Estë: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
No edit summary
m (added category)
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{valar infobox
{{valar infobox
| name=Estë
| name=Estë
| image=[[File:Olga Kukhtenkova - Este.jpg|250px]]
| image=[[File:Šárka Škorpíková - Este the gentle.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Este" by [[:Category:Images by Olga Kukhtenkova|Olga Kukhtenkova]]
| caption="Este the gentle" by [[:Category:Images by Šárka Škorpíková|Šárka Škorpíková]]
| pronun=
| pronun=
| othernames=Îdh, Eord
| othernames=''Îdh'' ([[Sindarin|S]]), ''Eord'' ([[Nandorin|N]])
| titles=the Gentle
| titles=the Gentle
| position=Healer of hurts and weariness
| position=Healer of hurts and weariness
Line 21: Line 21:
| steed=
| steed=
}}
}}
{{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 wife of [[Irmo]].  
'''Estë''' was one of the [[Valier]] and the wife of [[Irmo]].  


==Attributes==
==Attributes==
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 for Estë walked not by day. She was always clad in grey raiment.<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 husband Irmo in his 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 of Estë and Irmo, and even the [[Valar]] would come there to find repose and ease from the burdens of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref> Together, Estë and Irmo provided a refuge in [[Valinor]] in the groves and gardens of Lórien.<ref>{{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>  


During the [[Years of the Trees]], [[Melian]] had served Estë for a time; tending to the trees that flowered in the gardens of Lórien ere she left for [[Middle-earth]].<ref>{{S|IIc}}</ref> There in the fair gardens of Lórien, Estë  granted solace and healing for physical ills to all that dwelt in Valinor, while her husband provided the [[Eldar]] with guiding visions and dreams.
[[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>


Later on, [[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. Be that it may, 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. Wherefore, Varda changed the course of the Moon and the Sun so that each would take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]]. Thence, there was a time for night where sleep and rest was possible.<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>
It was said that Estë did not indeed attend the Councils of the Valar. Thus, she was not reckoned among the Valier but was counted instead as the Chief of the Maiar.<ref>{{MR|P2}}</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==
Line 48: Line 47:


{{References}}
{{References}}
==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Estë|Images of Estë]]
{{Ainur}}
{{Ainur}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Este}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Este}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Quenya names]]
[[Category:Quenya names]]
[[Category:Valar]]
[[Category:Valar]]

Latest revision as of 09:43, 15 October 2021

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