The Calaquendi (singular Calaquendë) are the Elves of the Light, and refers to those that reached Valinor and dwelt there ever after or for some time.
Distinction
The Calaquendi included the Vanyar, Ñoldor, and those Teleri who passed over Belegaer, as well as the Sindarin king Thingol alone of all his people. Another name for them was Amanyar (with the exception of Thingol, who was not of the Amanyar), meaning "Those of Aman". The kindreds who settled in Aman, and their descendants, were also referred to as "High Elves", or Tareldar.
Those Elves who refused the summons of the Valar or did not complete the Great Journey to Valinor were named instead the Úmanyar, meaning "Not of Aman", and Moriquendi, or "Dark Elves" (those who had not seen the Light).
See also
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጫላቁአንዲ |
| Arabic | كالاكيندي |
| Armenian | Ծալաqւենդի |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Калаqуэнді |
| Bengali | ক্যালাকন্দি |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Калакуeнди |
| Chinese | 光明精灵 |
| Georgian | კალაქუენდი |
| Greek | Καλαqυενδι |
| Gujarati | કેલાક્વેન્ડી |
| Hebrew | שאלאקוינדי |
| Hindi | कैलाक्वेन्डी |
| Japanese | カラクウェンディ |
| Kannada | ಕ್ಯಾಲಾಕ್ವೆಂಡಿ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Калақұэнді |
| Korean | 칼라 첸디 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Калаqуэнди |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Цалаqуенди |
| Marathi | कॅलाक्वेन्डी |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Калаqуэнди |
| Nepalese | चलक़ुएन्दि |
| Pashto | چالاقوېندی |
| Persian | کالاکوئندی |
| Punjabi | ਕੈਲਾਕੈਂਡੀ |
| Russian | Кала́уенди |
| Serbian | Цалакуенди (Cyrillic) Calakuendi (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | චලඇඋඑඳි |
| Slovenian | Calaquendiji |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Чалақуенди |
| Tamil | காளையூண்டு |
| Telugu | కాలక్యూన్ది |
| Thai | คาลาเควนดิ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Калаqуенді |
| Urdu | کالقواندا |
| Uzbek | Калақуенди (Cyrillic) Kalaquendi (Latin) |
| Yiddish | קאַלאַקווענדי |
