What's a Vanyar?
 

I put my name into the name generator(Gimli Son Of Glóin) and it said I was a "Hideous Balrog". I put in just my first name(Gimli) and it said I was some sort of Vanyar. What's a Vanyar?

Edible crunchy dwarf must not be programmed in there yet! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

The Vanyar were the first kindred of Elves and the first to go to Valinor to dwell in the First Age.

[ June 05, 2002: Message edited by: Elrian ]

They are The People of Ingwë. The Vanyar are one of the elven kindreds. Also known as fair elves or light-elves.

All of the Vanyar journeyed to Valinor long before the beginning of the First Age and stayed there. That's why they are not mentioned often in the histories of Middle Earth.

YOU MEAN I'M AN ELF! I'M A DWARF FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img]

:: pats Gimli on the head:: Calm yourself, master dwarf. No one could ever possibly mistake you for an elf. As an elf, I know this. Besides, Vanyar aren't all that bad . . .a little vague and mystical, what with all that "sitting at the feet of Manwe and Varda" but hey, not everyone can be Noldoran . . .

I'm wondering now, which were Higher, the Noldor or the Vanyar? I always thought it was the Vanyar, but not I'm not so sure. They never really did anything except stay in Valinor.

The Vanyar like to think they are . . .we Noldo have given up arguing with them, but we know the truth.

[Seriously? considering all the things the Noldor did--the two Kinslayings, defying the Valar, etc--the Vanyar.]

It should also be mentioned that the Vanyar have light colored hair.

Gimli, just be thankful it didn't come up as "A Beautiful Balrog"! One of my friends got this recently. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]


BTW, Tarthang, it was the Noldor that had light hair.

Only The house of Finarfin was said to have golden hair, his mother was Indis of the Vanyar. The Vanyar are described as being golden haired and the smallest of the Elven kindreds

Opps [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img] . I just knew that Galadriel was a Noldor and she had golden hair.

Hmm....I put my name in-Brinniel-and got 'incognito umbarian.' What would that be?

An undercover citizen of Umbar which was home to many Black Numenoreans and a coastal city of Harad. They were in alliance with Sauron. Welcome to the Downs by the way! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

The Vanyar(as described in the sil)- The first host of the Eldar on the westward journey from Cuiviénen led by Ingwë. Singular Vanya means "fair."

Ingwe was considered the King of all Elves. The Vanyar loved poetry (which Manwe gave them much help) and songs.

"Noldoran" = Noldorin

Seems like a true Noldorin would know how to spell the name of her kindred.

Only if one was remarkably foolish. After all, I hardly write in roman english characters all that often, now, do I? ^~ Foolish human spelling. . . bah, humbug.