Editing Finwë and Míriel (section)

=== In Middle-earth ===

[[File:Elvish_Migrations_and_Kindreds.svg|thumb|upright=2|[[Arda (Middle-earth)|Arda]] in the [[First Age]]. The Elves awaken in [[Middle-earth]] (right). Elwë, Finwë, and Ingwë encourage their peoples to obey the call of the [[Valar in Middle-earth|Valar]] and travel to [[Valinor]] (green arrows to the left), but some refuse, causing the first [[Sundering of the Elves]].{{sfn|Flieger|1983|p=73}} Finwë's killing by [[Melkor]] leads in turn to the [[Flight of the Noldor]] (red arrows to the right) back to Middle-earth.{{sfn|Clark|Timmons|2000|p=176}} ]]

Among the [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] who first awoke at [[Cuiviénen]], a bay on the Sea of Helcar in the East of [[Middle-earth]], the [[Noldor]] are the "Deep-Elves", always interested in knowledge, skill, and understanding<!--i.e. always organising, making, and dividing, and tending to pride-->; their leader is Finwë. The godlike [[Valar in Middle-earth|Valar]] ask the Elves to come and live with them in their blessed realm of [[Valinor]]. The Elves are doubtful about this, so the Vala Oromë picks three leaders of the Elves, Elwë, Finwë, and Ingwë, to come and see Valinor for themselves. Delighted by what they see, the three ambassadors return to their people and invite them to make the journey to Valinor. The Fair-Elves of Ingwë go and stay; the Deep-Elves of Finwë go, but many later return to Middle-earth; while the Elves of Elwë [[Sundering of the Elves|are divided]], and though they set out together, many do not complete the journey. The ambassadors become the Kings of their respective peoples.<ref name="Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977}}, ch. 3 "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"</ref>