Most people either read or are reading Book II: The Saga of Thranduil (which is now going through its first editing stage--there will be plenty and most of them are not always grammatical). While working on Chapter II of Book III: To Eryn Lasgalen, I realized that it was time to have some form character list because when I start having to use three lists of characters to make sure I keep them straight, I know someone is going to have a problem keeping them straight.
I began the story in the middle of the story not knowing I would even have need for my own appendix--much less a map defining the changes from one age to the next. I started knowing three canonical characters--Oropher, Thranduil and Legolas. Of all the creatures in Middle Earth, the elves of the Woodland Realm seemed to least defined yet they have the largest elven kingdom and it is the last elven kingdom ruled by a king to survive into the Fourth Age.
Enough commentary--I know, but I just wanted a backdrop--here comes the interesting part: Some of the Elves of the Woodland Realm. I say some because there is no way you need to know 140+ that there are between three books yet--especially when Book I just started and some of its history is found in Book II and Book III (recently). Names in BOLD are either in Book II or Book III (so far). Trust me, you will become very confused and completely annoyed. You’re Welcome.
Thranduil Tárisil Oropherion: Son of King Oropher Orothônion and Queen Nimeithel. Oropher is the son of Orothôn and Araluin. Nimeithel and her sister Valdúril are the children of Êlengolas and Valdúmîr. Valdúril married Eldôr, son of Valdôr and Lothluin. Thranduil’s cousin is Elranduil, son of Eldôr and Valdúril. Thranduil married Êlúriel, daughter of Nendúril and Aranúril of Ossiriand. Nendúril is the brother of Findúril. Findúril married Nimduin. Nimlos and Nenloth are their children. Aranúril is the sister of Gildúr. Gildúr married a mortal from Brethil, Sirurial. Arímë is the daughter of Gildúr and Sirurial.
Thranduil and Êlúriel had Legolas Lasgalen. Prior to his birth, they were given guardianship of Tarthôn. Tarthôn is the son of Melros and Arandil. Melros is the son of Eldûmír and Aralómë. Arandil is the daughter of Sírnên and Ninduril. She is also the sister of Nínorë. Tarthôn married Ëariâth, daughter of Nimlos and Sildúriel and sister of Aruilos.
In the Alternate Ending (http://alttkwrtrilogyend.tumblr.com) Thranduil and Êlúriel have Isílriel Elenáre, sister of Legolas Lasgalen.
Elranduil married Ardúin, daughter of Aradin and Aralótë. Ardúin is the sister of Linurial and Súlthulë. Elranduil and Ardúin had Ardôr. After the War of the Last Alliance, they took guardianship over Orísil, son of Arísil and Areithel. Ardôr married Ninyávë, daughter of Tatháron and Tárwen and sister of Mîráre. Orísil married Arlúin, daughter of Aramoth and Nenloth.
Ardôr and Ninyávë had Êlenuil and Elendôr.
Aruilos married Nimlúin, daughter of Fínduin and Sinomë.
Tarthôn and Ëariâth had Aradúlin. Aradúlin married Elendôr, son of Ardôr and Ninyávë.
Orísil and Arlúin had Êleneth.
Elendôr and Aradúlin had Aranduil.
Êlenuil (Everstar) married the mortal Súlelenth, daughter of Haldúir and Arímë. They had Nenduîl Nárisil and Tárimë Silme.
Now you are somewhat caught up, I think. Somewhat. It is a lot take in, so I tried to keep it within Thranduil’s immediate family for now---leaving out the “other relationships because they are more (as most know) but this will help you get acquainted the main characters first.
That is all for now.....Next time: Who they are and what they do and how they are related to other elves: For Non-Readers. (Some names and thing subject to change: watch this space)
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The Kingdom of the Woodland Realm Trilogy by J.M. Miller. Book I: The History of Eryn Galen, Book II: The Saga of Thranduil, Book III: To Eryn Lasgalen. ©2015.
Oropher, Thranduil and Legolas are licensed characters of the Tolkien Estate. All other characters are original characters created based solely on Tolkien’s Quenya and Sindarin languages for Middle Earth.
Partial Bibliography (Yes, I’ve read them--some more than once):
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The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. ed. by Christopher Tolkien. © 1999 by Christopher Reuel Tolkien. All Rights Reserved.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. ©1937, 1951, 1966, 1978, 1995 by The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust. ©1995 HarperCollins Publishers (Houghton Mifflin Company). All Rights Reserved.
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. ©1987 Houghton Mifflin Company, © 2004 HarperCollinsPublishers. All Rights Reserved.
The End of the Third Age by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien. ©1992, 1998, 2000 Houghton Mifflin Company. All Rights Reserved.
An Introduction to Elvish and to other tongues and proper names and writing systems of the Third Age of the Western Lands of Middle Earth as Set Forth in the Published Writings of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. edited and compiled by Jim Allan. ©1978 The Bath Press. All Rights Reserved.
Tolkien’s World From A to Z: The Complete Guide to Middle Earth From The Hobbit Through The Lord of the Rings and Beyond by Robert Foster ©1971, 1978 Del Rey Books Random House Publishing Group, New York, New York.
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