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In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Vanyar
are the highest of the High Elves. According to legend,
the clan was founded by Imin, the first Elf to awake in Cuiviénen, his wife Iminyë and their 12 companions, but eventually it was Ingwë, the first Vanya to travel with Oromë to Valinor, who became their king.
Ingwë, is called High King of the Elves. He lives on Taniquetil beneath the halls of Manwë. All of
the Vanyar journeyed to Valinor before the beginning of the First Age, and remained there. Another notable Vanya was Indis, the
second wife of Finwë.
The Vanyar were the first and smallest clan of the Elves. They typically had blonde hair. Few of them were ever seen in
Middle-earth, as they only returned for the War of Wrath.
In the earliest versions of Tolkien's mythology (see: The History of Middle-earth), they were called Teleri, while the elves known as Teleri in the published version of The Silmarillion were called Solisimpi.
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