Vanyar:

Noldor:

Teleri:

it was found among them occasionally especially in the nearer or remoter kin of Elwe (as in the case of Cirdan)

greater and stronger than woman's wont

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Tolkien’s texts are notable for their abundance of characters, many of them mentioned perhaps only once, other playing very important parts in the stories. However, it is often very difficult to find any description of how those characters look, and this is what we, artists and illustrators, are usually most concerned with.So here it is – Tolkien Illustrator’s First Aid Kit– a list of all those characters, whose physical appearance is mentioned in the texts, includingandTo start with, the Elves. As we know, during the march from Cuiviënén they were divided into three hosts. Sindar were part of Teleri, so I decided to treat them along with them.– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels: “Quendi and Eldar”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels: “Quendi and Eldar”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels, “Quendi and Eldar”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels, “Quendi and Eldar”~*~*~*~*~*~Now, the specific characters, in alphabetical order:– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 5: “Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië”– J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth's Ring.- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lost Road and Other Writings: the Commentary to “On Beren and Tinúviel”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels: “Quendi and Eldar”- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Chapter: “The Grey Havens”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Book of the Lost Tales II: “The Fall of Gondolin”As both Idril and Tuor were fair-haired, we can guess, that their child also had golden hair.- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter: “Many Meetings”this is a description of Elrond in the Third Age. In the Second Age, in his youth, he would probably look a little different, as there would be not as much “memory of many things both glad and sorrowful”.– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels, “Quendi and Eldar”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels: “The Grey Annals”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 5: “Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 16: “Of Maeglin”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 6: “Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth, Note on an Unpublished Letter- J. R. R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales, Appendix to Narn I Hîn Húrin.– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: “The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 5: “Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter: “A Knife in the Dark”- J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter “Many Meetings”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The War of the Jewels, The Later Quenta Silmarillion: “Of Turgon and the Building of Gondolin”– J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth’s Ring: “Of the Severance of Marriage”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 6: “Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 19: “Of Beren and Lúthien”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: „The Shibboleth of Fëanor”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Chapter 16: “Of Maeglin”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth, Notes to “The Shibboleth of Fëanor”- Vinyar Tengwar #41– J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth’s Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion– J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth’s Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, “Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of the Middle-earth: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor”.(VT41)– J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion: “Of the Coming of the Elves".- J. R. R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales, “Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin”As Noldor generally had dark hair, we can assume that Voronwë was no exception to this rule.If you know any other descriptions, please let us now (comment below or send us a note), and we’ll add it to the list.Edited by Breogán (28/4/12) & Sirielle (23/11/13)