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2013-06-16T23:23:14Z

Didn't see this part; same reason as before: Tolkien says Eagles, like Huan, are animals to whom the Valar taught speech.

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−	~~\| colspan="3" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" \| [[Thorondor]] · [[Great Eagle]] · [[Gwaihir]] · [[Landroval]] · [[Meneldor]]~~
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Valar

2013-06-15T23:25:15Z

Some cleanup

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	==Names==		==Names==
−	These are the names of the Valar as they were known to the [[Eldar]]. In Middle-earth, they were known by other names of [[Sindarin]] origin; for example they called [[Varda]] "Elbereth". [[Men]] knew them by many other names, sometimes referring to them as "gods" at first. The [[Dwarves]] called Aulë, their creator, ''[[Aulë#Names and etymology\|Mahal]]''. It should be noted that, with the exception of Oromë, the names listed below are not actual names but rather titles: the true names of the Valar are nowhere recorded. Male Valar are called "Lords of the Valar"; females are called "Queens of the Valar," or '''Valier'''. In [[Sindarin]], the equivalents to ''Vala'' and ''Valar'' would be '''[[Balan]]''' and '''Belain''', respectively. They were not used in common language; it only survived in ''[[~~Tárion~~\|Orbelain]]'' and ''[[Valacirca\|Cerch i Mbelain]]''. In Sindarin, they were called '''Rodyn''' (singular ''Rodon'') instead.	+	These are the names of the Valar as they were known to the [[Eldar]]. In Middle-earth, they were known by other names of [[Sindarin]] origin; for example they called [[Varda]] "Elbereth". [[Men]] knew them by many other names, sometimes referring to them as "gods" at first. The [[Dwarves]] called Aulë, their creator, ''[[Aulë#Names and etymology\|Mahal]]''. It should be noted that, with the exception of Oromë, the names listed below are not actual names but rather titles: the true names of the Valar are nowhere recorded. Male Valar are called "Lords of the Valar"; females are called "Queens of the Valar," or '''Valier'''. In [[Sindarin]], the equivalents to ''Vala'' and ''Valar'' would be '''[[Balan]]''' and '''Belain''', respectively. They were not used in common language; it only survived in ''[[Valanya\|Orbelain]]'' and ''[[Valacirca\|Cerch i Mbelain]]''. In Sindarin, they were called '''Rodyn''' (singular ''Rodon'') instead.

	=== Lords of the Valar ===		=== Lords of the Valar ===
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	===Other names===		===Other names===
−	The '''[[Aratar]]''' "Exalted" ([[Sindarin]]: ''[[Rodyn]]'') or '''High Ones of Arda''' are the eight greatest of the Valar: [[Manwë]], [[Varda]], [[Ulmo]], [[Aulë]], [[Yavanna]], [[Mandos]], [[Nienna]], and [[Oromë]]. Melkor, the most powerful of all, is not counted among them.	+	The '''[[Aratar]]''' "Exalted" ([[Sindarin]]: ''Rodyn'') or '''High Ones of Arda''' are the eight greatest of the Valar: [[Manwë]], [[Varda]], [[Ulmo]], [[Aulë]], [[Yavanna]], [[Mandos]], [[Nienna]], and [[Oromë]]. Melkor, the most powerful of all, is not counted among them.

	[[Irmo\|Lórien]] and [[Mandos]] are brothers and are referred to collectively as the '''''[[Fëanturi]]''''' or "Masters of Spirits".		[[Irmo\|Lórien]] and [[Mandos]] are brothers and are referred to collectively as the '''''[[Fëanturi]]''''' or "Masters of Spirits".
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Valaquenta]]		*[[Valaquenta]]
−	* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]

	{{ainur}}		{{ainur}}

−	~~==Gallery==~~
−	~~<gallery>~~
−	~~File:Angel Falto - Melkor.jpg \| [[Morgoth\|Melkor]]~~
−	~~File:Alice Falto - Manwe.jpg \| [[Manwë]]~~
−	~~File:Tania Weil - Varda Elentari.jpg \| [[Varda]]~~
−	~~Image:John Howe - Ulmo, Lord of the Waters.jpg \| [[Ulmo]]~~
−	~~File:Alice Falto - Aule.jpg \| [[Aulë]]~~
−	~~Image:Mikel Janin - Yavanna.jpg \| [[Yavanna]]~~
−	~~File:Angel Falto - Mandos.jpg \| [[Mandos\|Námo]]~~
−	~~Image:Daniel Govar - Nienna.jpg \| [[Nienna]]~~
−	~~File:Angel Falto - Orome.jpg \| [[Oromë]]~~
−	~~File:Alice Falto - Este.jpg \| [[Estë]]~~
−	~~File:Angel Falto - Lorien.jpg \| [[Irmo]]~~
−	~~File:Alice Falto - Vaire.jpg \| [[Vairë]]~~
−	~~Image:Olga Kukhtenkova - Vana.jpg \| [[Vána]]~~
−	~~File:Angel Falto - Tulkas.jpg \| [[Tulkas]]~~
−	~~File:Alice Falto - Nessa.jpg \| [[Nessa]]~~
−	~~</gallery>~~
−
−	~~{{references}}~~
	[[Category:Valar\| ]]		[[Category:Valar\| ]]
	[[Category:Quenya nouns]]		[[Category:Quenya nouns]]

Gandalf

2013-06-13T18:06:13Z

Coming to Middle-earth:

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	Olórin submitted to the will of Manwë, and departed Valinor to [[Mithlond]] in the year {{TA\|1000}}.<ref name="Istari"/> He arrived after the others, [[Curumo]], [[Aiwendil]], [[Pallando]], and [[Alatar]], at about the same time the [[Necromancer]] appeared in [[Mirkwood]].		Olórin submitted to the will of Manwë, and departed Valinor to [[Mithlond]] in the year {{TA\|1000}}.<ref name="Istari"/> He arrived after the others, [[Curumo]], [[Aiwendil]], [[Pallando]], and [[Alatar]], at about the same time the [[Necromancer]] appeared in [[Mirkwood]].
	===Coming to Middle-earth===		===Coming to Middle-earth===
−	~~At Mithlond he was welcomed by [[Glorfindel]]~~, ~~his friend from Valinor, sent earlier on a similar mission, and [[Círdan]]~~ the ~~shipwright~~, ~~who possessed [[Narya]], one of~~ the ~~[[Three Rings\|Three Elven Rings]]~~ of ~~power~~. ~~Círdan divined~~ in ~~Olórin a sense of strength~~ and ~~power despite his appearance~~ as a ~~bent~~ and ~~aged old man. Círdan gave Narya to Olórin, with a prediction of his future struggles with evil, and a promise that it would support and aid him in his labors~~. ~~Then Círdan said "''But as for me, my heart is with the [[Belegaer\|Sea]], and I will dwell by the grey shores until the last ship sails. I will await you.''"<ref name="ThirdAge">{{App\|B2}}</ref>~~	+	Olórin , like the other Wizards, took the shape of an old man. He was robed in gray and went about as a wanderer and counselor.

−	[[~~File:John Howe - Gandalf the Grey.jpg\|thumb\|''Gandalf the Grey'' by~~ [[~~John Howe~~]]]]~~Gandalf~~, ~~like the other Wizards, took~~ the ~~shape~~ of ~~an old man~~. ~~He was robed~~ in ~~gray~~ and ~~went about~~ as a ~~wanderer~~ and ~~counselor~~.	+	At Mithlond he was welcomed by [[Glorfindel]], his friend from Valinor, sent earlier on a similar mission, and [[Círdan]] the shipwright, who possessed [[Narya]], one of the [[Three Rings\|Three Elven Rings]] of power. Círdan divined in Olórin a sense of strength and power despite his appearance as a bent and aged old man. Círdan gave Narya to Olórin, with a prediction of his future struggles with evil, and a promise that it would support and aid him in his labors. Then Círdan said "''But as for me, my heart is with the [[Belegaer\|Sea]], and I will dwell by the grey shores until the last ship sails. I will await you.''"<ref name="ThirdAge">{{App\|B2}}</ref>

		+	[[File:John Howe - Gandalf the Grey.jpg\|thumb\|''Gandalf the Grey'' by [[John Howe]]]]
	Olórin then began his sojourn in Middle-earth. Unlike Saruman, Gandalf did not go east<ref>"To the East I go not"</ref> and did not take up a single permanent residence. Gandalf apparently restricted his activities to the [[Westlands]] of Middle-earth, where the remnants of the [[Dúnedain]] and the [[Eldar]] remained to oppose Sauron. He was known by many names during the long years he remained in Middle-earth: Elves named him ''[[Gandalf/Names#Mithrandir\|Mithrandir]]'', the Grey Pilgrim, while the men of [[Arnor]] named him Gandalf, which became his most common name. He was also known as ''[[Gandalf/Names#Incánus\|Incánus]]'' (in the south), and ''[[Gandalf/Names#Tharkûn\|Tharkûn]]'' to the [[Dwarves]].<ref name="Istari"/>		Olórin then began his sojourn in Middle-earth. Unlike Saruman, Gandalf did not go east<ref>"To the East I go not"</ref> and did not take up a single permanent residence. Gandalf apparently restricted his activities to the [[Westlands]] of Middle-earth, where the remnants of the [[Dúnedain]] and the [[Eldar]] remained to oppose Sauron. He was known by many names during the long years he remained in Middle-earth: Elves named him ''[[Gandalf/Names#Mithrandir\|Mithrandir]]'', the Grey Pilgrim, while the men of [[Arnor]] named him Gandalf, which became his most common name. He was also known as ''[[Gandalf/Names#Incánus\|Incánus]]'' (in the south), and ''[[Gandalf/Names#Tharkûn\|Tharkûn]]'' to the [[Dwarves]].<ref name="Istari"/>