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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Arien means "Maiden of Sunlight" in [[Quenya]]. It is derived from the root ''as-'', seen also in ''[[Áre|árë]]'' "sunlight"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''arien''</ref> and ''-[[ien]]'' feminine suffix. | Arien means "Maiden of Sunlight" in [[Quenya]]. It is derived from the root ''as-'', seen also in ''[[Áre|árë]]'' "sunlight"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''arien''</ref> and ''-[[ien]]'' feminine suffix. | ||
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*[[:Category:Images of Arien|Images of Arien]] | |||
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Arien | |
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Maia | |
"Maiden of Sunlight" by Jerrel Salvatierra | |
Biographical Information | |
Position | Guiding the Sun |
Affiliation | Varda, formally Estë and Vána |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gallery | Images of Arien |
- "Too bright were the eyes of Arien for even the Eldar to look on, and leaving Valinor she forsook the form and raiment which like the Valar she had worn there, and she was as a naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendor."
- ― "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
Arien (Q, pron. [ˈari.en], stem Ariend-) was the Maia who guided the Sun.
History
Arien was originally a spirit of fire who Melkor failed to corrupt.[1] In the days of the Two Trees, Arien was a Maia maiden where she tended to the golden flowers in the gardens of Vána. She would water the flowers of Vána with dew gathered from the golden tree Laurelin.[2]
After the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor by Melkor, Laurelin managed to produce one last golden fruit before it died away. Aulë crafted a vessel to hold the golden fruit, whilst Arien was chosen by the Valar to guide the vessel of the Sun above the airs of Arda giving light to the World; Tilion, a Maia and one of Oromë's hunters, was chosen to steer the Moon. The Moon had already traversed the sky seven times before the Sun was finally ready. Then the Sun arose in glory, and the first dawn of the Sun was like a great fire glowing upon the towers of the Pelóri Mountains of Aman. Morgoth was dismayed, and he descended into the uttermost pit of Angband and withdrew his servants. He sent up dark clouds of smoke to conceal his land from the light of the Sun.[1]:110-1
Tilion, the Maia chosen to guide the Moon, loved Arien and followed her through the night sky, ocassionally catching up to her and his vessel became singed by her heat.[1]
Other versions of the legendarium
In other writings, Arien's name was Urwen or Urwendi, which translated in "Maiden of the Sunship". She was one of Vána's maidens who took care of the tree Laurelin; her task was to water it. When the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, she had to steer the Ship of the Sun.[3][4]:118
In Myths Transformed, which changed the timing of the Sun to have been primodial to Arda's inception, Melkor wanted to claim Arien as a wife,[5]:405 but when she refused him, he attempted to ravish her. However, she released her spirit and burned Melkor leaving him ashen and grey. The Sun was then left without a guide and caused uneven seasons and periods of excessive heat or cold in Arda. In other abandoned writings, she was a Maia of Varda.
It was told that Arien (Urwendi) and her maidens, before the rising of the Sun, entered into 'Fôs Almir', a bath of flame that would make one pure.[4]
Etymology
Arien means "Maiden of Sunlight" in Quenya. It is derived from the root as-, seen also in árë "sunlight"[6] and -ien feminine suffix.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion", pp. 264-5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "III. The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor", p. 73
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "VIII. The Tale of the Sun and Moon"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", arien
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Valar | Lords | Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · |
Valier | Varda · Yavanna · Nienna · Estë · Vairë · Vána · Nessa | |
Maiar | Arien · Blue Wizards · Eönwë · Gandalf · Ilmarë · Melian · Ossë · Radagast · Salmar · Saruman · Tilion · Uinen | |
Úmaiar | Sauron · Balrogs (Gothmog · Durin's Bane) · Boldogs | |
Concepts and locations | Almaren · Aratar (indicated in italics) · Creation of the Ainur · Fana · Máhanaxar · Ainulindalë · Order of Wizards (indicated in bold) · Second Music of the Ainur · Timeless Halls · Valarin · Valinor · Valimar |
Middle-earth Cosmology | |
Constellations | Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin |
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Stars | Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til |
The Airs | Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista |
Narsilion | Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion |
See also | Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · Eä · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void |