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Ilkorin
In the [[fictional universe]] of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], many of the [[Elf (Middle-earth)|Elves]] undertook a great migration and built a city upon reaching their destination; in [[The Book of Lost Tales|early versions of the mythology]], this city was known as Kôr.  All those Elves who did not undertakcomplete the migration, and consequently did not see Kôr, were known by the [[Quenya]] term '''Ilkorindi''', literally "not of Kôr".  The same term was applied to their many languages.

Reworking the mythology in the late 1920s, Tolkien applied the word only to those Elves (later called [[Sindar]]) who lived in [[Beleriand]] and were ruled by King [[Thingol]]:

:"In the course of ages the tongues and dialects of Beleriand became altogether estranged from those of other [[Eldar (Middle-earth)|Eldar]] in [[Valinor]], through the learned in such lore may perceive that they were anciently sprung from [[Telerin]]. These were the '''Ilkorin''' speeches of Beleriand."<ref>J.R.R. Tolkien, "The [[Lhammas]]", ''The Lost Road'', p. 175.</ref>

These Ilkorin Elves spoke three dialects: 
(contracted; show full)[[Category:Middle-earth languages]]
[[Category:Middle-earth Elves]]
[[Category:Constructed languages]]


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