Aulë

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{{valar infobox
| image=[[Image:Aule.jpg|250px]]
| name=Aulë
| othernames=Aȝūlēz, Óli, [[Mahal]], Tamar, The Great Smith.
| coming=[[Years of the Lamps|Years of the Lamps 1]]
| appointment=Rocks and metals
| creations=The [[Dwarves]]
| maiar=[[Sauron]] and [[Curumo]]
| dwelling=[[Mansions of Aulë]]
| gender=Male.
| spouse=[[Yavanna]]
| siblings=
| appearance=
| robes=
| hair=
| eyes=
|}}{{Pronounce|Aule.mp3|Ardamir}}
'''Aulë''' was a [[Valar|Vala]], Smith of the Powers and concerned with rock and metal.

==History==
During the creation of [[Arda]], Aulë was most involved in building the continents and mountains. He constructed [[Angainor]], the chain of [[Melkor]], and the vessels of the Sun and Moon. He was husband to [[Yavanna]]. He was also the third most powerful of the male Valar.

Aulë created his own race of beings, the [[Dwarves]], because he was unwilling to wait for the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] to appear. [[Ilúvatar]] knew of this and even as Aulë was instructing them He chastened Aulë. Aulë repented, offering his children to [[Ilúvatar]], and [[Ilúvatar]] accepted them as His adopted children. Since [[Ilúvatar]] had decided that the [[Elves]] were to be the first-born race, He made the [[Dwarves]] to sleep until the [[Elves]] appeared on [[Arda]].

When the [[Elves]] came to [[Valinor]], the [[Noldor|Ñoldor]] became the students of Aulë. [[Fëanor]] was his greatest pupil, and from him learned the craft to make the [[Silmarils]].

Several [[Maiar]] were associated with Aulë: [[Sauron|Mairon]], before being corrupted by [[Melkor]] and becoming [[Sauron]]; and [[Saruman|Curunir]], who later went to [[Middle-earth]] as an [[Istar]] to combat [[Sauron]].

==Names and etymology==

''Aulë'' apparently means "invention" in [[Quenya]] (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈa͡ʊle]}}) from [[root]] [[GAWA]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 358 (form: ''Aule'')</ref>

The name is also said to derive from [[Valarin]] '''''Aȝūlēz'''''.<Ref>{{WJ|AD1}}</ref>

In [[Sindarin]], his name is '''''Óli''''' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈoːli]}}) or '''''Ôl''''' ({{IPA|[oːːl]}}).

In [[Khuzdul]], his name is ''[[Mahal]]'' ("the Maker", pron. {{IPA|[mahal]}}), and in [[Adûnaic]], it is '''''Tamar''''' ("the Smith", pron. {{IPA|[tamar]}}).

In [[Eriol]]'s [[Old English]] translations, Aule is referred to as ''Craeftfrea'' "Craft-ruler".<ref>{{SM|QA1}}</ref>
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