Awakening+of+the+Elves+and+Men

=**Awakening of the Elves**= The awakening of the elves marked the beginning of the First Age of Middle-earth. The first Elves were awakened by Eru Ilúvatar near the bay of Cuivienen which is in East Middle-Earth. The first elf to wake up was called Imin. The next to wake was his wife, she was called Iminye. Then awoke Tata, Tatië, Enel, and Enelyë. Then these elves journied through the forest and found more elves. They claimed the new elves as their people. They kept on picking up more elves until they had 144 in their groop. They stopped after that. Then they lived near rivers and invented poetry and music. =Awakening of Men= The awakening of the men was the beginning of the first men, in the land of Hildorien. It took place in the beginning of the 1st age.