Avari
The Elves who refused the westward march
the Unwilling the Refusers
avar- refuse, unwilling — Source: The War of the Jewels, Quendi and Eldar
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The Avari were those Elves who, at the Awakening at Cuiviénen, refused the summons of the Valar brought by Oromë and would not join the westward march toward Aman. Their name means 'the Unwilling' or 'the Refusers', setting them apart from the Eldar, the kindreds who undertook the journey. They remained in the eastern lands of Middle-earth, developing their own speech and customs apart from the Elves of the West, and are counted among the Moriquendi, the Dark Elves who never beheld the Light of the Trees.
Members
2 entries in the registerSources
- The Silmarillion — Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
- The War of the Jewels — Quendi and Eldar
Cite this page
Legendarium (2026): „Avari“. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/avari/
APA
Legendarium. (2026). Avari. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/avari/
MLA
„Avari“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/avari/. Last updated August 28, 2026.
BibTeX
@misc{legendarium-avari-en,
title = {Avari},
author = {{Legendarium}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/avari/}},
note = {Last updated August 28, 2026}
}