Manwë

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| image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Varda and Manwë in Valinor.jpg|200px]]
| name=Manwë
| othernames=[[Mānawenūz]], [[Súlimo]], [[Lord of the Breath of Arda]], [[Elder King]], Aran Einior, Manweg
| coming=[[Years of the Lamps]] 1
| appointment=Ruler of [[Arda]]
| creations=Leader of the [[Valar]]
| maiar=[[Eönwë]] and [[Olórin]]
| dwelling=[[Taniquetil]]
| gender=Male
| spouse=[[Varda]]
| siblings=[[Melkor]]
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'''Manwë Súlimo''' (from the [[Valarin]] '''Mānawenūz''') was the King of the [[Valar]], husband of [[Varda]] Elentári, brother of the [[Dark Lord]] [[Melkor]] (Morgoth), and King of [[Arda]]. He lived atop Mount [[Taniquetil]], the highest mountain of the world. The winds and airs were his servants. He was the greatest of the [[Ainur]] in authority, but not in power.

==History==
Manwë was (after Melkor) the eldest of the Ainur, and the one that best understood the will of [[Eru]]. When Melkor created the discord in the [[Music of the Ainur]], Manwë took over leading the song. When Arda was formed, Manwë was appointed Ruler of Arda, hence his most common title, the [[Elder King]]. He is sometimes referred to in [[Middle Earth]] as the [[Lord of the West]]. Manwë was a kind, compassionate ruler, unconcerned with his own power. But he did not understand evil, even in the form of his own brother. He released Melkor from [[Mandos]], thus allowing him to cause the distrust of [[Fëanor]], the Poisoning of the [[Two Trees]], the murder of [[Finwë]], the theft of the [[Silmarils]], and the revolt of the [[Noldor]]. To hearten the [[Eldar]], he had [[Aulë]] fashion the Sun and the Moon, for he knew the rising of the [[Atani]] was coming soon, and sent [[Thorondor]] and the Eagles to watch them. After Morgoth's fall, Manwë cast him into the void. In the [[Final Battle]], when Melkor escapes, it is said that the Elder King and the Dark Lord will battle on the Plains of [[Valinor]], but that they will not slay each other.

==Appearance==
Manwë dressed in blue robes and has blue eyes. He wields a scepter of sapphire made for him by the Ñoldor. The [[Vanyar]] were his favorite Elves, and they lived with him and Varda on Mount Taniquetil.
==Etymology==
''Manwë'' is intended to mean ''Blessed One'' in [[Quenya]] however it is said also to be a version of the [[Valarin]] name [[Mānawenūz]]. ''Súlimo'' is an epithet that refers to the wind and perhaps means "Blower". His titles include ''Elder King'', ''High King of Arda'', ''King of Arda'', ''Lord of the Breath of Arda'' and ''Lord of the West''.

His name in [[Sindarin]] is '''Aran Einior''', "Elder King".

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Manwë|Images of Manwë]]

==References==
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