Ilinsor
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Ilinsor | |
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Vala | |
Biographical Information | |
Position | Steersman of the Moon |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Ilinsor was a Vala in The Book of Lost Tales. He was a Súru, one of the servants of Manwë and Varda, and later chosen as a steersman of the Moon for Silmo could not do it. The greater brightness of the Sun made him envious, therefore he chased the stars.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "VIII. The Tale of the Sun and Moon", pp. 192-5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IX. The Hiding of Valinor"
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