Ingwë

Inwë.

Inwithiel.

High King of all the Elves. Born as the very first at the shores of Cuiviénien. V.Y.t.1050.

Ingwë was chosen to travel as ambassadour to Valinor and when he returned he councelled his people to travel there. Ingwë and his people, the Vanyar-elves, builded the city Tirion with the aid of the Noldor and for Ingwë was build the tover Mindon Eldalieva. But as the the years had gone by the Vanyar elves came to love the plains of Valinor more and slowly they moved there, abandoning their city, and Ingwë now sits besides the feet of Manwë.


( From the earliest tales.)

Inwë was the forerunner of Ingwë, in the earliest tales he was already named as king of all the Eldar in Aman and had a son named Ingil. Inwithiel was the Noldorin name of him.

Valian Years of the Trees.

V.Y.t.1085. Upon one of his rides Oromë`s horse Nahar came upon a strange scent and stood still setting up a great neighing and Oromë heard from afar the sound of singing voices and thus he found the Elves and befriended them.

V.Y.t 1102. The three Elf-lords Finwë, Elwë and Ingwë were brought to Valinor as ambassadours to see the glory and light of the blessed realm.

V.Y.t.1104. Brougt back to Cuiviénien. The three Lords councelled each their people to journey to Aman and they were chosen among their respectively people to be acknoledged Kings.

V.Y.t 1105. Preparering of the march

V.Y.t 1115 - 1125. March of the Elves under the guidance of Oromë towards the West and ever the Noldor were in front of the trail.

V.Y.t 1125 - 1132. The trail of the Elves arrived in Beleriand, Ulmo uprooted the Isle of Balar in the Bay of Balar with aid of his servants, moved it to the shores and the Vanyar and Noldor embarked upon it and then they were drawn across Belegaer to Aman.

V.Y.t.1133. The first host of Elves arrived in Aman aided by Ulmo and Ossë.

V.Y.t. 1133 - 1140. Ingwë, Finwë and their people the Noldor and Vanyar began in the cleft of Calacirya upon the hill Túna the building of their city Tirion.

V.Y.t. 1142. The White Tree Galathilion was given to the Noldor but it was planted benieth the tower of Ingwë.

V.Y.t. 1165. In this year the last of the Vanyar-Elves left Tirion to dwell upon the plains of Valinor and in Tirion remained only the Noldor.