Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor

"Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor" is the third chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion, which is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.
==Synopsis==
Throughout the long ages, Melkor fortified his stronghold Utumno and gathered all his servants, among them were the Úmaiar. In the northern part of Middle-earth he created another fortress, Angband, which was commanded by Sauron, his lieutenant.
During these ages, Oromë and Yavanna walked in Middle-earth, and returning to Aman, the Valar held council. Tulkas proposed to make war swiftly before the Firstborn awoke. From Mandos's prophecy, Varda wrought the stars from Telperion which would also serve as a warning to Melkor. After the labors of Varda, the Children of Ilúvatar finally awoke.
The Elves awoke in Cuiviénen and first beheld the stars of Varda. They dwelt long there and named themselves the Quendi. Some time later, Oromë rode eastward and found the Elves. Thus, he named the Elves Eldar in their tongue. But the Elves were doubtful of Oromë, partly because of Melkor's shadows and evil spirits to spy on them. Before the arrival of Oromë, some of the Elves would vanish and never returned.
Oromë rode back to Valinor and announced the coming of the Elves. The Valar rejoiced and had another council debating to make war on Melkor. The Valar passed over to Middle-earth and broke down the stronghold of Utumno. Melkor fled to the uttermost part but Tulkas defeated him and chained him with Angainor, that Aulë had wrought. However, the Valar did not discover all the other servants of Melkor, and those servants lingered ever in the shadows. Thus ended the Battle of the Powers.
Melkor was sent before the feet of Manwë, where he asked for pardon but was denied. Instead, he was admitted into the duress of Mandor and there to dwell for three ages long.
Again, the Valar held council and decided to befriend the Elves. Oromë returned to Cuiviénen to persuade the Elves to come to Valinor. The Elves were unwilling at first, but eventually decided to send three ambassadors: Ingwë, Finwë, and Elwë. Enamored by the light of the Two Trees, the ambassadors returned to their people and urged them to come. The Sundering of the Elves began: Ingwë led the Vanyar; Finwë led the Ñoldor; and Elwë and his brother Olwë led the Teleri. Lenwë forsook the westward march and dwelt with his people in the forests.
Eventually, the host reached the Anduin and the Misty Mountains—lifted to terrible heights by Melkor to hinder the riding of Oromë—and the Teleri dallied long on the shores of the Anduin and became separated from the Ñoldor and Vanyar, who were more eager to follow Oromë. Some of the Teleri remained at the Anduin and became the Nandor, but Elwë eventually led the majority of his people over the Misty Mountains and, from there, northward into Beleriand.
== Appearances ==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Oor Koms van die Elwe en die Gevangenskap van Melkor
Albanian 	Nga Ardhja e Kukudhët dhe robëri i Melkor
Amharic 	ስለ ኤልያስ መምጣት እና ስለ ሜልኮር ምርኮ
Arabic 	عن مجيء الجان وأسر ميلكور
Armenian 	Էլֆերի գալուստը եւ Մելկոր գերություն
Assamese 	এলফসকলৰ আগমন আৰু মেলকৰৰ বন্দীত্বৰ
Azerbaijani 	Elflərin Gəlişi və Melkorun əsirliyi
Basque 	Elfen etorrerak eta Melkorren gatibutasun
Belarusian Cyrillic	З Таго, Хто ідзе Эльфаў і палону Мелькор
Bengali 	এলভস আসছে এবং এর মেলকোর বন্দিদশা
Bosnian 	O dolasku vilenjaka i zatočeništvu Melkor
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	За идването на елфите и пленът на Мелкор
Catalan 	Dels Vinguda dels Elfs i el Captivitat de Mélkor
Chinese 	精灵的到来和米爾寇 的囚禁
Croatian 	O dolasku vilenjaka i zatočeništvu Melkor
Czech 	O příchodu elfů a o zajetí Melkor
Danish 	Elverfolkets komme. Melkor i fangenskab
Dutch 	Over de Komst van de Elfen en de Gevangenname van Melkor
Esperanto 	De la Venanta Elfoj kaj la Cautiverio de Melkor
Estonian 	Tulemise ning päkapikud ja Melkori vangistus
Filipino 	Tungkol sa pagdating ng ang mga duwende at ang Pagkabihag ng Melkor
Finnish 	Haltioiden tulo ja Melkorin vangitseminen
French 	La Venue des Elfes et la captivité de Melkor
Galician 	Da chegada dos elfos e da catividade de Melkor
German 	Von der Erwachen der Elben und von Melkors Gefangeschaft
Greek 	Των έλευση των ξωτικών και η αιχμαλωσία του Μέλκορ
Gujarati 	ઓફ ધ કમિંગ ઓફ ધ એલ્વ્સ એન્ડ ધ કેપ્ટીવિટી ઓફ મેલ્કોર
Hebrew 	על ההגעה של האלפים ושל בשבי של מלקור
Hindi 	कल्पित बौने के आगमन और मेल्कोर की कैद के बारे में
Hungarian 	A tündék érkezése és Melkor fogsága
Icelandic 	Um komu Álfanna og ánauð Melkor
Indonesian 	Tentang Kedatangan Peri dan Penangkapan Melkor
Italian 	Degli venuta degli elfi e della cattività di Melkor
Japanese 	エルフの到来とメルコールの捕虜について
Javanese 	Saka Tekane Elves lan Panangkaran Melkor
Kannada 	ಎಲ್ವೆಸ್ ಆಗಮನ ಮತ್ತು ಮೆಲ್ಕೋರ್ನ ಸೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
Kazakh 	Эльфтердің келуі және Мелькордың тұтқыны (Cyrillic) Élfterdiñ kelwi jäne Melkordıñ tutqını (Latin)
Konkani 	एल्फांच्या येवपाचो आनी मेलकोरच्या बंदखणीचो
Korean 	멜 코르의 사로 잡힘과 엘프의 도래
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эльфтердин кэлиши жана Мелкордун туткуну
Latin 	De Adventu Alforum et Captivitate Melkoris
Latvian 	Par Elfu atnākšanas un Melkoras Nebrīvē
Lithuanian 	Apie Elfų atėjimo ir Melkoras nelaisvės
Luxembourgish 	Vun der Schicksal vun den Elben an der Gefaangenschaft vu Melkor
Macedonian Cyrillic	За Доаѓаат од Елфите и заробеноста на Мелкор
Malayalam 	കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തന്മാരുടെ വരവിനെക്കുറിച്ചും മെൽകോറിന്റെ അടിമത്തത്തെക്കുറിച്ചും
Malaysian 	Tentang Kedatangan para elf dan penawanan Melkor
Maltese 	Tal-Miġja ta 'l-Elves u l-Jasjar ta' Melkor
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Элфүүдийн ирэлт ба Мелкорын Олзлолт тухай
Nepalese 	द कमिङ अफ द एल्भ्स र मेल्कोरको कैदबाट
Norwegian 	Om Komme av Alver og Fangenskap Melkor
Pashto 	د یلوس راتلل او د میلکور نیول
Persian 	درباره امدن الفها و اسارت ملکور
Polish 	O Pojawienie się elfów i uwięzienie Melkora
Portuguese 	Da Chegada dos Elfos e do Cativeiro de Melkor
Punjabi 	ਐਲਵਸ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਲਕੋਰ ਦੀ ਬੰਦੀ ਬਾਰੇ
Romanian 	Despre Venirea Elfilor și Captivitatea lui Melkor
Russian 	О приходе эльфов и пленении Мелькора
Serbian 	О доласка Елва и заробљеништво Мелкора (Cyrillic) O dolaska Elva i zarobljeništvo Melkora (Latin)
Sinhalese 	එල්ව්ස්ගේ පැමිණීම හා මෙල්කොර් වහල්භාවය
Slovak 	O Príchode Elfov a Zajatie Melkor
Slovenian 	O prihoda vilini in v zajetje Melkor
Spanish 	De Venida de los Elfos y el Cautiverio de Melkor
Swedish 	Om Kommande av Alverna och Fångenskap Melkor
Tajik Cyrillic 	Дар бораи омадани элфҳо ва асири Мелкор
Tamil 	எல்வ்ஸ் வருகை மற்றும் மெல்கோர் சிறைப்பிடிப்பு
Tatar 	Элвесның килүе һәм Мелкор әсирлеге турында
Telugu 	ఎల్వ్స్ మరియు మెల్కోర్ యొక్క చెర యొక్క రాకపై
Thai 	เกี่ยวกับการมาของเอลฟ์และการถูกจองจําของเมลกอร์
Turkish 	Elflerin Gelişi ve Melkor'un Esaretine Dair
Turkmen 	Elfleriň Gelmegi we Melkoryň ýesirligi
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Про прихід ельфів і поневолення Мелкор
Urdu 	یلوس کی آمد اور میلکور کی اسیری کا
Uzbek 	Келиб келишидан Элфлар ва асирга олиш Мелкор (Cyrillic) Kelib kelishidan Elflar va asirga olish Melkor (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Về sự xuất hiện của yêu tinh và sự giam cầm của Melkor
Welsh 	Ynglŷn â'r Elfau a'r Caethiwed o Melkor
Yiddish 	פון די קומענדיק פון די עלווז און די קאַפּטיוואַטי פון מעלקאָר
fr:La Venue des Elfes et la captivité de Melkor (Chapitre)
nl:Over de Komst van de Elfen en de Gevangenname van Melkor
pl:Pojawienie się elfów i uwięzienie Melkora
tr:Elflerin Gelişi ve Melkor'un Esaretine Dair
Category:The Silmarillion chapters