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The '''house of Oromë''' was the dwelling of [[Oromë]] in [[Valinor]]. Few details of this house are told in the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', except that it was visited by [[Celegorm]], who there "''got great knowledge of birds and beasts''" and even learnt "''all their tounges''".<ref>{{S|5}}</ref>
<small><center>"''...his gate and tree-propped halls, the forest-god''"</small><ref name=LB/></center>
==Other versions==
<small>"''...his gate and tree-propped halls, the forest-god''"</small><ref name=LB/>


The '''halls of Oromë''' was the dwelling of [[Oromë]] in [[Valmar]], the city of the [[Valar]] in [[Valinor]].<ref group=note>The notion of Oromë's halls only appears in the earliest version of the [[legendarium]], where [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] often included more elaborate descriptions of the Valar than in his manuscripts of later years.</ref>
In early versions of the [[legendarium]], Oromë's house is also referred to as the '''halls of Oromë'''. It was located in [[Valmar]], the city of the [[Valar]] in [[Valinor]]. The halls were "''wide and low''", with walls and floor abundantly adorned with "''skins and pelts''" and "''spears and bows and knives''". A tree grew in the middle of each room (where dwelt Oromë's folk, clad in green and brown), holding up the roof.<ref>{{LT1|III}}, pp. 75-6</ref><ref name=LB>{{LB|C4}}, pp. 186 (line 892), 198</ref>
 
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The halls were "''wide and low''", with walls and floor abundantly adorned with "''skins and pelts''" and "''spears and bows and knives''". A tree grew in the middle of each room (where dwelt Oromë's folk, clad in green and brown), holding up the roof.<ref>{{LT1|III}}, pp. 75-6</ref><ref name=LB>{{LB|C4}}, pp. 186 (line 892), 198</ref>
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Revision as of 20:45, 16 November 2011

The house of Oromë was the dwelling of Oromë in Valinor. Few details of this house are told in the Quenta Silmarillion, except that it was visited by Celegorm, who there "got great knowledge of birds and beasts" and even learnt "all their tounges".[1]

Other versions

"...his gate and tree-propped halls, the forest-god"[2]

In early versions of the legendarium, Oromë's house is also referred to as the halls of Oromë. It was located in Valmar, the city of the Valar in Valinor. The halls were "wide and low", with walls and floor abundantly adorned with "skins and pelts" and "spears and bows and knives". A tree grew in the middle of each room (where dwelt Oromë's folk, clad in green and brown), holding up the roof.[3][2]

References

Dwellings of the Valar
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