Eol the Nando

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Eöl is above all sui generis- and not just in his rather unpleasant personality. His affinity for smithcraft and friendship with the Dwarves are highly unusual for any Teler.

Did not Tolkien somewhere or other suggest that some of the Nandor might have been of Noldorin origin?

Yeah, Eol is a really weird character in the context of Tolkien's broader mythology, one way or another.

Heck, even his name (which Tolkien kept 'as is' for over 50 years) and its origins eventually made him just throw up his arms in the air and say 'screw it, sometimes names don't mean anything'.

And as to your last point: well, some of the Silvan Elves in Lorien certainly had Noldorin ancestors, but as to the Nandor in the First Age - I swear I also read something about it somewhere, but just can't remember where!