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participate in the War of Wrath. Nor is there any further mention of them in the records
concerning Aman, Numenor, or Middle-earth. It is possible they continued to live along the coast
of Aman, spreading slowly toward the north and south as the ages passed and their numbers
increased.


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The Falmari probably engaged in trade with the Eldar of Tol Eress├лa but more than likely had
little or nothing to do with the Dunedain of Numenor. There was no tradition of friendship
between the Falmari and Men, although it may be that Elwing influenced them to express some
friendship toward the Dunedain.

Although "Akallabeth" says only that Ar-Pharaz├┤n set foot upon the shores of Aman and
encamped about the hill of Tuna, it may be that an army of the Numenoreans moved on
Alqualond├л, at least to secure their flank against attack from that direction. A Numenorean fleet
must also have blockaded the harbor of Alqualond├л, as Tol Eress├лa itself must have been
guarded against attack from the rear.

Unlike Tirion Alqualond├л probably survived the onslaught, but it may have been damaged in the
changes the Valar wrought upon the world. Even so, it is unlikely the Falmari would have been
denied the sea they loved so much. At the very least, whatever form Aman took after its
sundering from Arda, there must have been seas for the Falmari to sail upon, and perhaps even
new lands for them to explore.

The Vanyar
We know so very little about the Vanyar. They helped to build Tirion upon Tuna in Eldamar but
they left the most ancient of Elven cities long before the Two Trees were slain by Melkor and
Ungoliant.

The special gifts of the Vanyar seem to be a superior knowledge of poetry and music, but they
were also valiant warriors who served in the War of Wrath.

The Vanyar settled on the slopes of Taniquetil or in the woods and plains of Valinor. Although
Tolkien says that the Vanyar were the most loved by Manw├л of all the Eldar, it seems they must
have enjoyed a close relationship with Orom├л and perhaps also Yavanna.

The only great work of the Vanyar to be named was Elemmir├л's tale "Aldudeni├л". This Lament
may have been composed before the Noldor went into Exile, as THE SILMARILLION says it is
known to all the Eldar.

A few of the Vanyar seem to have gone into Exile with the Noldor. Notably, Elenw├л the wife of
Turgon was a Vanyarin Elf who perished in the Helcarax├л. Glorfindel, the great Elven lord of
Gondolin who slew a Balrog, may have been a Vanya or at least partly descended of the Vanyar.

The Vanyar would have been least affected by the invasion of the Numenoreans, although those
who lived on the slopes of Taniquetil may have fled their homes to avoid being caught in the