Círdan

Círdan (pronounced [ˈkiːrdan]) ('ship-maker' in Sindarin) the Shipwright is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien. He was a Telerin Elf, a great mariner and shipwright, and lord of the Falas during much of the First Age. He was the bearer of the Great Ring Narya, which he in turn gave to Gandalf. He had a beard, which was rare for Elves, and was of great age at the time of the War of the Ring. He was first mentioned around the time of... more

Círdan (pronounced [ˈkiːrdan]) ('ship-maker' in Sindarin) the Shipwright is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien. He was a Telerin Elf, a great mariner and shipwright, and lord of the Falas during much of the First Age. He was the bearer of the Great Ring Narya, which he in turn gave to Gandalf. He had a beard, which was rare for Elves, and was of great age at the time of the War of the Ring. He was first mentioned around the time of Melkor's imprisonment at the beginning of the First Age. Círdan had grey, or silver, hair in the Third Age of Middle-earth, like his overlord and kinsman Thingol. His 'true' name, according to the tradition among the Sindar of Doriath, was Nōwē (IPA: [ˈnɔːwɛː]) in the form it had in the original tongue of the Elves. It was never used after his settlement in Beleriand and thus has no Sindarin or Quenya form (in the latter it could have become Nówë). The details of Círdan's birth are never explicitly stated by Tolkien. He first appears in... less