…okay, don’t take this the wrong way, but: how new are you to my blog?

*cackles*

the cheap thing to do would be to just link my two tags “elmo the elf” and “favorite minor elf y’all”. I did a vocal meme reply for Elmo that I had to break into three parts.

How much time do you have?

Cliff notes versions for those that don’t have at least twenty minutes:

Elmo is the youngest of the three brothers princely, of the first generation born in Cuiviénen – that is born, not Unbegotten. The Nelyar started branching into separate village groups- and some were constantly travelling around the woods like Lenwë’s group, or lived in dugout canoes and rafts on the Great Lake itself. But the parents of Elwë, Olwë, and Elmo were leaders of a Nelyar offshoot that settled their particular small village on the banks of a very small stream that was a marshy reed-bed into the the shore, instead of the larger river with waterfall of the first Nelyar village (Enel and Enelyë). The main advantage of this location, aside from gentle quiet water supply and good harvest of reeds (edible and manufacturing) and waterfowl (Ducks are an important motif for Elmo and his wife) is that the village is roughly centered between the lone Minyar village and the second Tatyar village (Rúmilo and the other dissidents from Tata). Especially thanks to Elwë, Elmo grows up used to the other two tribes. (Lenwë’s roamers interact with everyone too). Now even before going to Valinor, Elwë is ridiculously tall. Olwë is average tall for the Lindar, and Elmo…he’s on the short side and at first seems to be a little stockier than his brothers- but it’s Olwë that thickens in middle-age to be the barrel-chest and slight pudgy while Elmo grows into a boniness (that might just be the wandering Middle-earth as an Eglath). Olwë has whitest hair, Elwë is mid silver, Elmo is that very dark silver that still has a shine and lightness so you wouldn’t mistake it for black. Charcoal gray. Galadhon has a more pewter shade, and his sons are even lighter. Now Elmo’s wife- a childhood friend slightly older- is Linkwinen. Her older brother, Eredhon, was a loyal follower of the brothers. Right before Elwë leaves for Valinor that first time, post War, Elmo and Linkwinen are expecting their first child, who is born before Elwë gets back. She’s Ilsë, named because she shares her uncle’s hair and in honor of him. This is a theme, because Olwë later names his son born in Tol Eressea or Alqualondë after Elwë in remembrance of that brother (which causes angst with Elwing because she hears that Eluren is reborn and thinks she gets to meet her big brother and instead gets an uncle that had been killed in the First Kinslaying). Elmo’s second child is Egnith (darkest silver hair), a daughter born during the Great Journey, who marries “Bao” (possibly Tatyar). Egnith is Eöl’s mother. Now Elmo was the youngest, very focused on his growing family during the Great Journey (and the crying babies are why Unc’Elu is making so many visits to Finwë to escape the family chaos, leading to his Nan Elmoth unplanned side visit), so he wasn’t sharing the leadership duties like Olwë was. But when Elwë goes missing, Elmo is the leader of the faction that wants to stay and search. And he and Olwë is viciously nasty to each other on what Elu would have wanted/you’re using his name as an excuse, so on and so forth the Finwions have nothing on this brotherly fight divide. Ilsë goes with Olwë (becomes Admiral of their fleet, has a wife, still bitterly angry at dead relatives by War of Wrath). Egnith and Bao get captured by Sauron and turned into proto orcs, Eöl is rescued by dwarves and has trauma, during the time the Eglath are hunting for Elu. Elu adn Melian found, Elmo rejoices! Eredhon and sons are leaders in charge of Mithrim/Northern Sindar. Elmo lives w/ Elu and family. When Denethor’s people come into Beleriand, Elmo and Linkwinen set their son Galadhon up with Denethor’s sister. Thus Galathil and Celeborn are the nephews of Denethor and technically closest remaining Nandor royalty. Thus why Galathil and Nimloth stay with the Green Elves. Galathil marries a female relative of Oropher. When Dior and Nimloth rule, Oropher is excited for the court prestige he can wield.Thus another undercurrent to that Celeborn-Thranduil tension. Nimloth died beside Dior (her weapon is knives). Galathil is killed because he was trying to protect and escape with his grandsons.