Ingwë

Ingwë was the Vanyarin Elf, who held titles of the King of the Vanyar and High King of the Elves. He also was the uncle of Finwë's second wife Indis.
==Biography==
Ingwë was born in Cuiviénen during the Years of the Trees to Ilion, who was the direct descendant of Imin and Iminyë.The Nature of Middle-earth, Part One: Time and Ageing After Oromë discovered the Quendi, Ingwë was part of the first embassy to Aman alongside his friends Finwë and Elwë, and became the lord of the first Kindred of the Elves, the later Vanyar, who led his people in the Great Journey. His name means "first one / chief" in Quenya.
First of the Vanyar to travel to Valinor with Oromë, Ingwë loved its beauty and bliss and, returning to his people, urged them to undertake a journey to Aman. He and his kin took the journey, were fascinated with the Valar, and decided not to return to Middle-earth. They stayed and made Ingwë their king. The Mindon Eldaliéva, in Tirion, was built in honor of him.
Ingwë was reckoned as High King of all the Eldalië, the Elves of the Great Journey, and because of this he was called Ingwë Ingweron; the "Chief of the Chieftains". He lived in Taniquetil, ruling from beneath Manwë High King of Arda.
Ingwë never set foot on Middle-earth after he began living in Taniquetil. When the Vanyar took up arms in the War of Wrath and followed the Host of Valinor, Ingwë did not join them,The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië" but his son Ingwion led the Vanyarin warriors, capturing Eglarest in the first battle of the war.
== Early versions of the legendarium ==
In earlier writings, Ingwë was named Inwë and known as King of all the Eldar of Kôr, or King of the Fairies, or Lord of the Teleri (instead of the Vanyar, as later), who led them to lands of Men. His son Ingwion was initially named Ingil.
The Gnomes (Tolkien's precursor to the Ñoldor) called him Inwithiel. He was also referred to as Isil or Isil Inwë.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, I: "The Cottage of Lost Play"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, V: "The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kôr"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: "Names in the Lost Tales – Part II"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	إنغوي
Armenian 	Ինգվե
Belarusian Cyrillic	Інгве
Bengali 	ইঙ্গুয়ে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ингве
Chinese 	英格威
Georgian 	ინგვეი
Greek 	Ίνγκουε
Gujarati 	ઇંગ્વે
Hebrew 	אינגווה
Hindi 	इंग्वे
Japanese 	イングウェ
Kannada 	ಇಂಗ್ವೆ
Kazakh 	Ингве (Cyrillic) Ïngve (Latin)
Korean 	잉궤
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ингвэ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ингве
Marathi 	इंग्वे
Malayalam 	ഇന്ഗ്വെ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ингвэ
Nepalese 	ईङ्वे
Persian 	اینگوه
Russian 	Ингвэ
Sanskrit 	ईङ्वे
Serbian 	Ингве (Cyrillic) Ingve (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඉන්ග්වේ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ингве
Tamil 	இங்வே
Telugu 	ఇంగ్వే
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Інґве
Urdu 	انگو
Uzbek 	Ингве (Cyrillic) Ingve (Latin)
Yiddish 	ינגווע
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