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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Aulë the Destroyer.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Aulë the Destroyer'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]] | [[File:Ted Nasmith - Aulë the Destroyer.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Aulë the Destroyer'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]] | ||
[[Aulë]], who was the great smith of the [[Valar]], wished to create life whom he could teach his craft to. His impatience waiting for the [[ | [[Aulë]], who was the great smith of the [[Valar]], wished to create life whom he could teach his craft to. His impatience waiting for the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] to awake got the best of him and he secretly decided to create the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves]]. [[Ilúvatar]] soon learned of Aulë's actions and showed him that the Dwarves had no free will, as Aulë had no power to create new life. Then Aulë offered his creation to Ilúvatar and felt he should destroy it. However, Ilúvatar now did not want to see the [[Dwarves]] destroyed, so he granted them life of their own. But He gave Aulë one condition: they had to rest until the [[Awakening of the Elves]], whom Eru had chosen to be the Firstborn of his Children. | ||
When [[Yavanna]], the spouse of Aulë, learned of her husband's deeds, she feared the Dwarves, or even the Elves and [[Men]] to harm her [[plants]] and [[trees]] which she loved. She went to [[Manwë]] to seek protection. Manwë spoke with her, and while meditating her wishes, he saw the [[Music of the Ainur|Song of Creation]] and remembered the [[Vision of Ilúvatar|Vision]] in which Eru told him not to fear as spirits would also awake to protect what Yavanna held dear. | When [[Yavanna]], the spouse of Aulë, learned of her husband's deeds, she feared the Dwarves, or even the [[Elves]] and [[Men]] to harm her [[plants]] and [[trees]] which she loved. She went to [[Manwë]] to seek protection. Manwë spoke with her, and while meditating her wishes, he saw the [[Music of the Ainur|Song of Creation]] and remembered the [[Vision of Ilúvatar|Vision]] in which Eru told him not to fear, as spirits would also awake to protect what Yavanna held dear. Thus Manwë proclaimed that the [[Eagles]] will dwell in the mountains, and the [[Ents|Shepherds of the Trees]] will walk in the woods. | ||
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Of Aulë and Yavanna is the second chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion section within The Silmarillion.
Synopsis
Aulë, who was the great smith of the Valar, wished to create life whom he could teach his craft to. His impatience waiting for the Children of Ilúvatar to awake got the best of him and he secretly decided to create the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves. Ilúvatar soon learned of Aulë's actions and showed him that the Dwarves had no free will, as Aulë had no power to create new life. Then Aulë offered his creation to Ilúvatar and felt he should destroy it. However, Ilúvatar now did not want to see the Dwarves destroyed, so he granted them life of their own. But He gave Aulë one condition: they had to rest until the Awakening of the Elves, whom Eru had chosen to be the Firstborn of his Children.
When Yavanna, the spouse of Aulë, learned of her husband's deeds, she feared the Dwarves, or even the Elves and Men to harm her plants and trees which she loved. She went to Manwë to seek protection. Manwë spoke with her, and while meditating her wishes, he saw the Song of Creation and remembered the Vision in which Eru told him not to fear, as spirits would also awake to protect what Yavanna held dear. Thus Manwë proclaimed that the Eagles will dwell in the mountains, and the Shepherds of the Trees will walk in the woods.