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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word ''vaire'' means "weaver" in [[Quenya]]. It comes from [[PQ]] ''[[weirê]]'', [[root]] [[VEY]]/[[WAY]]. Originally the word was '''Wairë''' ({{IPA|[ˈwaɪre]}}), as the [[Vanyar]] still pronounce it. | The word ''vaire'' means "weaver" in [[Quenya]]. It comes from [[PQ]] ''[[weirê]]'', [[root]] [[VEY]]/[[WAY]]. Originally the word was '''Wairë''' ({{IPA|[ˈwaɪre]}}), as the [[Vanyar]] still pronounce it. | ||
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*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Gwîr]]'' ({{IPA|[ɡʷiːːr]}}). | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[Gwîr]]'' ({{IPA|[ɡʷiːːr]}}). | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 7 July 2011
Vairë the Weaver (Q, pron. [ˈvaɪre]) is a Valië and the wife of Mandos, and is responsible for weaving the story of the World.
Vairë is counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" cover the Halls of Mandos, where she apparently lived.
Etymology
The word vaire means "weaver" in Quenya. It comes from PQ weirê, root VEY/WAY. Originally the word was Wairë ([ˈwaɪre]), as the Vanyar still pronounce it.
Cognates
Alternatives
A different Vairë appeared in some of Tolkien's earliest writings. In The Book of Lost Tales, she was an Elf of Tol Eressëa. She and her husband Lindo tell the stories that would become the Silmarillion to the human mariner Ælfwine/Eriol. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the Vala responsible for recording stories.
| Ainur | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
