Moriquendi

The Moriquendi (singular Moriquendë; also named the Hisildi, Kaliondi, and Lembi) were the Elves of Darkness: those who did not embark on the journey over the sea to Aman and behold the light of the Two Trees of Valinor.
== History ==
The Moriquendi lingered on the shores of Middle-earth or, indeed, never passed the Blue Mountains in the east of Beleriand or the Misty Mountains further to the east. Those Moriquendi who originally started on the journey but did not finish it were named the Úmanyar, which meant "Those not of Aman", those who refuse to go to Valinor were called Avamanyar, "Those who would not go to Aman".
Moriquendi is a term for the Avarin, Sindarin, and Nandorin Elves, but in practice is only applied to the Avari. An exception to the hierarchy of Elvish peoples was Thingol, who, though he did not complete the journey, had earlier been to Valinor. Thingol was therefore considered among the Úmanyar but not the Moriquendë.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Four: Quendi and Eldar, Index
:Those Elves the Calaquendi call the Úmanyar, since they came never to the land of Aman and the Blessed Realm; but the Úmanyar and the Avari alike they call the Moriquendi, Elves of the Darkness, for they never beheld the Light that was before the Sun and Moon.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
The term "Dark Elf" in Tolkien's writing seems to hold an unexplained meaning, as it is given as a special title of Eöl, an Elf of Nan Elmoth. It is also used as an insult by the Sons of Fëanor to Thingol (which is incorrect, since Thingol alone of the Sindar was reckoned under the Calaquendi).The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Index
==Earlier versions of the legendarium==
The initial name for these Elves who remained outside of Aman was Ilkorindi, that can be found in The Book of Lost Tales Part One. Later Tolkien divided the Elves who stayed in Middle-earth into three groups: the Ilkorins (an early concept of the Sindar), Danians (the Green Elves), and Lembi (who later become the Avari).
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ሞሪቁአንዲ
Arabic 	موريكويندي
Armenian 	Մորիքուենդի
Belarusian Cyrillic	Моріqуенді
Bengali 	মরিকন্ডি
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Мори́уенди
Chinese 	莫里根迪
Georgian 	მორიქუენდი
Greek 	Μορικουέντι
Gujarati 	મોરિqઉએન્દિ
Hebrew 	(Moriquendi) מוריקוונדי
(Úmanyar) אומאניאר
Hindi 	मोरक्वेन्डी
Japanese 	モリクウェンディ
Kannada 	ಮೋರಿಕ್ಯುನ್ಡಿ
Kazakh 	Моріқұенді (Cyrillic) Moriquendi (Latin)
Korean 	모리퀜디
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Мориqуэнди
Macedonian Cyrillic	Мориqуенди
Marathi 	मोरक्वेन्डी
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Мориqуэнди
Nepalese 	मोरिक़ुएन्दि
Pashto 	موریقوېندی
Persian 	موریقوهندی
Russian 	Мориквенди
Serbian 	Морикуенди (Cyrillic) Morikuendi (Latin)
Sinhalese 	මොරිඇඋඑඳි
Tajik Cyrillic 	Мориқуенди
Tamil 	மொரிகுண்டி
Telugu 	మొరిక్యూన్ది
Thai 	มอริเควนดิ
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Моріквендів
Urdu 	موریقاندا
Uzbek 	Мориқуенди (Cyrillic) Moriquendi (Latin)
Yiddish 	מאָריקווענדי
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