Ossë

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'''Ossë''' (from the [[Valarin]] '''Ošošai''', '''Oššai''') was a [[Maiar|Maia]] of the [[Great Sea|Sea]] associated with [[Ulmo]]. He guarded the waters around [[Middle-earth]] and islands, and did not go into the deep places of the Sea. [[Uinen]] was his spouse, and he was a friend of [[Círdan]] the Shipwright.

In the early days of [[Arda]], Ossë turned to [[Melkor]] for a time, but Uinen brought him back to the loyalty of the Ulmo. However, Ossë's wild and wilful nature was still evident; he delighted in and enjoyed making dangerous Sea storms.

After the [[Valar]] pronounced the [[Doom of the Noldor]], Ossë helped guard the shores of [[Beleriand]] to keep the ships of the Noldor from reaching [[Valinor]]. His storms had a part in wrecking all the ships that they sent, and only one [[Elves|Elf]] from among their crews survived, by the will of Ulmo: [[Voronwë]].During the Second Age he rose Numenor from the depths of the Sea.

Ossë was a friend of the [[Sindar]], a kindred of Elves who lived by the shores of the Sea in Beleriand, and was respected as much as the [[Valar]] by them.

In older versions of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', Ossë was a Vala in his own right, and often opposed the will of Ulmo.

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