Amanyar ("Those of Aman" in Quenya; or Amaneldi in the longer form[1]:373) was another name for the Elves of the Light, those who dwelt in Valinor.[2] They included the Vanyar, Ñoldor, and those Teleri who passed over Belegaer,[3] known as the Falmari.
The Vanyar dwelt with the Valar in their city Valmar, the Noldor in Tirion (as well as various fortresses and mines in the encircling Pelóri mountains), and the Falmari in Alqualondë. After the Third Age, those Noldor who had remained in exile in Middle-earth returned, followed by many of the Sindar and Silvan Elves. The Vanyar and Falmari never departed from Valinor save during the War of Wrath.
One Elf of the Light who was not of the Amanyar was King Thingol.[4]
Historic names for the Amanyar, which eventually fell out of everyday use during the period of the Noldorin Exile, were Oäreldi (sing. Oärel) or, in the speech of the Vanyar, Oäzeldi (sing. Oäzel). Even more archaic form of these were Aureldi (sing. Aurel) or Auzeldi (sing. Auzel).[1]:374 Proper Sindarin equivalents of these ancient names were Ódhil or Ódhellim (sing. Ódhel), which later became applied to the Noldor only after their arrival to Beleriand, taking the form Gódhil or Gódhellim (sing. Gódhel) due to the blending with an old clan-name for the Noldor in Sindarin, Gelydh or Golodhrim.[1]:364
| Elves (Quendi · People of the Stars · Firstborn · Elder Kindred) | |
| Three Kindreds: (Eldar · Eldalië · Edhil) |
Vanyar (Fair-elves · Minyar) · Noldor (Deep-elves · Tatyar) · Teleri (Lindar · Nelyar) |
|---|---|
| Calaquendi: (High-elves · Amanyar) |
Vanyar · Noldor · Falmari |
| Úmanyar: | Sindar (Grey-elves · Eglath · Falathrim) · Nandor (Green-elves · Silvan Elves) |
| Moriquendi: | Úmanyar · Avari (Cuind · Hwenti · Kindi · Kinn-lai · Penni · Windan) |
| Generations: | Eru-begotten · First-begotten · Third Elves · Younger Elves · further Generations |
| See also: | Awakening of the Elves · Finding by Oromë · Sundering of the Elves · Embassy · Great Journey · Dark Years of the Avari |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: B. Meanings and use of the various terms applied to the Elves and their varieties in Quenya, Telerin, and Sindarin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry Úmanyar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Thingol and Melian"