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The mansions of the [[Elder King]], [[Manwë]], and his spouse [[Varda Elentári]], on the peak of [[Taniquetil]]. Ilmarin is translated as 'mansion of the high airs', an appropriate name for a dwelling-place built on the tallest peak of all the mountains in the world. The birds, servants and allies of [[Manwë]], were said to travel to and from Ilmarin bringing news from the outer world.  
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'''Ilmarin''' referred to the mansions of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]].<ref name=SI/><ref name=UI/>


Though the name Ilmarin properly refers to the dwellings of Manwë and [[Varda]], it seems at times to be used as a poetic name for Taniquetil itself. For example, in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] II 8 ([[Farewell to Lórien]]), [[Galadriel]] sings of the 'strand of Ilmarin'. A 'strand' is a shoreline, so she cannot mean this literally - instead, she seems to be describing the seaward lands beneath the mountain on which Ilmarin stood.
==Description==
The [[Wikipedia:Dome|domed]] halls<ref>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 69</ref> situated on the summit of [[Taniquetil]], the highest peak of the world, from where Manwë here set his throne, and [[spirits]] shaped like [[hawks]] and [[eagles]] constantly came with news of events in [[Arda]]. Manwë and Varda "''could look out across the Earth even into the [[East]]''".<ref>{{S|1}}</ref>
 
{{blockquote|When Manwë there ascends his throne and looks forth, if Varda is beside him, he sees further than all other eyes, through mist, and through darkness, and over the leagues of the sea. And if Manwë is with her, Varda hears more clearly than all other ears the sound of voices that cry from east to west, from the hills and the valleys, and from the dark places that Melkor has made upon Earth.|[[Valaquenta]]: Of the Valar}}
 
During the [[high feast]] before the [[Darkening of Valinor]], the [[Maiar]], [[Vanyar]], and [[Noldor]] sang before Manwë and Varda in their halls.<ref>{{S|8}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''Ilmarin'' is [[Quenya]]<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 20</ref> for "mansion of the high airs".<ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 217</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that ''Ilmarin'' is related to such words as ''[[Ilmarë]]'' and ''[[Ilmen]]''.<ref name=SI>{{S|Elements}}, entry ''ilm-''</ref>
 
In the poem [[Namárië]], the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the [[Quenya]] name '''''oromardi''''' ("lofty halls").<ref name=Farewell>{{FR|Farewell}}</ref><ref name=PE16>{{PE|16}}, p. 97</ref>
 
==Other uses==
In [[I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold|one poem]], the name ''Ilmarin'' is used for [[Valinor]],<ref name=Farewell/> and in the [[Song of Eärendil]] the name "Hill of Ilmarin" refers to [[Oiolossë]].<ref name=UI/>
 
==Inspiration==
Ilmarin and the throne of Manwë could be inspired in [[Norse Mythology]]: the gods have a dwell called [[Wikipedia:Valaskjálf|Valaskjálf]] in Valhalla, in which Odin has his magic throne, [[Wikipedia:Hlidskjálf|Hlidskjálf]]:
 
{{blockquote|Another great abode is there, which is named Valaskjálf; Odin possesses that dwelling; the gods made it and thatched it with sheer silver, and in this hall is the Hlidskjálf, the high-seat so called. Whenever Allfather sits in that seat, he surveys all lands.|''Gylfaginning'', §17}}
 
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Ilmarin
Building
Ted Nasmith - Ilmarin.jpg
Detail of "Taniquetil" by Ted Nasmith
General Information
Pronunciationil-mar-in
Other namesHalls of Manwë and Varda
Locationatop Taniquetil
TypeBuilding
People and History
InhabitantsManwë and Varda
EventsHigh feast
GalleryImages of Ilmarin

Ilmarin referred to the mansions of Manwë and Varda.[1][2]

Description

The domed halls[3] situated on the summit of Taniquetil, the highest peak of the world, from where Manwë here set his throne, and spirits shaped like hawks and eagles constantly came with news of events in Arda. Manwë and Varda "could look out across the Earth even into the East".[4]

When Manwë there ascends his throne and looks forth, if Varda is beside him, he sees further than all other eyes, through mist, and through darkness, and over the leagues of the sea. And if Manwë is with her, Varda hears more clearly than all other ears the sound of voices that cry from east to west, from the hills and the valleys, and from the dark places that Melkor has made upon Earth.
—Valaquenta: Of the Valar

During the high feast before the Darkening of Valinor, the Maiar, Vanyar, and Noldor sang before Manwë and Varda in their halls.[5]

Etymology

Ilmarin is Quenya[6] for "mansion of the high airs".[2] Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarin is related to such words as Ilmarë and Ilmen.[1]

In the poem Namárië, the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the Quenya name oromardi ("lofty halls").[7][8]

Other uses

In one poem, the name Ilmarin is used for Valinor,[7] and in the Song of Eärendil the name "Hill of Ilmarin" refers to Oiolossë.[2]

Inspiration

Ilmarin and the throne of Manwë could be inspired in Norse Mythology: the gods have a dwell called Valaskjálf in Valhalla, in which Odin has his magic throne, Hlidskjálf:

Another great abode is there, which is named Valaskjálf; Odin possesses that dwelling; the gods made it and thatched it with sheer silver, and in this hall is the Hlidskjálf, the high-seat so called. Whenever Allfather sits in that seat, he surveys all lands.
—Gylfaginning, §17

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry ilm-
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 217
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 69
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
  6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 20
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
  8. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", in Parma Eldalamberon XVI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, Carl F. Hostetter and Bill Welden), p. 97
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