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Vairë is counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" cover the Halls of Mandos, where she apparently lived.  
Vairë is counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" cover the Halls of Mandos, where she apparently lived.  
 
==Etymology==
The [[Vanyar]] call her '''Wairë''' ({{IPA|[ˈwaɪre]}}), as did the [[Ñoldor]] before the [[Second Age]]. In the [[The Lost Road and Other Writings|Etymologies]], the [[Sindarin]] equivalent of her name ([[Quenya]] "weaver") is given as '''Gwîr''' ({{IPA|[ɡʷiːːr]}}).
The word ''vaire'' means "weaver" in [[Quenya]]. It comes from [[PQ]] ''[[weirê]]'', [[root]] [[VEY]]/[[WAY]]. Originally the word was '''Wairë''' ({{IPA|[ˈwaɪre]}}), as the [[Vanyar]] still pronounce it.  
==Congates==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Gwîr]]'' ({{IPA|[ɡʷiːːr]}}).


== Alternatives ==
== Alternatives ==

Revision as of 15:24, 28 August 2010

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

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

Etymology

The word vaire means "weaver" in Quenya. It comes from PQ weirê, root VEY/WAY. Originally the word was Wairë ([ˈwaɪre]), as the Vanyar still pronounce it.

Congates

Alternatives

A different Vairë appeared in some of Tolkien's earliest writings. In The Book of Lost Tales, 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.

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

References