The Teleri broke into a number of fractions, the first ones to leave the main host on the great journey had been the Nandor led by Lenwe, the second group were Elwe's and Nowe's Sindar who stayed in Beleriand while Olwe's Falmari went off to the Undying Lands.The Name Teleri was applied to them by their Vanyar and Noldor brothers, while they referred to themselves as the Lindar (T."Singers").