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Angry Hill Troll · 12-14-2002, 01:25 PM

If I remember correctly, the terms caliquendi and moriquendi were coined by the Noldor returning to ME in the First Age to (derisively) differentiate themselves from the other elves of ME who had never been to Valinor or seen the Trees.

Note that King Thingol was actually a caliquendi since he was brought to Valinor along with Ingwë and Finwë to see the Trees and convice the elves to make the great journey. With this one exception, all the other sindarin elves were moriquendi.

All the elves born after the trees were destroyed, whether in Valinor or ME, are moriquendi.

12-14-2002, 01:25 PM	#9
Angry Hill Troll Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ephel Duath Posts: 115	If I remember correctly, the terms caliquendi and moriquendi were coined by the Noldor returning to ME in the First Age to (derisively) differentiate themselves from the other elves of ME who had never been to Valinor or seen the Trees. Note that King Thingol was actually a caliquendi since he was brought to Valinor along with Ingwë and Finwë to see the Trees and convice the elves to make the great journey. With this one exception, all the other sindarin elves were moriquendi. All the elves born after the trees were destroyed, whether in Valinor or ME, are moriquendi.