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| image=[[File:Šárka Škorpíková - Este the gentle.jpg|250px]]
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| caption="Estë the Pale" by [[:Category:Images by Šárka Škorpíková|Šárka Škorpíková]]
| caption="Este the gentle" by [[:Category:Images by Šárka Škorpíková|Šárka Škorpíková]]
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| othernames=the Gentle, Îdh, Eord
| othernames=''Îdh'' ([[Sindarin|S]]), ''Eord'' ([[Nandorin|N]])
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| titles=the Gentle
| position=Healer of hurts and weariness
| position=Healer of hurts and weariness
| location=[[Lórellin]]-[[Lórien]]
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{{quote|Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift|''[[Valaquenta]]''<ref name=vala/>}}
{{quote|Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift|''[[Valaquenta]]'': Of the Valar}}
'''Estë''' was a one of the [[Valier]] and the spouse of [[Irmo]].  
'''Estë''' was one of the [[Valier]] and the wife of [[Irmo]].  


==Attributes==
==Attributes==
Estë the gentle had the power to heal all hurts and weariness.<ref name=vala/> Her favourite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of [[Lórellin]] in the [[Gardens of Lórien]] where she slept during the day. She was always clad in grey.<ref name=vala/>
Estë had the power to heal all hurts and weariness.<ref name=vala/> Her favourite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of [[Lórellin]] in the [[Gardens of Lórien]] where she slept during the day. She was always clad in grey.<ref name=vala/>


==History==
==History==
Estë dwelt with her spouse in the gardens of [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]], the fairest of all [[Arda]]. There were many [[Maiar]] who served her and her spouse [[Irmo]], who was the Master of Dreams and Desires. Estë and Irmo, tended to the [[Elves of Valinor]], who drew refreshment from their fountains, and even the [[Valar]] would come to find repose and ease from the burdens of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref>
Estë dwelt with her husband Irmo in the misty halls and extensive, silver-lit gardens of [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]]. There were many [[Maiar]] who served Estë and Irmo. In Lórien, Estë and her husband tended to the [[Elves of Valinor]], who drew refreshment from the fountains, and even the [[Valar]] would come there to find repose and ease from the burdens of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref>  


[[Tilion]], a [[Maia]] hunter of the Vala [[Oromë]], had often come to the gardens of Lórien to lay by the ''pools of Estë'' and dream while bathed in [[Telperion]]'s silver light. Tilion loved silver, and therefore begged, after the destruction of the [[Two Trees]], to tend for ever the last [[Flower of Silver]] from Telperion and to steer the [[Moon]].<ref name=Sun>{{S|Sun}}</ref> [[Varda]] was in charge of the skies and the traversing of elements in the sky. She originally intended to place the [[Sun]] and Moon in the sky, one travelling from the east and one from the west, to allow for a mingling of their lights. Tilion, however, was too eager to be near [[Arien]], the Maia who carried the vessel of the Sun, for he was smitten with Arien's beauty and splendour and strayed from his course to be near her. Estë and Irmo spoke against this, for with the lights of the Sun and Moon together, the stars were hidden and sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus, Varda changed it to allow for a time of shadow and half-light.<ref name=Sun/> Thereafter, the Moon and the Sun would each take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]].<ref name=Sun/>
[[Varda]] originally intended to place the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]] in the sky, one travelling from the east and one from the west, to allow for a mingling of their lights. However, Estë and her husband spoke against this as the excessive heat and light had withered their gardens, the stars were hidden, and restful sleep had been banished from the Earth. Varda listened to their counsel and, to allow for a time of night, changed the course of the Moon and the Sun. Each would then take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]].<ref>{{S|Sun}}</ref>
 
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In earlier drafts of this character, Estë did not attend the Councils of the Valar and was not reckoned among the Valier. Instead, she was counted as a Chief of the Maiar.<ref>{{MR|P2}}, p. 49, §3</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
'''Estë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈeste]}}) means "rest".<ref>{{HM|S}}, "Index"</ref> The same [[Sundocarmë|Root]], ''[[EZDE]]'', also yielded her [[Sindarin]] name, '''Îdh''' (pron. {{IPA|[iːð]}})<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", entry EZDE</ref> and the [[Nandorin]] '''Eord'''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Carl F. Hostetter]], [[Patrick H. Wynne]] (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the ''Etymologies''", published in ''[[Vinyar Tengwar 45]]'' ([[November]] [[2003]]), pages 3-38, especially 13</ref>
''Estë'' ([[Quenya]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈeste]}}) means "rest".<ref>{{HM|S}}, "Index"</ref> The same [[Sundocarmë|root]], [[EZDE]], also yielded her [[Sindarin]] name, '''''Îdh''''' (pron. {{IPA|[iːð]}})<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", entry EZDE</ref> and the [[Nandorin]] '''''Eord'''''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Carl F. Hostetter]], [[Patrick H. Wynne]] (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the ''Etymologies''", published in ''[[Vinyar Tengwar 45]]'' ([[November]] [[2003]]), pages 3-38, especially 13</ref>


She was also referred to as Estë 'the Pale' several times in the [[Annals of Aman]].<ref>{{MR|Index}}</ref>{{rp|446}}
She was also referred to as Estë 'the Pale' several times in the ''[[Annals of Aman]]''.<ref>{{MR|Index}}, p. 446, entry ''Estë''</ref>


==Genealogy==
==Genealogy==
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{{familytree| VAI |~| MAN | | NIE | | IRM |~| EST | |VAI=[[Vairë]]|MAN=[[Mandos]]|NIE=[[Nienna]]|IRM=[[Irmo]]|EST='''ESTË'''}}
{{familytree| VAI |~| MAN | | NIE | | IRM |~| EST | |VAI=[[Vairë]]|MAN=[[Mandos]]|NIE=[[Nienna]]|IRM=[[Irmo]]|EST='''ESTË'''}}
{{familytree/end}}
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==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Estë|Images of Estë]]


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Estë
Vala
Šárka Škorpíková - Este the gentle.jpg
"Este the gentle" by Šárka Škorpíková
Biographical Information
Other namesÎdh (S), Eord (N)
Titlesthe Gentle
PositionHealer of hurts and weariness
LocationLórellin-Lórien
AffiliationMelian[1]
Family
SpouseIrmo
Physical Description
GenderFemale
ClothingGrey raiment[1]
GalleryImages of Estë
"Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift"
Valaquenta: Of the Valar

Estë was one of the Valier and the wife of Irmo.

Attributes[edit | edit source]

Estë had the power to heal all hurts and weariness.[1] Her favourite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of Lórellin in the Gardens of Lórien where she slept during the day. She was always clad in grey.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Estë dwelt with her husband Irmo in the misty halls and extensive, silver-lit gardens of Lórien. There were many Maiar who served Estë and Irmo. In Lórien, Estë and her husband tended to the Elves of Valinor, who drew refreshment from the fountains, and even the Valar would come there to find repose and ease from the burdens of Arda.[1]

Varda originally intended to place the Sun and Moon in the sky, one travelling from the east and one from the west, to allow for a mingling of their lights. However, Estë and her husband spoke against this as the excessive heat and light had withered their gardens, the stars were hidden, and restful sleep had been banished from the Earth. Varda listened to their counsel and, to allow for a time of night, changed the course of the Moon and the Sun. Each would then take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia.[2]

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In earlier drafts of this character, Estë did not attend the Councils of the Valar and was not reckoned among the Valier. Instead, she was counted as a Chief of the Maiar.[3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Estë (Quenya, pron. [ˈeste]) means "rest".[4] The same root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð])[5] and the Nandorin Eord.[6]

She was also referred to as Estë 'the Pale' several times in the Annals of Aman.[7]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vairë
 
Mandos
 
Nienna
 
Irmo
 
ESTË
 
 
 


References

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