Editing Sundering of the Elves (section)

=== Sindar ===

[[File:Sketch Map of Beleriand.svg|thumb|upright=2|Sketch map of [[Beleriand]]. Thingol's forest realm of Doriath with its [[Sindar]] Elves is in the centre; the [[Noldor]] cities of [[Gondolin]] and [[Nargothrond]] are to its northwest and southwest respectively. Ossiriand is in the southeast.]]

Those of the Teleri who reached [[Beleriand]] by the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]] but chose not to cross to Valinor were later called the Sindar (''Grey Elves''); their language was [[Sindarin]]. They stayed in the west of Middle-earth and were ruled by [[Thingol]] (Elwë).<ref name="Dickerson 2013"/> Many of the Sindar chose to remain behind to look for their lord Thingol, who disappeared near the end of the journey. These later inhabited [[Doriath (Middle-earth)|Doriath]], and were named the Iathrim or ''People of the Girdle'', for the magical 'Girdle of [[Melian (Middle-earth)|Melian]]' that surrounded and protected the kingdom.<ref name="Túrin Turambar" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977|loc=ch. 21 "Of Túrin Turambar"}}</ref>

Those who came to the shores of the Great Sea of [[Belegaer]] but decided to stay there, or who arrived too late to be ferried, were called the '''Falathrim''' (''People of the [[Falas|Shore]]''). They were ruled by Cirdan the Shipwright.<ref name="Dickerson 2013"/>

Those who chose to remain behind and populated the lands to the north-west of Beleriand were called the Mithrim or ''Grey People'', giving their name to the region and the great lake there. Most of them later merged with the Noldor who returned to Middle-earth, especially those of [[Gondolin]].<ref group=T name="Voyage of Eärendil">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977|loc=ch. 24 "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"}}</ref> Those who reached Aman were called ''Amanyar Teleri''; they were also called the Falmari, the ''People of the Waves'', expert with ships and the sea.<ref name="Coming of the Elves" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977|loc=ch. 3 "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"}}</ref>