| Gnome | |
| Valwë | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Gwalweg (G) |
| Location | Tol Eressëa |
| Family | |
| Children | Lindo |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Valwë was the father of Lindo, the keeper of the Cottage of Lost Play on Tol Eressëa, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.[1]
History
Valwë followed the Vala Noldorin back to the Great Lands after the Fall of Gondolin in order to free the Gnomes who lived there under the thralldom of Melko. However, both Noldorin and Valwë were overwhelmed in the Battle of Tasarinan.[1][2]
Evidently he survived the battle, since it was mentioned afterwards by Lindo his son that he settled on Tol Eressëa among other figures such as Tulkastor (the father of Vairë) and Ingil (the son of Inwë).[1]
Etymology
The name Valwë is in Qenya. Its Gnomish equivalent is Gwalweg. Patrick H. Wynne has suggested that both appear to mean "the happy (or fortunate) one".[3]
Originally the name of the character was Manwë, though according to Christopher Tolkien that might have merely been a slip on his father's part.[4]
Genealogy
| Wóden[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heden | Tulkastor | VALWË | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beorn d. 5th century | Eoh d. 5th century | unknown sibling | Vairë | Lindo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cwén fl. 5th century | Eriol fl. 5th century | Naimi* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hengest fl. 5th century | Horsa fl. 5th century | Heorrenda fl. 5th century | Hendwine* fl. 5th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* The name of Hendwine's mother is not Naimi but Nelmir in the text on which the basis of his inclusion is founded upon - neither is her relation to Lindo and Vairë elaborated on.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play", p. 16
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "VI. The Theft of Melko and the Darkening of Valinor", p. 278
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), pp. 7, 10
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play": "Notes and Commentary", p. 22
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play": "Notes and Commentary", pp. 23-4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), "Names and Required Alterations", Appendix, Text X, p. 17