The Noldor ( a distinct branch or tribe of Elves noted for their craftsmanship ) are his favourites.

The harbour is entered through a natural arch of rock, and the beaches are strewn with gems given by the Noldor.

Very few individual Vanyar are named besides Imin, Ingwë, and his sister ( or possibly niece ) Indis, the second wife of Finwë ( the king of the Noldor ) and the mother of Fingolfin and Finarfin, the latter of whom founded the only house of Noldorin Elves to sport golden Vanyarin hair, perhaps most famously in Finarfin's daughter Galadriel.

In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor ( meaning those with knowledge in Quenya ) are Elves of the Second Clan who migrated to Valinor and lived in Eldamar.

The Noldor are called Golodhrim or Gódhellim in Sindarin, and Goldoi by Teleri of Tol Eressëa.

The Noldor are accounted the most skilled of all peoples in lore, warfare and crafts ; they are therefore called the " Deep Elves ".

When the Noldor return to Middle-earth at the beginning of the First Age, the borders of Doriath are already closed for defence against Morgoth and Thingol allows entry only to the children of Finarfin, who are related to him through his brother Olwë.

The Orcs of Morgoth far outnumber the Fëanorian Noldor, but the Orc-captains are unable to coordinate their attack and take advantage of their full, combined might.

The Noldor are caught off-guard, and Fingolfin's son Argon is slain after a valiant fight that nevertheless dismays the enemy.

The armies of the Vanyar and the remaining Noldor are sent from Aman to Middle-earth in a mighty host.

Further, some subsidiary battles to the campaign of the Great Battle are mentioned there briefly, as well as in the tale of The Fall of Gondolin where the Battle of Tasarinan is described as a surprise attack by the Goblins on the Noldor of the Host.

The Noldor or High Elves are those that heeded the call of the Valar and traveled across the sea, most of them later rebelling and following Fëanor back to Middle-earth in pursuit of the Silmarils.

The Vanyar, the Noldor, and those of the Teleri who reached Valinor are called the Calaquendi ( Elves of Light ) because they saw the Two Trees.

Eöl's love for smithying and friendship towards the Dwarves is consistent with Tolkien's view of the Noldor, which are described as Dwarf-friends in the First and Second Ages.

Silvan Elves are a multicultural society ; mainly Nandorin descent but also mixed with Avari, Sindar and Noldor and governed by Sindarin rulers.

* 4632-Ulmo is unwilling to wait until Elwë is found, and the Vanyar and Noldor are ferried across on the island of Tol Eressëa, while the Teleri stay behind, looking for their lord.

* 4996-Prophecy of Mandos: the Noldor are banished from Valinor and face great doom.

* 590-Morgoth is cast into the Void ; the Elves are summoned to Valinor and settle in Tol Eressëa ; a small part of the Noldor and Sindar remain in Lindon or depart east and establish realms.

* c. 1500-the Noldor under Celebrimbor are instructed by Sauron, beginning of the forging of the Rings of Power

The sieges of the havens of Falas are only lifted when the Orcs withdraw to reinforce the assault by a third Orc-host on the Noldor Elves under Fëanor, new come and encamped in Mithrim.

#" The Flight of the Noldoli " — " Noldoli " are the Elves later called Noldor

* High Elves, the Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri who left for Valinor, are included in: Category: High Elves.

*** Noldorin Sindarin, spoken by the Exiled Noldor.

Known members of the Lambengolmor were Rúmil, who invented the first Elvish script ( the Sarati ), Fëanor who later enhanced and further developed this script into his Tengwar, which later was spread to Middle-earth by the Exiled Noldor and remained in use ever after, and Pengolodh, who is credited with many works, including the Osanwe-kenta and the Lhammas or " The ' Account of Tongues ' which Pengolodh of Gondolin wrote in later days in Tol-eressëa ".

They were made by the Elves of Valinor in the Uttermost West, by the Noldor and maybe even Fëanor himself.

As a result of the killing of king Finwë, the majority of the Noldor, led by Fëanor son of Finwë, the maker of the Silmarils, declared their rebellion and decided to pursue Melkor, ever after known as Morgoth, to Middle-earth to win back their jewels and avenge their king.

The Noldor, led by Fëanor and his seven sons, tried to persuade their friends, the Teleri of Alqualondë, to give him their ships.

Then the Noldor drew swords, and the Teleri their bows, and there was a bitter fight that seemed evenly matched, if not even in favour of the Teleri, until the second Host of the Noldor, led by Fingon, arrived together with some of Fingolfin's people.

On the other hand, the Noldor were also the proudest of the Elves ; and, by the words of the Sindar, " they needed room to quarrel in ".

Fëanor then, driven by the desire of vengeance, rebelled against the Valar and made a speech before the Noldor, persuading them to leave Valinor, follow Melkor to Middle-earth and wage war against him for the recovery of the Silmarils.

The Noldor led by Fëanor demanded that the Teleri let them use their ships.

A messenger from the Valar came later and delivered the Prophecy of the North, pronouncing Doom on the Noldor for the Kinslaying and rebellion and warning that if they proceeded they would not recover the Silmarils and moreover that they all will be slain or tormented by grief.

Other Noldor led by Fingolfin ( some of whom were blameless in the Kinslaying ) remained determined to leave Valinor for Middle-earth.

The Noldor led by Fëanor crossed the sea to Middle-earth, leaving those led by Fingolfin, his half-brother, behind.

When the Noldor led by Fingolfin discovered their betrayal, they went farther north and crossed the sea at the Grinding Ice which cost them many lives.

With the Two Trees destroyed by Melkor, the departure of the Noldor out of the Undying Lands marked the end of the Years of the Trees, and the beginning of the Years of the Sun when the Valar created the Moon and the Sun out of Telperion's last flower and Laurelin's last fruit.

Because Fëanor had taken the ships and left the Noldor led by his half-brother on the west side of the sea, the royal houses of the Noldor were feuding, but Fingon son of Fingolfin, saved Maedhros, son of Fëanor, from Morgoth's imprisonment and the feud was settled.

Fingolfin's reign was marked by warfare against Morgoth and in the year 60 of the First Age after their victory in Dagor Aglareb the Noldor started the Siege of Angband, the great fortress of Morgoth.

He dealt Morgoth seven wounds but perished, and he was succeeded by his eldest son Fingon, who became the second High King of the Noldor in Beleriand.

Betrayed by the new-come Easterlings, and surrounded by the forces of Morgoth, the Noldor, Sindar and Edain were utterly defeated.

In the language of the Noldor in Aman all other Elves were called the Moriquendi ( Elves of Darkness ) in recognition of the fact that they did not see ( and did not desire ) the Light of Valinor, but later the Sindar were counted among neither of these groups.