( 18 ) he is sped to aelfham ( elfhome ) eldos where lindo and vaire tell him many things : of the making and ancient fashion of the world : of the gods : of the elves of valinor : of lost elves and men : of the travail of the gnomes : of earendel : of the faring forth and the loss of valinor : of the disaster of the faring forth and the war with evil men .