Ingwë

Vanyar chieftain, reckoned overlord of every Elf

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Ingwë headed the Vanyar. When the Eldar left Cuiviénen for the West, three columns formed, and his people marched foremost of them. Later, in Aman, his home stood on Taniquetil. Every Elf looked to him as High King, so that his rank reached beyond his own host alone.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 3, Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Ingwë“. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/ingwe/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Ingwë. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/ingwe/

MLA

„Ingwë“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/characters/ingwe/. Last updated August 28, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-ingwe-en,
  title        = {Ingwë},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/characters/ingwe/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 28, 2026}
}