisters (Findis and Írimë) who never get mentioned. Indis had loved Finwë for a long time, and when he was widowed she brought joy back into his life. However, Míriel's shadow didn't leave their family.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: What little we know of Indis seems to indicate that she is very gentle, kind and patient like all of her Vanyarin kin. She also possesses the golden hair of the Vanyar, this being one of the reasons she was given the epithet 'The Fair', the other being her great beauty. She passed the trait of golden Vanyarin hair to her youngest son Finarfin and his children who were the only Noldorin noble house to sport fair hair, most famously through her granddaughter Galadriel who became famous for her glorious, shiny silver-gold tresses.

The High King of the third Elven clan, the Teleri ("last-comers"). He remained in Middle-earth and became the king of the Sindar, or Grey Elves, a branch of Teleri who stayed in Middle-Earth. His brother Olwë became the king of those Teleri who journeyed to Valinor. See below under House of Thingol for tropes pertaining to him.

After Elwë's disappearance, the Teleri who did not stay to search for him chose his brother Olwë as their new High King. Olwë reluctantly left Middle-Earth to lead his people to the Blessed Realm, where they settled on its outer shores. This small remnant of the Teleri became known as the Falmari, or Sea Elves. Olwë's daughter Eärwen married Finwë's son, Finarfin, making Olwë the grandfather of Finrod and Galadriel. When Fëanor came to the Falmari demanding ships, Olwë refused, and Fëanor slaughtered Olwë's people -- the Kinslaying. Olwë survived and helped his people recover.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He refused to aid Fëanor in his endeavor

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Has his head smashed and is left to be found by his family, finishing Fëanor's descent into villainy.

Finwë's first wife and the mother of Fëanor. Giving birth to him exhausted her of all her strength, and she wished to die a true, mortal death. As an immortal Elf, this was beyond her reach. Instead she departed from her body and willingly passed into the Halls of Mandos. She refused to return to the world of the living even though Finwë begged her many times. Because of this, Finwë was granted the right to marry Indis on the condition Míriel would never return, as one man cannot have two living wives by Valarin law. Even knowing this, Míriel ''still'' refused reincarnation.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Wonderfully [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] When she hears about all that happened after her death, she isn't one bit jealous of Indis, but glad that she made [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Finwë happier.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: An unusual example of the trope: she doesn't die ''in'' childbirth or immediately after, but becomes so exhausted and weary of life that she desires death and doesn't last much longer.

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: She speaks an archaic form of Quenya that has fallen out of use with the other Elves, and insists that her epithet at least is pronounced as she prefers it ("Therindë" instead of [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Serindë"]].) Fëanor turns the pronunciation difference into a political shibboleth in his feud against his half-brothers.

* For the enemies, click C[[haracters/TheSilmarillionEnemies here]].