#minyar

@tolkienofcolourweek day four | cultural pride | the vanyar

The smallest host and the first to set forth was led by Ingwë, the most high lord of all the Elvish race. He entered into Valinor and sits at the feet of the Powers, and all Elves revere his name; but he came never back, nor looked again upon Middle-earth. The Vanyar were his people; they are the Fair Elves, the beloved of Manwë and Varda, and few among Men have spoken with them.

Imin and Iminyë · First of the Firstborn

“It had been said in their old lives that the Minyar were less tied to the earth than any of the other clans, were more apt to dreams and prophecy. ‘One to the stars and the over-sky. (The Minyar) One to the fires of the earth and the deep burning. (The Tatyar). And One to the winds and the waters. (The Nelyar). So went the old saying.”

The Once and Future Kings.

In my headcanon he is also the father of Elenwe and the grandfather of Glorfindel, who is Ingils son. Which would explain Glorfindels allegiance to Turgon, since Turgon is married to Glorfindels aunt by the time of the flight of the noldor. As Ingwe was chosen by the valar to see Aman and lead his people there he was gifted with powers beyond what normal elves had, and thus passed down the gift of foresight through Elenwe to Idril, who later used it to save many people from Gondolins fall.

The direct descendants of the Minyar, the first host of the Elves to awake at Cuiviénen and the people of Imin, the Vanyar (Q."Fair-ones"; S."Baniai") had golden hair and fair skin, with eyes of clear blue or violet. They were the tallest and most beautiful of the Elves, beloved of the Valar. Ingwë was their king, and as such he was deemed High-King of all the Eldar. Their musical skills were unsurpassed, except perhaps by the Falmari who learned the art of song from the Maia Ossë. The Vanyar spoke the Vanyarin dialect of Quenya, the western variant of the original tongue of the Eldar, which was in fact the Elvish version of Valarin, the mental language of the Valar. They referred to themselves as the Ingar or Ingwer. The Vanyar were the tallest of the Elves, two rangar being common for men and women. They also were strongly built, but more gracile than the Noldor. They were noted for their golden hair and ivory-pale or sometimes slightly gold-coloured skin and their bright (often blue or grey, sometimes violet, golden, or green) eyes. Their prefered color was white. Among all Elves the Vanyar were considered the greatest artists, poets and musicians; only the Lindar were greater singers. They were also proud warriors, especially with the spear, their main weapon, for which they became also known as the Spear-Elves. They were most beloved by Manwë and Varda and lived in the plains and woods Valinor or on the slopes of Taniquetil.The were also called the blessed Elves, Elves of the Air, Friends of the Gods, Holy Elves, the immortals, Children of Ingwe, the Fair Folk and the White. The Vanyar spoke the Vanyarin or Quendya dialect of Quenya, which of all elvish tongues was the closest to the Valarin and had many influences and loanwords from that holy eldest speech. The Vanyar were divided into several Tribes or Clans.Their royal clan was known as the Inwir.

once I tried to make poetry about the Cuivienen awakening.