the later significance of the great journey in conferring 'eldarin ' status was an aspect of the elevation of the grey- elves of beleriand , bringing about a distinction of the utmost importance within the category of the moriquendi or 'elves of the darkness ' -- the avari ( who were not eldar ) and the umanyar ( the eldar who were 'not of aman ' ) : see the table 'the sundering of the elves ' given in the silmarillion .