The Calaquendi (singular Calaquendë) were the Elves of the Light, those that reached Valinor on the Great Journey.
Distinction[]
The Calaquendi included the Vanyar, Ñoldor, and Falmari, as well as the Sindarin king Thingol alone of all his people. The kindreds who settled in Aman and their descendants were also referred to as High Elves, or Tareldar, especially by mortals. The Elves who had refused the summons of the Valar or did not complete the Great Journey to Valinor were named instead Moriquendi, or "Dark Elves" (those who had not seen the Light).
Another name for them was Amanyar (Quenya for 'Those of Aman')[1] as opposed to the two groups of Moriquendi, the Úmanyar, "Not of Aman", and the Avamanyar, "Those who would not go to Aman".
After the exile of the Ñoldor some of the High Elves come back to Middle-earth. However, they always longed to return to the Undying Lands, and most had sailed from the Grey Havens by the time of The Lord of the Rings.[2]
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Amharic | ጫላቁአንዲ |
Arabic | كالاكيندي |
Armenian | Կալակենդի |
Assamese | কালাকুৱেণ্ডি |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Калаqуэнді |
Bengali | কালাকেন্দি |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Калакуeнди |
Chinese | 光明精灵 |
Dogri | कलाक्वेंदी |
Georgian | კალაქუენდი |
Greek | Καλαqυενδι |
Gujarati | કેલાકેન્ડી |
Hebrew | שאלאקוינדי |
Hindi | कालाक्वेंडी |
Japanese | カラクウェンディ |
Kannada | ಕಲಾಕುಂಡಿ |
Kazakh | Калақұэнді (Cyrillic) Kalaquéndi (Latin) |
Konkani | कालाकेंडी |
Korean | 칼라 첸디 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Калаqуэнди |
Laotian | ຄາລາເຄນດີ |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Цалаqуенди |
Malayalam | കലാകുണ്ടി |
Marathi | कॅलाक्वेन्डी |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Калаqуэнди |
Nepalese | कालाकेन्दी |
Pashto | چالاقوېندی |
Persian | کالاکوئندی |
Punjabi | ਕਾਲਕੁੰਡੀ |
Russian | Кала́уенди |
Serbian | Калаквенди (Cyrillic) Kalakvendi (Latin) |
Sindhi | ڪالاڪنڊي |
Sinhalese | කලකෙන්ඩි |
Slovenian | Calaquendiji |
Tajik Cyrillic | Чалақуенди |
Tamil | கலகெந்தி |
Telugu | కలకెండి |
Thai | คาลาเควนดิ |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Калаqуенді |
Urdu | کالقواندا |
Uzbek | Калақуенди (Cyrillic) Kalaquendi (Latin) |
Yiddish | קאַלאַקווענדי |
(Amanyar) |
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References[]
- ↑ Eldamo.org - Eldamo : Quenya : Amanyar
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion