Editing Noldor (section)

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The Noldor are counted among the Calaquendi ("Elves of the Light") or High Elves, as they had seen the light of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]].<ref name="Shippey 2005 Light and Dark">{{harvnb|Shippey|2005|pp=282–284}}</ref> The most distinctive aspect of Noldorin culture is their fondness for [[handicraft|craftwork]] and skill of their workmanship, which ranges from [[lapidary]] to [[embroidery]] to the craft of [[language]]. Among the Elven kindreds, the Noldor are the most beloved by the [[Valar in Middle-earth|Vala]] Aulë, who originally taught them craftsmanship. As a result of their renown as the most skilled of all peoples in lore, warfare and crafts, the Noldor are sometimes called the "Deep Elves". Following their return to Middle-earth at the end of the [[First Age]], the Noldor build great cities within their realms in the land of [[Beleriand]], such as Nargothrond and [[Gondolin]].<ref name="Noldor in Beleriand" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977}}, ch. 15 "Of the Noldor in Beleriand"</ref>

When the Noldor are in Valinor they speak [[Quenya]]; in Middle-earth they also speak [[Sindarin#Noldorin Sindarin|Sindarin]].{{sfn|Tolkien|2007|p=133}} Among the wisest of the Noldor is Rúmil, creator of the first writing system, [[Sarati]], and author of many books of lore.<ref name="Dickerson 2013"/> [[Fëanor]], son of [[Finwë and Míriel]], is the greatest of their craftsmen, "mightiest in skill of word and of hand",<ref name="Eldamar" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977}}, ch. 5 "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"</ref> and creator of the [[Silmaril]]s. Fëanor also devised the [[Tengwar]] script.<ref name="Dickerson 2013"/>

[[File:Finwë Lozenge.png|thumb|upright|Emblem of [[Finwë and Míriel|Finwë]], King of the Noldor, his highest of ranks signified in [[Elvish heraldry]] by sixteen points touching the rim<ref name="Hammond Scull 1995"/>]]

Tolkien gave some Noldorin leaders like Finwë and [[Fingolfin]] their own [[Elvish heraldry|heraldic devices]], carefully distinguishing their ranks by the number of points touching the rim.<ref name="Hammond Scull 1995">{{cite book |last1=Hammond |first1=Wayne G. |last2=Scull |first2=Christina |authorlink1=Wayne G. Hammond |authorlink2=Christina Scull |title=J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin]] |year=1995 |pages=191–196 |isbn=978-0-395-74816-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780618083619}}</ref>

The Noldor are the proudest of the Elves, as they vaunt in particular their ability to create: in the words of the [[Sindar]], "they needed room to quarrel in".<ref name="Quendi and Eldar" group=T/> Equally, this causes in them an arrogance that plagues their history and causes them great suffering.<ref name="Clan-names"group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1994}}, part 4, "Quendi and Eldar" C: The Clan-names "Noldor"</ref>

The Noldor are tall and physically strong. Their hair colour is usually a very dark shade of brown; Tolkien hesitated over whether their hair might be black.<ref group=T>{{cite journal |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |author-link=J. R. R. Tolkien |title=Changes Affecting ''Silmarillion'' Nomenclature |journal=[[Parma Eldalamberon]] |issue=17 |page=125}}</ref><ref group="T">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1996}}, part 2, Late Writings (1968 or later): "[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]", p. 365, note 61</ref> Red and even white ("silver") hair occasionally exists among some individuals. Their eyes are usually grey or dark, with the inner light of Valinor reflected in their eyes; the Sindarin term ''Lachend'' means "flame-eyed".<ref name="Quendi and Eldar" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1994}}, Part 4, "Quendi and Eldar"</ref>