A Green-elf
The Green Elves (Q."Laiquendi", S."Laegrim", N."Leikvir") were a secluded, forest-dwelling Elves of Nandorin descent, originally hailing from Rhovanion but later settling in Ossiriand, the Land of the Seven Rivers in Beleriand. They were the followers of Denethor, son of Lenwë, who led a host westward across the Hithaeglir and later Ered Luin during the First Age.
Following the War of Wrath and the drowning of Beleriand, most of the Laiquendi either merged with the Falathrim of Lindon or migrated eastward, forming new enclaves around Lake Nenuial, Eregion, and Lórien. By the Third Age, they had largely faded from history, their culture absorbed into the broader Silvan traditions of Middle-earth.
Lore[]
Culture[]
Originally, the Green-Elves had been a relatively primitive Woodland Culture, Hunters and Gatherers who settled in small communities below the Trees and along riverine valleys. Metalwork had been alien to them as were buildings made of stone. Later, of course, this changed when the Green-Elves of Ossiriand and Nenuial grew accustomed to the Sindar and Noldor, and added elements of their culture to their own.
Appearance[]
The Green-Elves were small by elvish standards, sometimes even below six feet which was considered average for an eldarin male. They resembled more closely the Wild Elves of the East. They had pale or lavender, but sometimes also brownish, skin and mostly dark or golden brown hair, but also sandy blond and silver-white tones could be found among them.
History[]
In Beleriand, they settled in the woods of Ossiriand, where they became a reclusive woodland-people. After the drowning of Beleriand, most of the Green Elves merged with the Falathrim of Lindon, while others emigrated to Nenuial where they formed a small Kingdom under leadership of Galadriel and Celeborn, until most of them departed either to Lindon or Edhellond or followed their former King and Queen to Eregion and later Lórien. At the End of the third Age, the Green Elves were considered an extinct people by most.
Language[]
The Green-Elves spoke a western Nandorin dialect called Ossiriandeb (also called Ossiriandic, Ossiriandrin or Ossiriandish and Laiquenderin).
Nandor of Renown[]
Danitharo Evranin Ithilbor Lenwë Mablon Mithrellas Nellas Saeros