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{{quote|Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift|''[[Valaquenta]]''<ref name=vala/>}} | {{quote|Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift|''[[Valaquenta]]''<ref name=vala/>}} | ||
'''Estë''' was a one of the [[Valier]] and the | '''Estë''' was a one of the [[Valier]] and the wife of [[Irmo]]. | ||
==Attributes== | ==Attributes== | ||
Estë | Estë had the power to heal all hurts and weariness.<ref name=vala/> Her favourite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of [[Lórellin]] in the [[Gardens of Lórien]] where she slept during the day for Estë walked not by day. She was always clad in grey raiment<ref name=vala/> and was commonly known as '''''Estë the Gentle'''''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Estë dwelt with her | Estë dwelt with her husband Irmo in his misty halls and extensive, silver-lit gardens of [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]]. There were many [[Maiar]] who served Estë and Irmo. In Lórien, Estë and her husband tended to the [[Elves of Valinor]], who drew refreshment from the fountains of Estë and Irmo, and even the [[Valar]] would come there to find repose and ease from the burdens of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref> Together, Estë and Irmo provided a refuge in [[Valinor]] in the groves and gardens of Lórien.<ref>{{S|IIb}}</ref> | ||
[[ | During the [[Years of the Trees]], Melian had served Estë for a time; tending to the trees that flowered in the gardens of Lórien ere she left for Middle-earth.<ref>{{S|IIc}}</ref> There in the fair gardens of Lórien, Estë granted solace and healing for physical ills to all that dwelt in Valinor, while her husband provided the [[Eldar]] with guiding visions and dreams. | ||
[[Varda]] originally intended to place the [[Sun]] and Moon in the sky, one travelling from the east and one from the west, to allow for a mingling of their lights. Estë and | Later on, [[Varda]] originally intended to place the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]] in the sky, one travelling from the east and one from the west, to allow for a mingling of their lights. Be that it may, Estë and her husband spoke against this as the excessive heat and light had withered their gardens, the stars were hidden, and restful sleep had been banished from the Earth. Wherefore, Varda changed the course of the Moon and the Sun so that each would take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]]. Thence, there was a time for night where sleep and rest was possible.<ref name=Sun/> | ||
It was said that Estë did not indeed attend the Councils of the Valar. Thus, she was not reckoned among the Valier but was counted instead as the Chief of the Maiar.<ref>{{MR|P2}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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{{familytree| VAI |~| MAN | | NIE | | IRM |~| EST | |VAI=[[Vairë]]|MAN=[[Mandos]]|NIE=[[Nienna]]|IRM=[[Irmo]]|EST='''ESTË'''}} | {{familytree| VAI |~| MAN | | NIE | | IRM |~| EST | |VAI=[[Vairë]]|MAN=[[Mandos]]|NIE=[[Nienna]]|IRM=[[Irmo]]|EST='''ESTË'''}} | ||
{{familytree/end}} | {{familytree/end}} | ||
{{References}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:Images of Estë|Images of Estë]] | * [[:Category:Images of Estë|Images of Estë]] | ||
{{Ainur}} | {{Ainur}} | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 20 April 2016
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| "Este" by Olga Kukhtenkova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Îdh, Eord |
| Position | Healer of hurts and weariness |
| Location | Lórellin-Lórien |
| Affiliation | Melian[1] |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Irmo |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Clothing | Grey raiment[1] |
| Gallery | Images of Estë |
- "Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift"
- ― Valaquenta[1]
Estë was a one of the Valier and the wife of Irmo.
Attributes
Estë had the power to heal all hurts and weariness.[1] Her favourite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of Lórellin in the Gardens of Lórien where she slept during the day for Estë walked not by day. She was always clad in grey raiment[1] and was commonly known as Estë the Gentle.
History
Estë dwelt with her husband Irmo in his misty halls and extensive, silver-lit gardens of Lórien. There were many Maiar who served Estë and Irmo. In Lórien, Estë and her husband tended to the Elves of Valinor, who drew refreshment from the fountains of Estë and Irmo, and even the Valar would come there to find repose and ease from the burdens of Arda.[1] Together, Estë and Irmo provided a refuge in Valinor in the groves and gardens of Lórien.[2]
During the Years of the Trees, Melian had served Estë for a time; tending to the trees that flowered in the gardens of Lórien ere she left for Middle-earth.[3] There in the fair gardens of Lórien, Estë granted solace and healing for physical ills to all that dwelt in Valinor, while her husband provided the Eldar with guiding visions and dreams.
Later on, Varda originally intended to place the Sun and Moon in the sky, one travelling from the east and one from the west, to allow for a mingling of their lights. Be that it may, Estë and her husband spoke against this as the excessive heat and light had withered their gardens, the stars were hidden, and restful sleep had been banished from the Earth. Wherefore, Varda changed the course of the Moon and the Sun so that each would take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia. Thence, there was a time for night where sleep and rest was possible.[4]
It was said that Estë did not indeed attend the Councils of the Valar. Thus, she was not reckoned among the Valier but was counted instead as the Chief of the Maiar.[5]
Etymology
Estë (Q, pron. [ˈeste]) means "rest".[6] The same Root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð])[7] and the Nandorin Eord.[8]
She was also referred to as Estë 'the Pale' several times in the Annals of Aman.[9]:446
Genealogy
| Vairë | Mandos | Nienna | Irmo | ESTË | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Valar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Valar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Maiar"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSun - ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry EZDE
- ↑ 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Index"
See also
| Ainur | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
