Ingwe - High-King of the Vanyar
The direct descendants of the Minyar, the first host of the Elves to awake at Cuivienen 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.Ingwe was their King, and as such he was formal 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 Osse. 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.
Detailed Description
Appearance
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 ivory-pale or sometimes golden skin and their bright (often blue of grey, sometimes rather violet, golden or green) eyes.
Culture
Among all Elves the Vanyar were considered the greatest Artists, Poets and Musicians, only the Lindar were greater Singers.But they also showed to be proud warriors, especially with the Spear, their main weapon, for which they became also known as the Spear-Elves.They were most beloved by Manwe and Elbereth and lived in the plains and woods Valinor or on the slopes of Taniquetil.
Language
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.