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The Noldor descent, showing inter-marriage with the Vanyar, Teleri & Houses of Men, and blood-links with the the Numenoreans. Generations are not in absolute order, hence the breaks & overlaps

The Vanyar
Ingwe	Leader of the Vanyar. Elven High-King in Aman
Indis	2nd Wife of Finwe	The Noldor
Mahtan	Skilled smith. Father of Nerdanel
Nerdanel	d. of Mahtan. Wife of Feanor	The Noldor
Amarie	Beloved by Finrod, but remained in Valinor
Few of the Vanyar are named. The Silmarillion is the history of the Elves of Middle-earth

The Noldor
Finwe			Leader of the Noldor. King in Aman	Killed by Morgoth, Formenos
m. 1	Miriel	1st Wife of Finwe		Died after giving birth to Feanor
Feanor Curufinwe		1st s. of Finwe & Miriel	Maker of the Silmarils. Leader, Noldor rebellion	Mortally wounded by Gothmog
m.	Nerdanel	d. of Mahtan		The Vanyar
Maedhros		s. of Feanor	The Sons of Feanor	Cast himself with a Silmaril into a chasm
Maglor		& Nerdanel	~ ~	Cast a Silmaril into the sea
Celegorm		~ ~	~ ~	Killed by Dior, attacking Doriath
Caranthir		~ ~	~ ~	Killed attacking Doriath
Curufin		~ ~	~ ~	Killed attacking Doriath
Amrod		~ ~	Twin of Amras              ~ ~	Killed attacking Elwing, Sirion
Amras		~ ~	Twin of Amrod              ~ ~	Killed attacking Elwing, Sirion
Celebrimbor		s. of Curufin	Renounced the Oath of Feanor. Smith of Eregion	Killed by Sauron (SA)
	Continued from Finwe, above
m. 2	Indis	2nd Wife of Finwe		The Vanyar
Fingolfin		2nd s. of Finwe & Indis	High-King of the Noldor, Beleriand	Killed by Morgoth in single-combat
Fingon The Valiant		s. of Fingolfin	High-King of the Noldor, Beleriand	Killed by Gothmog, Nirnaeth Arnoediad
Ereinion Gil-Galad		s. of Fingon	Last High-King of the Noldor, Beleriand & Lindon	Died with Elendil, Siege of Barad-Dur (SA)
Turgon The Wise		s. of Fingolfin	King of Gondolin	Killed in the fall of Gondolin
m.	Elenwe			Died crossing the Helcaraxe from Aman
Idril Celebrindal		d. of Turgon & Elenwe	Desired by Maeglin	Sailed to The West
m.	Tuor	s. of Huor & Rian	- - - - - - -   House of Hador   - - - - - - -	Allowed into Valinor
Earendil The Mariner		s. of Tuor and Idril	Half-Elven. Took Luthien's Silmaril to Valinor	Steers Vingilot (Rothinzil)
m.	Elwing	d. of Dior & Nimloth	Escaped from Doriath with the Silmaril	Sailed to The West
Elrond Half-Elven		s. of Earendil & Elwing	Founder of Imladris, Master of Rivendell	Sailed to The West
m.	Celebrian	d. of Galadriel & Celeborn		Sailed to The West
Elros Tar-Minyatur		s. of Earendil & Elwing	Mortal. 1st King of Numenor & The Dunedain	Men of Numenor
Elladan		s. of Elrond & Celebrian
Elrohir		s. of Elrond & Celebrian
Arwen Undomiel		d. of Elrond & Celebrian	Mortal. The Evenstar of her people	Died after Aragorn, in Lothlorien
m.	Aragorn II	s. of Arathorn	The Dunedan. King of Gondor & Arnor	Kings of Gondor
	Continued from Fingolfin, above
Aredhel Ar-Feiniel		d. of Fingolfin	White Lady of the Noldor	Poisoned by Eol's javelin
m.	Eol		The Dark Elf of Nan Elmoth	Put to death in Gondolin
Maeglin		s. of Eol & Aredhel	Betrayed Gondolin	Slain by Tuor
	Continued from Finwe, above
Finarfin		3rd s. of Finwe & Indis	Remained as Noldor King in Aman at Tirion
m.	Earwen	d. of Olwe		The Teleri
Finrod Felagund		s. of Finarfin & Earwen	King of Nargothrond. Did not marry	Killed by Sauron, Tol-in-Gaurhoth
Orodreth		s. of Finarfin & Earwen	King of Nargothrond after Finrod	Killed in the Battle of Tumhalad
Finduilas Faelivrin		d. of Orodreth	Loved Turin. Captured at Nargothrond	Killed by Orcs, Teiglin (Haudh-en-Elleth)
Angrod		s. of Finarfin & Earwen		Killed in the Dagor Bragollach
Aegnor		s. of Finarfin & Earwen		Killed in the Dagor Bragollach
Galadriel		d. of Finarfin & Earwen	Became the Lady of the Galadhrim	Sailed to The West *
m.	Celeborn		A Prince of Doriath	The Teleri (Sindar)
Celebrian		d. of Galadriel & Celeborn		Sailed to The West
m.	Elrond	s. of Earendil & Elwing	Lord of Rivendell	Sailed to The West
Arwen Undomiel		d. of Celebrian & Elrond	Mortal. The Evenstar of the High Elves	Died in Lothlorien
m.	Aragorn II	s. of Arathorn	The Dunedan. King of Gondor & Arnor	Kings of Arnor
Other Noldor Guilen   Prince of Nargothrond   Gelmir s. of Guilen Captured & blinded, Dagor Bragollach. Killed, Nirnaeth Arnoediad Gwindor s. of Guilen Fought in the 5th Battle. Captured & escaped. Rescued Turin with Beleg. Loved Finduilas Killed in the Battle of Tumhalad Ecthelion   Warden of the Gate of Gondolin Killed & killed by Gothmog Gelmir House of Angrod Brought Ulmo's warning to Orodreth   Gildor Inglorion House of Finrod High-Elf of Eriador & Imladris Sailed to The West (Third Age) Glorfindel   Returned from Mandos Chief of Turgon's Household, Gondolin Elf-Lord, Imladris (Third Age) Killed & killed by a Balrog Voronwe s. of Aranwe Survivor of the messengers sent by Turgon to Aman. Led Ulmo's messenger, Tuor, to Gondolin
*   Of the Noldor who left Aman, Galadriel is the only one to escape The Doom of The Noldor, apart from the unnamed survivors of the Wars of Beleriand who sailed West after the War of Wrath or who fled to Lindon / Eriador / Imladris (eg Gildor) and left later

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