Elenwe was a lady of the Vanyar who wedded Turgon of the Noldor and bore him his only child, Idril Celebrindal. When the host of Fingolfin crossed the terrible ice of the Helcaraxe in pursuit of Feanor, Elenwe was lost: the ice broke beneath her, and though Turgon laboured to save her he could rescue only their daughter. Her death deepened Turgon's grief and his distrust of the sons of Feanor, and was remembered long after in the hidden city of Gondolin that he built.