Elemmírë

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One of the lights kindled by Varda far in the past, to welcome the Elves to Arda on their awakening. It is described in Quenta Silmarillion as a star, and indeed its name seems to mean 'star-jewel', but in fact it was most likely identified with one of the planets. Tolkien's notes on the subject are open to interpretation, but they appear to identify Elemmírë as the planet we know today as Mercury.