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'''Ilmarë''''s name may come from the Elvish word for "Starlight".
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'''Ilmarë''' was one of the chiefs of the [[Maiar]], and the handmaiden to Queen [[Varda]].  


She was chief among the [[Maiar]] and the handmaiden to [[Varda]]. She is only mentioned briefly in the ''[[Valaquenta]]'', where she is described as one of the chiefs of the Maiar.
She is only mentioned briefly in the ''[[Valaquenta]]'', where Ilmarë is described along with the Maia [[Eönwë]] who was the banner-bearer and herald of King [[Manwë]].<ref>{{S|IIc}}</ref>


In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'' it is implied that she was supposed to be the daughter of [[Manwë]] and Varda, but [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] appears to have changed this in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and most readers accept that she was simply created by [[Ilúvatar]] like the [[Valar]].
==Etymology==
Her name may be related to one of the [[Quenya]] words for "Starlight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[GIL]]"</ref> Christopher Tolkien has noted that ''Ilmarë'' is related to such words as ''[[Ilmen]]'' and ''[[Ilmarin]]''.<ref>{{S|Elements}}, entry ''ilm-''</ref>


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==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the early stages of the [[legendarium]] she is called '''''Erinti'''''. She was the daughter of [[Manwë]] and Varda, but the concept of the Valar having [[Valarindi|children]] was abandoned and Ilmarë became Varda's handmaiden.<ref>{{LT1|II}}, p. 58</ref>


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Ilmarë
Maia
Natalia Nikitin - Ilmare.jpg
"Ilmare" by Natalia Nikitin
Biographical Information
PronunciationQ, [ˈilmare]
PositionOne of the Chiefs of the Maiar
Handmaiden of Varda
AffiliationVarda
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Ilmarë

Ilmarë was one of the chiefs of the Maiar, and the handmaiden to Queen Varda.

She is only mentioned briefly in the Valaquenta, where Ilmarë is described along with the Maia Eönwë who was the banner-bearer and herald of King Manwë.[1]

Etymology

Her name may be related to one of the Quenya words for "Starlight".[2] Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarë is related to such words as Ilmen and Ilmarin.[3]

Other versions of the legendarium

In the early stages of the legendarium she is called Erinti. She was the daughter of Manwë and Varda, but the concept of the Valar having children was abandoned and Ilmarë became Varda's handmaiden.[4]

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