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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]] (Lórien), 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]] (Lórien), 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>


During the [[Noontide of Valinor]] when the Elves lived in [[Valinor]], the [[Ñoldor]] Elf [[Míriel]] grew weary and tired of her earthly life after the birth of her infamous son [[Fëanor]]. She went to the gardens of Lórien to rest believing by her spouse King [[Finwë]] that she would soon recover; but instead, Míriel fell into sleep and died, but her body remained there tended by Estë and her maidens, so it would not wither.<ref>{{S|Feanor}}</ref>
During the [[Noontide of Valinor]] when the Elves lived in [[Valinor]], the [[Ñoldor]] Queen [[Míriel]] grew weary and tired of her earthly life after the birth of her infamous son [[Fëanor]]. She went to the gardens of Lórien to rest believing by her spouse King [[Finwë]] that she would soon recover; but instead, Míriel fell into sleep and died, but her body remained there tended by Estë and her maidens, so it would not wither.<ref>{{S|Feanor}}</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/>
[[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/>

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Estë
Vala
Šárka Škorpíková - Este the gentle.jpg
"Estë the Pale" by Šárka Škorpíková
Biographical Information
Other namesthe Gentle, Îdh, Eord
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[1]

Estë was a one of the Valier and the spouse of Irmo.

Attributes

Estë the gentle 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

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 (Lórien), 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]

During the Noontide of Valinor when the Elves lived in Valinor, the Ñoldor Queen Míriel grew weary and tired of her earthly life after the birth of her infamous son Fëanor. She went to the gardens of Lórien to rest believing by her spouse King Finwë that she would soon recover; but instead, Míriel fell into sleep and died, but her body remained there tended by Estë and her maidens, so it would not wither.[2]

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.[3] 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.[3] Thereafter, the Moon and the Sun would each take turns travelling through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia.[3]

Etymology

Estë (Q, 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]:446

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vairë
 
Mandos
 
Nienna
 
Irmo
 
ESTË
 
 
 


See also

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