vanyar

Sorry I am bored and when I am bored my mind wanders around. I was thinking about the 3 kindreds of elves: 1) The Vanyar, closer to the Valar, love poetry, music, more spiritual, and blonde hair (this is important actually). 2) The Noldor, the deep elves, like crafts, knowledge. 3) The Teleri...

Just gathering some quotes about the mysterious yet exalted type of High Elves here... and feel free to add more or analyze some details. All of these are from the books S = Silmarillion, H = History of Middle-Earth (S) Arrival to Valinor: (S) Tirion of Vanyar and Noldor: Which probably...

What do you suppose life, as a member of the Vanyar would be like? To me, this is like trying to answer the question of what happens in the story after you say “…and they lived happily ever after”. They made the big migration to Valinor, lived on the plains of Valinor and on the lower slopes...

Do you think the Vanyar were deprived, and if so to what degree?

We know the Vanyar were friends of the Noldor in Valinor, and would have dwelt together if not for the Vanyar wishing to live in the light of the trees whereas the Noldor wanted the stars. Now the Vanyar sat in Valinor for hundreds of years knowing that their friends, the Noldor, were in...

Of all the three kinds of Quendi, who do you think is the better? Can it be said that some kind is superior or greater than the other. I have always liked the Ñoldor better because of their achivements and deeds, but I wonder if they can be considered truly the best?