the Vanyar

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The Vanyar are the first and fairest of the Elven kindreds in Tolkien’s legendarium, renowned for their close allegiance to the Valar and their dwelling in Valinor.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Vanyar 3
Vanyar (in early writings) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elven kindred
fictional ethnic group
group of Elves
allegiance Valar NERFINISHED
alliedWith Host of Valinor NERFINISHED
alsoCalled Fair Elves NERFINISHED
First Kindred NERFINISHED
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings legendarium NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
associatedLight light of the Two Trees of Valinor GENERATED
associatedMountain Taniquetil, the highest mountain of Arda NERFINISHED
chronologicalStatus first Elves to accept the summons of the Valar
cosmologicalRealm Arda NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
culturalTrait little involved in the strife of the Noldor
love of the Valar and of the light of the Two Trees
didNotReturnTo Middle-earth after the First Age NERFINISHED
distinctFrom Silvan Elves NERFINISHED
Sindar NERFINISHED
dwellingPlace Eldamar NERFINISHED
Taniquetil NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceInPublication The Silmarillion (posthumous 1977 edition) NERFINISHED
governedBy Ingwë in Tirion and later in Valinor
highKing Ingwë NERFINISHED
kindredOrder first of the three clans of the Eldar
languageOfName Quenya NERFINISHED
leader Ingwë NERFINISHED
linguisticCharacteristic primary speakers of Quenya in Valinor
loyaltyCharacteristic closest in allegiance to the Valar among the Elven kindreds
meaningOfName the Fair NERFINISHED
migrationDestination Aman NERFINISHED
militaryParticipation War of Wrath NERFINISHED
notableMember Ingil NERFINISHED
Ingwion NERFINISHED
Ingwë NERFINISHED
origin Cuiviénen NERFINISHED
participatedIn Great Journey NERFINISHED
physicalCharacteristic noted for fairness and golden hair
politicalStatus people of the High King of all Elves
populationCenter Tirion upon Túna (early in Aman) NERFINISHED
primaryDwelling Valinor GENERATED
race Elves
relatedKindred Noldor GENERATED
Teleri GENERATED
religiousOrientation devoted to the Valar
subgroupOf Eldar NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aman inhabitedBy the Vanyar
this entity surface form: Vanyar
Tol Eressëa inhabitedBy the Vanyar
this entity surface form: Vanyar (in early writings)
Undying Lands inhabitedBy the Vanyar
this entity surface form: Vanyar
Valinor inhabitedBy the Vanyar
Quenya spokenByFictionalGroup the Vanyar
this entity surface form: Vanyar