The Sundering of the Elves
the kindreds of the Elvenkind: Eldar and Avari, Calaquendi and Moriquendi
The Elves call themselves the Quendi, “the Speakers”; from them, on the long road of the Great Journey, the whole Elvenkind sundered. Elves of the Light (Calaquendi) are those who saw the Trees in Aman; Elves of the Darkness (Moriquendi) are the Avari and the Sindar, Nandor and Silvan folk who never beheld the Light.
The Eldar and the Avari
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QU["Quendi — the Elves, at Cuiviénen"]
QU --> EL["The Eldar — invited by Oromë"]
QU --> AV["The Avari — the Unwilling"]
EL --> V["Vanyar"]
EL --> N["Noldor"]
EL --> T["Teleri"]
style EL fill:#5b7ea8
style AV fill:#6b6b6b
The Teleri and their going down
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T["The Teleri — the greatest host"]
T --> F["Falmari — the Sea-elves of Aman"]
T --> S["Sindar — the Grey-elves of Beleriand"]
T --> ND["Nandor — those who turned back"]
S --> FS["the Falathrim — Círdan's havens"]
The eastern kindreds
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ND["Nandor"] --> LA["laiquendi — the Green-elves of Ossiriand"]
ND --> SI["Silvan Elves — Woodland Realm, Lórien"]
SND["Sindar"] --> MO["Moriquendi — never saw the Light of the Trees"]
AVR["Avari"] --> MO
ND --> MO
Notes
- The Eldar are the three great kindreds that began the Journey; the Avari would not go, and with Sindar, Nandor and Silvan they are the Moriquendi.
- The whole history of the Sundering is told in the Great Journey of the Eldar.
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