Vanyar

First and smallest kindred of the Eldar, closest in heart to the Valar.

Other names

Vanya Fair-elves

vanya- fair (in hue and shape) — Source: The Silmarillion, Appendix, Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names

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In briefanswer capsule

The Vanyar are the first and smallest of the three kindreds of the Eldar who awoke at Cuiviénen and journeyed west to Aman. Led by their king Ingwë, they came to love the Valar above all things and settled closest to them, on the slopes of Taniquetil and in Valmar. Fair-haired and golden, few of the Vanyar ever returned to Middle-earth, and it was Finwë's second wife Indis, a Vanya, whose sons Fingolfin and Finarfin carried Vanyarin blood into the royal house of the Noldor.

Members

4 entries in the register

AmariëVanyarin Elf beloved of Finrod, who remained in Valinor
ElemmírëVanya who made the Aldudénië
IndisVanya queen of the Noldor, second wife of Finwë
IngwëVanyar chieftain, reckoned overlord of every Elf

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Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Vanyar“. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/vanyar/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Vanyar. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/vanyar/

MLA

„Vanyar“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/vanyar/. Last updated August 28, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-vanyar-en,
  title        = {Vanyar},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/vanyar/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 28, 2026}
}