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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 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> | ||
[[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 bathed in [[Telperion]]'s silver light. Tilion loved silver, and therefore begged, after the destruction of the [[Two Trees]] | [[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" and steer the [[Moon]].<ref name=Sun>{{S|Sun}}</ref> [[Varda]]'s original intention was 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 light. Tilion, however, was too eager to be near [[Arien]] and strayed from his course. Estë and her spouse Irmo spoke against this, for, with the lights together, the stars were hidden and sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus, Varda changed it to allow 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/> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
Revision as of 19:55, 5 March 2016
Estë | |
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Vala | |
"Estë the Gentle" by Šárka Škorpíková | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | the Pale, Îdh, Eord |
Position | Healer of hurts and weariness |
Location | Lórellin-Lórien |
Affiliation | Melian[1] |
Family | |
Spouse | Irmo(Lórien) |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Clothing | Grey raiment[1] |
Gallery | Images of Estë |
- "Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift"
- ― Valaquenta[1]
Estë was a one of the Valier and the spouse of Irmo. She was the Healer of All Hurts and Weariness.
Attributes
Estë the Gentle had the power to heal and to give rest and cure for all hurts and weariness. 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
Estë dwelt with her spouse in the gardens of 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.[1]
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" and steer the Moon.[2] Varda's original intention was 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 light. Tilion, however, was too eager to be near Arien and strayed from his course. Estë and her spouse Irmo spoke against this, for, with the lights together, the stars were hidden and sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus, Varda changed it to allow a time of "shadow and half-light."[2] Thereafter, the Moon and the Sun would each take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia.[2]
Etymology
Estë (Q, pron. [ˈeste]) means "rest".[3] The same Root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð])[4] and the Nandorin Eord.[5]
Genealogy
Vairë | Mandos | Nienna | Irmo | ESTË | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Valar"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry EZDE
- ↑ 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
Ainur | ||
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Valar | Lords | Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · |
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 |