Círdan
| House / Order | |
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| Race / Culture | Elf (Teleri / Sindar) |
| Status | Departed over Sea |
| Origin | The Grey Havens (Mithlond) |
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| Fate | Last of the great Elf-lords to leave Middle-earth |
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Círdan, called the Shipwright, was one of the oldest and wisest of the Elves, the lord of the Grey Havens and the master of all the Elven shipwrights of Middle-earth. He dwelt by the western shore from the Elder Days until the very end of the Third Age, the last of the great Elf-lords to depart over the Sea.
Origins
Círdan was of the Teleri kindred and became a lord of the Sindar, the Grey-elves of Beleriand. From the earliest days he was drawn to the Sea and to the craft of shipbuilding. Through all the wars of the First Age he held to the coasts and havens, and after the drowning of Beleriand he removed to the Gulf of Lhûn, where he established the Grey Havens (Mithlond) in Eriador.
The Grey Havens
From the Grey Havens, Círdan built and kept the ships that bore the weary Elves over the Sea into the West. He was foresighted and wise beyond most of his kind, and he aided the free peoples in their long struggle against Sauron. He fought in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men alongside Gil-galad.
The Ring Narya
Círdan held Narya, the Ring of Fire, one of the Three Rings of the Elves. When the Wizards came over the Sea at the start of their mission against Sauron, Círdan perceived the greatness in Gandalf and gave Narya into his keeping, judging that he would have the most need of it. At the end of the War of the Ring, Círdan was at the Havens to send the Ring-bearers and the last of the Three Rings into the West.