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| Welcome to the Timeless Halls where the Ainur dwell... ...Ainur means holy ones and this name is given to all of the Valar and Maiar. The Valar are the more powerful of the Ainur and the Valar are split into two, the four on this page are the more powerful of the Valar and are called the Aratar and the other four are the lesser Valar who are just called Valar... ...It all began with Iluvatar the god and ruler of Middle-earth he created the Ainur who |
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| First there is Manwe the wind lord and the king of Arda, he rules all of Arda from his home high in the mountains called Taniquetil the tallest mountain in the world. There he sits on his burnished throne and wears his azure robes holdiing the Sceptre of sapphire in his hand. He is also known as the breath of Arda, the turbulence of the air is his mind working, his wrath is the thunderstorm that shakes Arda and breaks rocks and towers. All of the birds in the air are his the Eagles above all others, he loves tales and poetry and in Taniquetil he resides with his wife Varda |
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| Varda is known as lady of the stars and queen of the Valar, she is the fairest of the Valar for the light of Iluvatar is still upon her. She is a spirit of light like a fountain of diamonds, it was Varda who created the stars so the Elves call her Elbereth and Elentari. Her name is a talismen to all who would have light dispel darkness, it was Varda also who filled the lamps Illuin and Ormal that lit the world, and later she took the dew from the trees of the Valar and made the stars brighter still. It is said that the Elves loved Varda for she called them into the world, and part of her early light is held in their eyes, they sing to her in the starlight and many songs are based around her. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Orome the lord of the waters who all mariners know and Dwarves and Orcs most fear. He takes on a vast and formless image in his water world, but when he arrives it is like a high tide coming to shore. His helmet is wave-crested and his mail is emerald and brilliant silver, he raises Ulmuri the great horn of shells to his lips and blows deep and long. When he speaks his voice is deep and endless like the sea, he is water in all forms: the rain from the sky the streams from the mountains and the seas and oceans deep and endless. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yavanna nourisher of the world for her name means giver of fruits. She is also known as Kememtari queen of the earth, Yavanna takes many forms often the tallest cypress, green robed and lit with a golden dew. All who love the earth love her for she controls every plant and flower. It was Yavanna who planted the seeds of the Olvar and she is the protectress of the fleet-footed Kelvar. It was her who brought the forests of Arda to life it was her who through the ages of darkness protected the plantlife of Arda. The greatest of her works was the making of the trees of the Valar, and after their destruction it was her who coaxed from their charred a single flower and fruit. From which the sun and moon were made. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| They are the four main Ainur more of the Ainur are on the continued Ainur page | ||||||||||||||||||||||