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Of Thingol and Melian Melian was a Maia, of the race of the Valar She dwelt in the gardens of Lorien, and a all his people there were none more beautiful than Melian, nor s of enchantment It is told that the Valar would leave their works, and the birds of Valinor their mirth, that the bells of Valmar were silent and the fountains ceased to flohen at the ales went alith her, and she taught thereat trees She was akin before the World was made to Yavanna herself; and in that time when the Quendi awoke beside the waters of Cuivienen she departed from Valinor and came to the Hither Lands, and there she filled the silence of Middle-earth before the daith her voice and the voices of her birds

Nohen their journey was near its end, as has been told, the people of the Teleri rested long in East Beleriand, beyond the River Gelion; and at that time many of the Noldor still lay to the ard, in those forests that were afterwards naion Elwe, lord of the Teleri, went often through the great woods to seek out Finwe his friend in the dwellings of the Noldor; and it chanced on a time that he came alone to the starlit wood of Nan Elales Then an enchantment fell on him, and he stood still; and afar off beyond the voices of the lomelindi he heard the voice of Melian, and it filled all his heart onder and desire He forgot then utterly all his people and all the purposes of histhe birds under the shadow of the trees he passed deep into Nan Ellade open to the stars, and there Melian stood; and out of the darkness he looked at her, and the light of A filled with love Elwe cahtway a spell was laid on hi years werestars above therew tall and dark before they spoke any word

Thus Elwe&039;s folk who sought hiship of the Teleri and departed, as is told hereafter Elwe Singollo ca as he lived, and Melian returned not thither while their real both Elves and Men a strain of the Ainur ith Iluvatar before Ea In after days he beca renowned, and his people were all the Eldar of Beleriand; the Sindar they were na Greyue of that land And Melian was his Queen, wiser than any child of Middle-earth; and their hidden halls were Menegroth, the Thousand Caves, in Doriath Great power Melian lent to Thingol, as hi the Eldar; for he alone of all the Sindar had seen with his own eyes the Trees in the day of their flowering, and king though he was of A the Moriquendi, but with the Elves of the Light, ol and Melian there came into the world the fairest of all the Children of Iluvatar that was or shall ever be