Wood-elves, or Silvan Elves, were a class of Elves that lived near the Blue Mountains. They were added to the number of High Elves, and they shared the lands with the Dwarves. The best known Wood-elves are the Elves of the Woodland Realm in Northern Mirkwood and Lothlórien. In the First Age the elves of Ossiriand, the Laiquendi, were also referred to as Wood-elves. Silvan Elves were considered to be less wise than other Eldar, but were more wise than men. Some of them were almost indistinguishable from the Avari, those who never joined the Great Journey.[citation needed]