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Noldor

The Noldor, also known as the Deep Elves, are one of the three clans of the Calaquendi, the Elves of the Light, in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. They are renowned for wisdom, memory, and mastery of craft, scholarship, and lore. Their language is Quenya, and they produced many works of literature, poetry, and art in Valinor.

In Valinor, the Noldor were led by Finwë. Their greatest artisan, Fëanor, forged the Silmarils. After disagreements

In Middle-earth, the Noldor founded several realms, notably Gondolin (founded by Turgon) and Nargothrond (founded by

With the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, Morgoth was defeated, and many

with
the
Valar,
Fëanor
and
many
of
the
Noldor
swore
an
oath
to
reclaim
the
Silmarils,
precipitating
the
exile
from
Valinor.
The
Noldor
crossed
Belegaer
to
Middle-earth,
clashing
with
Morgoth
in
the
First
Age.
The
oath
and
the
rebellion
led
to
the
tragedy
of
the
kinslaying
at
Alqualondë
and
the
long
wars
that
followed.
Finrod
Felagund),
and
later
influenced
Eregion,
home
to
Celebrimbor
and
the
Elven-smiths
who
forged
the
Rings
of
Power.
They
were
prominent
rulers
such
as
Fingolfin
and
Gil-galad,
and
figures
such
as
Galadriel
and
Elrond,
who
descend
from
the
Noldor
and
remain
central
in
the
histories
of
the
Second
and
Third
Ages.
Noldor
returned
to
Valinor
or
remained
in
Middle-earth
through
later
ages.
The
Noldor
left
a
lasting
cultural
legacy
in
the
West,
especially
in
the
arts,
languages,
and
political
leadership
of
Elven
realms,
and
in
their
central
role
in
the
events
surrounding
the
Rings
of
Power
and
the
Last
Alliance.