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Aulë the Smith (from Valarin Aȝûlêz—the second character is a yogh) is a Vala, Smith of the Powers and concerned with rock and metal. During the creation of Arda, Aulë was most involved in building the continents and mountains. He constructed Angainor, the chain of Melkor, and the vessels of the Sun and Moon. He is husband to Yavanna. His name apparently means invention.

Aulë created his own race of beings, the Dwarves, because he was unwilling to wait for the Children of Ilúvatar to appear. Ilúvatar knew of this and even as Aulë was instructing them He chastened Aulë. Aulë repented, offering his children to Ilúvatar, and Ilúvatar accepted them as His adopted children. Since Ilúvatar had decided that the Elves were to be the first-born race, He made the Dwarves to sleep until the Elves appeared on Arda.

When the Elves came to Valinor, the Ñoldor became the students of Aulë. FëanorFeanor is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe, and central to Tolkien's mythology as told in The Silmarillion''. Life in Valinor Feanor was an Elda of the Noldor, one of the Elven kindreds that departed Middle-earth to live among was his greatest pupil, and from him learned the craft to make the SilmarilThe Silmarils are fictional artifacts from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. The Silmarils ( Quenya Silmarilli were three gems of immense might and beauty created by Feanor while the Eldar were still in Valinor. They were named for and crafted of thes. On the Flight of the Ñoldor, the Ñoldor who returned to Valinor under FinarfinFinarfin is a character from J. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. The third and youngest son (and also the youngest child) of Finwe, Finarfin's mother was Indis. His half brother was Feanor and his full brother Fingolfin. His sisters were Find renamed themselves Aulendur, Followers of Aulë.