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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The | The halls of Manwë and Varda were situated on the summit of [[Taniquetil]] in [[Valinor]], the highest peak of the world, from where they "''could look out across the Earth even into the [[East]]''". Manwë here set his throne, and [[spirits]] shaped like hawks and eagles constantly came with news of events in [[Arda]].<ref>{{S|II}}</ref><ref>{{S|1}}</ref> | ||
During the [[high feast]] before the [[Darkening of Valinor]], the | 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== | ==Etymology== | ||
{{Transcribed|Ilmarin_tengwar.png|Ilmarin|Tengwar, Quenya mode}} | {{Transcribed|Ilmarin_tengwar.png|Ilmarin|Tengwar, Quenya mode}} | ||
''Ilmarin'' is translated as "mansion of the high airs".<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 217</ref> | ''Ilmarin'' is translated as "mansion of the high airs".<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 217</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that ''Ilmarin'' is related to such words as ''[[Ilmarë]]'' and ''[[Ilmen]]''.<ref>{{S|Elements}}, entry ''ilm-''</ref> | ||
In the poem [[Namárië]], the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the [[Quenya]] name '''''oromardi''''' "lofty halls".<ref | In the poem [[Namárië]], the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the [[Quenya]] name '''''oromardi''''' "lofty halls".<ref>{{FR|Farewell}}</ref><ref name=PE16>{{PE|16}}, p. 97</ref> | ||
==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
In [[I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold|one poem]], the name ''Ilmarin'' is used for | In [[I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold|one poem]], the name ''Ilmarin'' is used for Valinor, and in the [[Song of Eärendil]] the name "Hill of Ilmarin" refers to [[Oiolossë]].<ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref><ref name=UI/> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} |
Revision as of 17:09, 31 August 2012
Ilmarin | |
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Mansions | |
General Information | |
Other names | Halls of Manwë and Varda |
Location | atop Taniquetil |
Type | Mansions |
Regions | Valinor |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Manwë and Varda |
Events | High feast |
Gallery | Images of Ilmarin |
Ilmarin were the mansions of Manwë and Varda.[1][2]
Description
The halls of Manwë and Varda were situated on the summit of Taniquetil in Valinor, the highest peak of the world, from where they "could look out across the Earth even into the East". Manwë here set his throne, and spirits shaped like hawks and eagles constantly came with news of events in Arda.[3][4]
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 translated as "mansion of the high airs".[1][2] Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarin is related to such words as Ilmarë and Ilmen.[6]
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, and in the Song of Eärendil the name "Hill of Ilmarin" refers to Oiolossë.[9][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Account of the Valar and Maiar According to the Lore of the Eldar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry ilm-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
- ↑ 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
Dwellings of the Valar | |
Halls of Nienna · Halls of Mandos · House of Oromë · House of Tulkas · Ilmarin · Lórien · Mansions of Aulë · Ulmonan |