The Artanor (Q.: "High-smiths", sgl. Artano) or Aulendili (Q.: "Aulë's-friends) were an Order of Smiths and Artisans committed to the service and worship of Aulë. The greatest of the Artanor had been pupils of Aulë himself in the Lands of Aman.
The Noldorin Artanor were known as the Aulenduri (Q.: "Aulë's servants").