Kinslaying at Alqualondë

The Kinslaying at Alqualondë was the first slaying of Elf by Elf in history, by the forces of Fëanor to hasten their pursuit of Morgoth who had fled with the Silmarils to Middle-earth. This act banned the Ñoldor from returning to Aman, the lands of the West, for centuries. It occurred soon after the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor, towards the end of the First Age.
==History==
=== Prelude ===
When Fëanor intended to leave Valinor, he required ships to reach Middle-earth without great loss, but the Ñoldor possessed none, and Fëanor feared that any delay in their departure would cause the Ñoldor to reconsider. The Ñoldor, led by Fëanor and his sons, tried to persuade their friends, the Teleri of Alqualondë, the Swan-haven, to give him their ships. However, the Teleri would not aid in any way against the will of the Valar, and in fact attempted to persuade their friends to reconsider, and stay in Aman. Unwilling to concede, the Ñoldor started taking the ships and departing with them. This angered the Teleri, who threatened the Ñoldor with rocks and arrows, and threw many of Fëanor's followers out of the ships into the harbor. They also began to attempt blocking the harbour; however, it is only slightly possible that the Teleri drew first blood.
===The battle===
Then the Ñoldor drew swords, and the Teleri their bows, and there was a bitter fight that seemed evenly matched, if not in favor of the Teleri, until the second Host of the Ñoldor led by Fingon arrived together with some of Fingolfin's people. Misunderstanding the situation, they assumed the Teleri had attacked the Ñoldor under orders of the Valar, and joined the fight against them.
===Consequences===
Many Teleri were slain, and all their ships commandeered, many of them wrecked in the waves. All who continued toward Middle-earth were therefore cursed by Mandos. This act also had repercussions in Middle-earth when the Sindar, especially those of Doriath, learned of it; this cost the Ñoldor the aid of the Sindar in their war against Morgoth. The Sindar king Thingol barred those of the House of Fëanor, or any others that had taken part in the Kinslaying, from entering his kingdom. He also forbade the use of Quenya in his domain.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Azerbaijani 	Alqualondë-də Qohum Öldürmə
Basque 	Alqualondëko sarraskia
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Убийството от Алквалонде
Catalan 	Matança d'Alqualondë
Chinese (Hong Kong)	澳闊隆迪親族相殘
Czech 	Zabíjení rodných v Alqualondë
Danish 	Frændemordet i Alqualondë
Dutch 	De Broedermoord bij Alqualondë
Estonian 	Alqualondë Sugulased tapmine
Finnish 	Alqualondën sukusurma
French 	Fratricide d'Alqualondë / Massacre d'Alqualondë
German 	Sippenmord von Alqualondë
Greek 	Αδελφοκτονία στη Αλκουαλόντε
Hebrew 	טבח השארים באלקוואלונדה
Irish Gaelic 	Marú Teaghlaigh ag Alqualondë
Italian 	Fratricidio al Alqualondë
Japanese 	アルカロンデでの兄弟殺し
Korean 	제1차 동족살상 / 1차 동족살해
Latvian 	Alqualondë Ģimenes slaktiņš
Lithuanian 	Alqualondë Šeima skerdimas
Manx 	Slaughtral Kynnee yn Alqualondë
Occitan 	Fratricidi a Alqualondë
Polish 	Bratobójstwo w Alqualondë
Portuguese 	Fratricídio de Alqualondë
Romanian 	Rude ucidere în Alqualondë
Russian 	Первая резня при Альквалондэ
Sardinian 	Fratricìdiu a Alqualondë
Scottish Gaelic 	An Murt Teaghlach aig Alqualondë
Sicilian 	Fratricidiu à Alqualondë
Spanish 	Matanza de Alqualondë
Telugu 	ఆల్క్వాలోండే వద్ద సోదర హత్య
Thai 	สงครามประหัตประหารญาติ (First Kinslaying)
Turkish 	Alqualondë'deki Akraba Kıyımı
Turkmen 	Alqualondë Şäherinde Garyndaş Gyrgynçylygy
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Братовбивство в Альквалонде
Uzbek 	Алқуалондэ шаҳридаги қариндош-уруғларни ўлдириш (Cyrillic) Alqualondë shahridagi qarindosh-urug'larni o'ldirish (Latin)
Venetian 	Fratricidio al Alqualondë
Welsh 	Lladd Teulu yng Alqualondë
==References==
it:Primo Fratricidio
pl:Bratobójstwo w Alqualondë
ru:Первая резня
uk:Братовбивство в Альквалонде
Category:Events
Category:Battles
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