3/12/2024 0 Comments Elf last names![]() ![]() ![]() The naming tradition of the Valinorian Elves - such as Galadriel and the elves of The Silmarillion, the essë, gave an Elf three different names at various times of the lives.Įssi: chosen by the father and often based on the father's own name or derived from old legends. However, they did have second names and epithets that were often used in the same FirstName LastName format as the usual modern usage of Surnames. So, NO, none of the Elves (Galadriel, Arwen or Legolas) had "family names" as we understand them. In fact the only people in Middle Earth to have family names analogous to the common (but not universal) modern format of Firstname Lastname are the Hobbits of The Shire (Bilbo Baggins, Peregrin Took) and presumably also of Bree (the Underhills) and the Men of Bree (Barliman Butterman). Just like modern humans, the various peoples of Middle-Earth all have different naming conventions.
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