Q: What is the Name of the Place Where the Elves Live?
ANSWER: This is a very broad question that people have been entering into the site search box here on the Middle-earth blog. I am not sure of what you are looking for, but the following table may help people sort out all the place-names of Elvish lands in Tolkien’s Middle-earth stories.
| ELIVISH LANDS NAMED IN THE SILMARILLION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | People | Continent |
| Cuivienen | Minyar (Vanyar), Tatyar (Noldor & Avari), & Nelyar (Teleri & Avari) | Endor (far east) |
| Eglador (Doriath) | Eglath/Sindar (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Falas | Falathrim (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Ossiriand (Lindon) | Nandor & Avari (Teleri w/some Tatyar) | Endor (Belerian) |
| Tol Eressea | Falmari (Teleri) | Aman (Bay of Eldamar) |
| Tirion | Noldor & Vanyar | Aman (Bay of Eldamar) |
| Alqualonde | Falmari (Teleri) | Aman (Bay of Eldamar) |
| Mithrim | Mithrim (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Hithlum | Noldor | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Nargothrond | Noldor & Sindar (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Nevrast | Noldor & Sindar (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Gondolin | Noldor & Sindar (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| March of Maedhros | Noldor & Sindar (Teleri) | Endor (Beleriand) |
| Isle of Balar | Noldor & Sindar (Falathrim & other Teleri) | Endor (Bay of Balar) |
| Arvernien | Noldor & Sindar (Teleri) | Endor Beleriand) |
| ELIVISH LANDS NAMED IN THE HOBBIT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | People | Continent |
| Rivendell | (unspecified) | (unspecified/Endor) (Lone-lands/Eriador) |
| Northern Mirkwood | Wood Elves | (unspecified/Endor) (Rhovanion) |
| Dorwinion | Wood Elves | (unspecified/Endor) (Rhovanion) |
| ELIVISH LANDS NAMED IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | People | Continent |
| Rivendell | Noldor (implied) and Sindar (implied) | (unspecified/Endor) (Eriador) |
| Grey Havens (Mithlond) | (unspecified/Falathrim & Noldor?) | (unspecified/Endor) (Beleriand) |
| Northern Mirkwood | Wood Elves/Silvan Elves | (unspecified/Endor) (Rhovanion) |
| Lothlorien | Wood Elves | (unspecified/Endor) (Rhovanion) |
| Eregion (Hollin) | Noldor (implied) and Sindar (implied) | (unspecified/Endor) (Eriador) |
| Dol Amroth | Wood Elves | (unspecified/Endor) (Gondor) |
| Lindon | Noldor and Sindar (Falathrim & others) | (unspecified/Endor) (Beleriand) |
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Nice chart. Even for those of us who’ve read the books. A great reference for future journeys back into Middle-earth.
Thank you for posting this. Could you please do something similar for dwarvish lands?