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| image=[[Image:Daniel Govar - Ulmo Lord of the Seas.jpg|250px]]
| name=Ulmo
| othernames=''Ullubōz'', "King of the Sea", "Lord of Waters", ''Ulu'', ''Guiar'', ''Gulma''
| coming=c. [[Years of the Lamps]] 1
| appointment=Lord of Waters
| creations=The [[Belegaer|sea]] and rivers
| maiar=[[Ossë]], [[Uinen]], and possibly [[Salmar]]
| dwelling=[[Ulmonan|Ulmo's halls]]
| gender=Male
| spouse=
| siblings=
| appearance=
| robes=Green armor
| hair=
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}}
'''Ulmo''' ([[Quenya]], pronounced {{IPA|[ˈulmo]}} was a [[Valar|Vala]], also known as ''King of the Sea'' and ''Lord of Waters''. He was third in majesty of the Valar, after [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]; he was in other words the third of the [[Aratar]].
==History==
Ulmo was very close in friendship to Manwë, and he had always distrusted [[Morgoth|Melkor]]. The Dark Lord feared him almost as much as he feared Varda, since the sea cannot be tamed. Ulmo had no dwelling in [[Valinor]], or any permanent dwelling on land. He prefered the deeps of the seas and the rivers to land. His palace, on the bottom of the [[Outer Sea]], was called [[Ulmonan]].

He seldom came to the Councils of [[Máhanaxar]], and only when in great need. He preferred to stay in Arda, not by walking on the land, as his form would fill man or elf with great dread. All waters were under his government; bays, rivers and even the waters under the earth. It is through these that he kept in touch with Arda, and thus knew more of the goings on with the children of Ilúvatar than even Manwë, for it was said he lived in the very veins of the world.

He was said to be fearful to look upon to mortal eye, dressed like a giant wave in glittering green armour, blowing his great horn [[Ulumuri]]. Ulmo's vassal [[Ossë]], and Ossë's spouse [[Uinen]] were, to the elves, the best known of the [[Maiar]]. Through them Ulmo would learn much of the elves.

Ulmo had always loved the [[Eldar]] and the [[Edain]], even when the Valar forsook Middle-earth. He opposed [[Oromë]]'s plan to bring the Elves to Aman .But he eventually helped them get to Aman, be course he knew that was what they wanted, and he accepted that. He tore a great piece of land off the shores of [[Beleriand]]. He used it to transport the Eldar to the blessed coasts of Aman. He anchored the island in the [[Bay of Eldamar]] (it was renamed [[Tol Eressëa]]), which he did because he knew the minds of the [[Teleri]]. Ulmo was the Vala most responsible for the fall of [[Morgoth]], by urging [[Turgon]] to build [[Gondolin]] and [[Finrod]] to build [[Nargothrond]]. He appeared before [[Tuor]] and urged him to to go to Gondolin as a messenger for Turgon, when he got there he eventually married Turgon's daughter [[Idril]] and fathered [[Eärendil]]; and saved [[Elwing]] from the sack of the Havens of [[Sirion]], and thus she took the [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] to her husband Eärendil which allowed them to gain admittance to Valinor and plead for their mercy. Ulmo also defended them in the council from the potential wrath of [[Mandos]].

==Etymology==
The name ''Ulmo'' is said to derive from the [[Valarin]] '''''Ullubōz'''''.<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}</ref>

Alternatively, Ulmo is a [[Quenya]] title, which means "He who pours" (cf. ''[[ulya-]]'' "to pour" and agentive ending ''[[-mo]]'' "-er").{{fact}}

In the earlier writings his [[Noldorin]] name was '''''[[Ylmir]]''''', among them [[Tuor]]'s ''[[The Horns of Ylmir]]''.{{fact}} (Another Noldorin translation of his name is given as '''''Nûron'''''.)<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 378 (entry for NŪ-)</ref><ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 7</ref> The [[Sindarin]] form is ''[[Ulu]]'' ({{IPA|[ˈulu]}}), though he is also called ''Guiar'' ({{IPA|[ˈɡuɪ.ar]}}) and ''Gulma'' ({{IPA|[ˈɡulma]}}).{{fact}}

In [[Eriol]]'s [[Old English]] translations, Ulmo is referred to by various names: ''Garsecges frea'' "Ocean ruler", ''ealwaeter-frea'' "All-waters ruler" or ''agendfrea ealra waetera'' "owning lord of all waters".<ref>{{SM|QA1}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Ulmo|Images of Ulmo]]

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[[Category:Quenya names]]
[[Category:Valar]]

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{{valar infobox
| image=[[Image:Daniel Govar - Ulmo Lord of the Seas.jpg|250px]]
| name=Ulmo
| othernames=''Ullubōz'', "King of the Sea", "Lord of Waters", ''Ulu'', ''Guiar'', ''Gulma''
| coming=c. [[Years of the Lamps]] 1
| appointment=Lord of Waters
| creations=The [[Belegaer|sea]] and rivers
| maiar=[[Ossë]], [[Uinen]], and possibly [[Salmar]]
| dwelling=[[Ulmonan|Ulmo's halls]]
| gender=Male
| spouse=
| siblings=
| appearance=
| robes=Green armor
| hair=
| eyes=
}}
'''Ulmo''' ([[Quenya]], pronounced {{IPA|[ˈulmo]}} was a [[Valar|Vala]], also known as ''King of the Sea'' and ''Lord of Waters''. He was third in majesty of the Valar, after [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]; he was in other words the third of the [[Aratar]].
==History==
Ulmo was very close in friendship to Manwë, and he had always distrusted [[Morgoth|Melkor]]. The Dark Lord feared him almost as much as he feared Varda, since the sea cannot be tamed. Ulmo had no dwelling in [[Valinor]], or any permanent dwelling on land. He prefered the deeps of the seas and the rivers to land. His palace, on the bottom of the [[Outer Sea]], was called [[Ulmonan]].

He seldom came to the Councils of [[Máhanaxar]], and only when in great need. He preferred to stay in Arda, not by walking on the land, as his form would fill man or elf with great dread. All waters were under his government; bays, rivers and even the waters under the earth. It is through these that he kept in touch with Arda, and thus knew more of the goings on with the children of Ilúvatar than even Manwë, for it was said he lived in the very veins of the world.

He was said to be fearful to look upon to mortal eye, dressed like a giant wave in glittering green armour, blowing his great horn [[Ulumuri]]. Ulmo's vassal [[Ossë]], and Ossë's spouse [[Uinen]] were, to the elves, the best known of the [[Maiar]]. Through them Ulmo would learn much of the elves.

Ulmo had always loved the [[Eldar]] and the [[Edain]], even when the Valar forsook Middle-earth. He opposed [[Oromë]]'s plan to bring the Elves to Aman .But eventually helped them get to Aman, be course he knew that was what they wanted, and he accepted that. He tore a great piece of land off the shores of [[Beleriand]]. He used it to transport the Eldar to the blessed coasts of Aman. He anchored the island in the [[Bay of Eldamar]] (it was renamed [[Tol Eressëa]]), which he did because he knew the minds of the [[Teleri]]. Ulmo was the Vala most responsible for the fall of [[Morgoth]], by urging [[Turgon]] to build [[Gondolin]] and [[Finrod]] to build [[Nargothrond]]. He appeared before [[Tuor]] and urged him to to go to Gondolin as a messenger for Turgon, when he got there he eventually married Turgon's daughter [[Idril]] and fathered [[Eärendil]]; and saved [[Elwing]] from the sack of the Havens of [[Sirion]], and thus she took the [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] to her husband Eärendil which allowed them to gain admittance to Valinor and plead for their mercy. Ulmo also defended them in the council from the potential wrath of [[Mandos]].

==Etymology==
The name ''Ulmo'' is said to derive from the [[Valarin]] '''''Ullubōz'''''.<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}</ref>

Alternatively, Ulmo is a [[Quenya]] title, which means "He who pours" (cf. ''[[ulya-]]'' "to pour" and agentive ending ''[[-mo]]'' "-er").{{fact}}

In the earlier writings his [[Noldorin]] name was '''''[[Ylmir]]''''', among them [[Tuor]]'s ''[[The Horns of Ylmir]]''.{{fact}} (Another Noldorin translation of his name is given as '''''Nûron'''''.)<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 378 (entry for NŪ-)</ref><ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 7</ref> The [[Sindarin]] form is ''[[Ulu]]'' ({{IPA|[ˈulu]}}), though he is also called ''Guiar'' ({{IPA|[ˈɡuɪ.ar]}}) and ''Gulma'' ({{IPA|[ˈɡulma]}}).{{fact}}

In [[Eriol]]'s [[Old English]] translations, Ulmo is referred to by various names: ''Garsecges frea'' "Ocean ruler", ''ealwaeter-frea'' "All-waters ruler" or ''agendfrea ealra waetera'' "owning lord of all waters".<ref>{{SM|QA1}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Ulmo|Images of Ulmo]]

{{References}}
{{Ainur}}

[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Quenya names]]
[[Category:Valar]]

[[de:Ulmo]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/ainur/valar/aratar/ulmo]]
[[fi:Ulmo]]