The Sundering

The Sundering was an event that occured during 650 B.C.

Contrary to popular belief, the Sundering was more of an era taking place over hundreds of years rather than a single event. What we commonly think of the Sundering was simply the climax of the era, an event known as Maranwë in Elven scriptures.

Key Events

 * Athel and his retinue of greencloaks dye their armor white in protest of giving elves different titles.

Seeing that it was too late for the Elves and Humans to change, the white-cloaked Elves set out across the sea to distant lands in order to try and make a better civilization without such internalized conflict. They set out on a fleet of 20 ships, with a small white ship in the shape of a swan in it's lead. Athel did not even take his bow with him, as he saw no use for it in the new society he envisions. His troops could not bare to throw away their gear and kept it hidden with them on the trade ships in the back of the fleet.

The Field Elves grew to resent everything their wood brethren were, and took on the title of High Elves (or Esgal, for they lived in the Esgalyon fields). The Feyghal Elves did not adopt titles in the same way as their brothers; but that did not stop scholars from giving them the label of Wood Elves.