Dark Elves

Aman name for Elves who never sailed west

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In briefanswer capsule

Within the speech of Aman this designation covered every Elf who never undertook the westward voyage across the ocean and so remained on the near shores. That inclusive meaning of the name is the one speakers occasionally adopt when they employ it.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 12, Of Men

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Dark Elves“. Last updated August 25, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/dark-elves/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Dark Elves. Last updated August 25, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/dark-elves/

MLA

„Dark Elves“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/dark-elves/. Last updated August 25, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-dark-elves-en,
  title        = {Dark Elves},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/dark-elves/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 25, 2026}
}