Noldor

The Noldor were those of the second clan of the Elves         who came to Aman. They were highly skilled in crafts            and gained much knowledge, which they passed on to     Men after their Exile. Their King was originally Finwë, but he was slain by Morgoth, leading his son Fëanor to avenge him and the theft of his jewels by making war upon Morgoth in Middle-Earth.

The war of the Noldor against Morgoth comprises many of the tales of the First Age.