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Dates
Millennia before the first rising of the Moon and Sun1
Location
A journey from Cuiviénen in the distant East of Middle-earth to the western coasts of Beleriand, and thence across the Great Sea to the Blessed Realm (though by no means all the Elves who began the journey completed its entire course)
Race
Elves
Divisions
Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri
Important peaks
Many of the Teleri fell away from the Great Journey when it reached the Misty Mountains, thus forming the people known as the Nandor

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  • Updated 23 July 2002
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Great Journey

The journey of the Eldar into the West

The journey of the Eldar from Cuiviénen across Middle-earth and the Great Sea to Aman, there to dwell with the Valar in Valinor. Many of the Teleri turned aside during the journey, but the Three Kindreds of the Vanyar, the Noldor and the remaining Teleri came at last to the Undying Lands.


Notes

1

The Annals of Aman in volume X of The History of Middle-earth give us some definite dates for the Journey. The Vanyar and the Noldor took nearly two centuries to travel from Cuiviénen to Beleriand, while the Teleri took about thirty years longer. The Journey was completed more than 3,500 years before the first rising of the Sun. (Because this was long before the making of the Sun, the values shown here are converted to solar years from the much longer 'Valian Years' used in the Annals.)

See also...

Aman, Amanyar, Ancient Tongue, Dark Elves, Deep Elves, Edhil, Eglador, Eglath, Eldalië, Eldar, Eldar of Eressëa, Eldar of the West, Eldar of Valinor, Elf-kings, Elu Thingol, [See the full list...]

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Great Journey

The journey of the Eldar into the West

Dates
Millennia before the first rising of the Moon and Sun1
Location
A journey from Cuiviénen in the distant East of Middle-earth to the western coasts of Beleriand, and thence across the Great Sea to the Blessed Realm (though by no means all the Elves who began the journey completed its entire course)
Race
Elves
Divisions
Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri
Important peaks
Many of the Teleri fell away from the Great Journey when it reached the Misty Mountains, thus forming the people known as the Nandor

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 23 July 2002
  • Updates planned: 2

Great Journey

The journey of the Eldar into the West

The journey of the Eldar from Cuiviénen across Middle-earth and the Great Sea to Aman, there to dwell with the Valar in Valinor. Many of the Teleri turned aside during the journey, but the Three Kindreds of the Vanyar, the Noldor and the remaining Teleri came at last to the Undying Lands.


Notes

1

The Annals of Aman in volume X of The History of Middle-earth give us some definite dates for the Journey. The Vanyar and the Noldor took nearly two centuries to travel from Cuiviénen to Beleriand, while the Teleri took about thirty years longer. The Journey was completed more than 3,500 years before the first rising of the Sun. (Because this was long before the making of the Sun, the values shown here are converted to solar years from the much longer 'Valian Years' used in the Annals.)

See also...

Aman, Amanyar, Ancient Tongue, Dark Elves, Deep Elves, Edhil, Eglador, Eglath, Eldalië, Eldar, Eldar of Eressëa, Eldar of the West, Eldar of Valinor, Elf-kings, Elu Thingol, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 23 July 2002
  • Updates planned: 2

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001-2002. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.