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'''Estë''' ([[Quenya|Q:]] "Rest") was a lady of the [[Valar]], the spouse of [[Irmo]], who dwelt with him in the gardens of [[Lórien in Valinor|Lórien]] in [[Valinor]]. She was known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Îdh''' and in [[Nandorin]] as '''Eord'''. She was often called "The Gentle". She was the healer of hurts and weariness.
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{{quote|Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift|''[[Valaquenta]]''<ref name="VQ"/>}}
'''Estë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈeste]}}) was a one of the [[Valier]], the spouse of [[Irmo]]. She was the healer of hurts and weariness.


[[Category:Images of Estë]]
==History==
Estë dwelt with her consort in the gardens [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]], on an island in the lake [[Lórellin]]. There, she would sleep during the days.<ref name="VQ">{{HM|S}}, "[[Valaquenta]]"</ref> Many [[Maiar]] served her and her husband, and their gardens were the fairest of all [[Arda]]. Irmo, the Lord of Dreams, and Estë, whose gift was rest, tended to the troubled [[Elves of Valinor]]. Often, even the Valar themselves came to them to find repose and ease the burden of [[Arda]].<ref name="VQ"/>
 
[[Tilion]], a hunter of [[Oromë]], had often come to the gardens of Lórien to bathe in the silver light of [[Telperion]]. He loved silver, and was chosen by the [[Valar]] to guide the [[Moon]] after the destruction of the [[Two Trees]]. [[Varda]]'s original purpose was to place Sun and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and Irmo spoke against it. With the paths set in place, sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus Varda changed it: now, Sun and Moon would each travel through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]].<ref>{{HM|S}}, "[[Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor]]"</ref>
 
==Etymology==
'''Estë''' is a [[Quenya]] name meaning "rest".<ref>{{HM|S}}, "Index"</ref> The same [[Sundocarmë|Root]], ''[[EZDE]]'', also yielded her [[Sindarin]] name, '''Îdh''' (pron. {{IPA|[iːð]}})<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", entry EZDE</ref> and the [[Nandorin]] '''Eord'''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Carl F. Hostetter]], [[Patrick H. Wynne]] (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the ''Etymologies''", published in ''[[Vinyar Tengwar 45]]'' ([[November]] [[2003]]), pages 3-38, especially 13</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Estë|Images of Estë]]
 
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Estë
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Estë, by Olga Kukhtenkova
Biographical Information
Other namesÎdh, Eord
Family
SpouseIrmo
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Estë
"Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift"
Valaquenta[1]

Estë (Q, pron. [ˈeste]) was a one of the Valier, the spouse of Irmo. She was the healer of hurts and weariness.

History

Estë dwelt with her consort in the gardens Lórien, on an island in the lake Lórellin. There, she would sleep during the days.[1] Many Maiar served her and her husband, and their gardens were the fairest of all Arda. Irmo, the Lord of Dreams, and Estë, whose gift was rest, tended to the troubled Elves of Valinor. Often, even the Valar themselves came to them to find repose and ease the burden of Arda.[1]

Tilion, a hunter of Oromë, had often come to the gardens of Lórien to bathe in the silver light of Telperion. He loved silver, and was chosen by the Valar to guide the Moon after the destruction of the Two Trees. Varda's original purpose was to place Sun and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and Irmo spoke against it. With the paths set in place, sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus Varda changed it: now, Sun and Moon would each travel through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia.[2]

Etymology

Estë is a Quenya name meaning "rest".[3] The same Root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð])[4] and the Nandorin Eord.[5]

See also

References

Ainur
Valar Lords Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · Melkor
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