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In this video you shall discover who and what the elves are in the Lord of the Rings.
According to legend, Imin, Tata, and Enel, and their wives joined up and walked through
the forests.
They came across six, nine, and twelve pairs of elves, and each patriarch claimed the
pairs as his folk in order.
The now sixty elves dwell by the rivers, and they invented poetry and music in Middle-earth.
The Elves were content and dwelt long under the stars of the forest near Cuiviénen.
However, Melkor, the Dark Lord, became aware of them and their location before the Valar,
and during this time he sent evil spirits to spy on them and do them harm.
Many of the spirits that harassed the Elves came in the form of great horsemen for the
purpose of causing the Elves to fear
The Elven realms flourished for over one thousand years, when Sauron, under the
guise of a messenger from the Valar, appeared out of the East to offer knowledge to the
elves.
Gil-galad mistrusted him and barred him from his kingdom.
Sauron then approached Celebrimbor and the Elves of Eregion, and against Gil-galad's
advice they accepted him and his knowledge.
Celebrimbor forged the Rings of Power, but Three Rings alone were made in secret by him
and were not directly touched by Sauron's power.
Then, Sauron forged the One Ring in order to control the others.
The elves discovered Sauron's plan and took off their rings.
Furious that the elves had foiled his plans for domination, Sauron demanded the return
of the rings and when they refused he prepared for war.
For eight years, Sauron laid waste to Middle-earth in his war against the Elves, destroying Eregion
and killing Celebrimbor.
Eventually, with help of the Númenóreans, Gil-galad was able to lead the elves to victory.
He then decided to abandon Eregion in favor of the new refuge of Rivendell formed
at the foothills of the Misty Mountains and he made his herald, Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell
and his representative in Eriador.
By the latter half of the Second Age, Men continued to spread and grow in Middle-earth.
The Faithful of the Downfall of Númenór founded the great mannish kingdoms of Arnor
and Gondor.
Though Men were set to supplant them in Middle-earth, the Elves were powerful and numerous enough
to join with Men one last time to defeat Sauron.
Gil-galad led the second greatest host of elves ever seen in Arda and formed the Last
Alliance with Elendil, High King of all Dúnedain, and vanquished Sauron.
With the Dominion of Men at hand, the Elves became less numerous and more secluded with
many becoming wearier of the now mortal lands.
Only the realms of Lindon, Lothlórien, and Rivendell survived as havens of Elven bliss.
High Elves continued to live in Lindon but most sailed into the West after their king's
death.
The last of the High Elves left Middle Earth after the final defeat of Sauron in the War
of the Ring.
Being immortal, Elves will continue to live in the world until its completion.
Elves living in Aman live in a state of blissful happiness as they did before the Revolt of
Ñoldor.
Elves that never chose to sail into Utter West instead choosing to remain in Middle-earth
in places such as the Woodland Realm in the former Mirkwood,
would probably become more and more secretive
less numerous
and hidden.
Eventually, these Lingerers would fade away entirely as their bodies were consumed by
the power of their spirits.
Now, in the sixth/seventh age, they are nothing more than empty souls, invisible
and with no real conscience.