Ilmarin

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Ilmarin
Mansions
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General Information
Other namesHalls of Manwë and Varda
Locationatop Taniquetil
TypeMansions
RegionsValinor
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] of Manwë and Varda were situated on the summit of Taniquetil, 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.[4][5]

During the high feast before the Darkening of Valinor, the Maiar, Vanyar, and Noldor sang before Manwë and Varda in their halls.[6]

Etymology

Ilmarin
Tengwar, Quenya mode

Ilmarin is Quenya[7] for "mansion of the high airs".[1][2] Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarin is related to such words as Ilmarë and Ilmen.[8]

In the poem Namárië, the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the Quenya name oromardi "lofty halls".[9][10]

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

Dwellings of the Valar
  Halls of Nienna · Halls of Mandos · House of Oromë · House of Tulkas · Ilmarin · Lórien · Mansions of Aulë · Ulmonan