Vairë

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Vairë
Vala
Alice Falto - Vaire.jpg
Biographical Information
Other namesGwîr
PositionWeaver of Time
LocationHalls of Mandos
Family
SpouseNámo
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Vairë

Vairë (Q, pron. [ˈvaɪre]) was a Valië and the wife of Mandos, and was responsible for weaving the story of the World.

Vairë was counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" covered the Halls of Mandos, where she lived.

Etymology

The Quenya name Vairë means "Weaver",[1] or "Ever-weaving", derived from the root WIR.[2]

In the Etymologies, Quenya Vaire ("Weaver") is a descendant form of Primitive Quendian weirē, deriving from root VEY ("wind, weave").[3]

Names

Her Noldorin name is said to be Gwîr ("Weaver").[3]

Other versions of the legendarium

A different Vairë appeared in some of Tolkien's earliest writings. In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, she was an Elf of Tol Eressëa. She and her husband Lindo tell the stories that would become the Silmarillion to the human mariner Ælfwine/Eriol. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the Vala responsible for recording stories.

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