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'''Estë''' ([[Quenya|Q:]] "Rest") was a lady of the [[Valar]], the spouse of [[Irmo]], who dwelt with him in the gardens of [[Lórien in Valinor|Lórien]] in [[Valinor]]. Her name in [[Sindarin]] is '''Îdh'''. She was often called "The Gentle". She was the healer of hurts and weariness.
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{{quote|Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift|''[[Valaquenta]]''<ref name="VQ"/>}}
'''Estë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈeste]}}) was a one of the [[Valier]], the spouse of [[Irmo]]. She was the healer of hurts and weariness.
==Attributes==
Estë the gentle is the wife of [[Irmo]] and offers rest and cure of hurts and weariness. Her favorite place is an island in the tree-shadowed lake of [[Lórellin]] where she sleeps during day, always clad in grey.<ref name=vala/>
==History==
Estë dwelt with her consort in the gardens [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]], the fairest of all [[Arda]]. There, many [[Maiar]] served her and her husband. Este and Irmo, the Lord of Dreams, tended to the [[Elves of Valinor]], even the Valar who came to find repose and ease the burden of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref>


[[Category:Images of Estë]]
[[Tilion]], a hunter of [[Oromë]], had often come to the gardens of Lórien to bathe in the silver light of [[Telperion]]. He loved silver, and was chosen by the [[Valar]] to guide the [[Moon]] after the destruction of the [[Two Trees]]. [[Varda]]'s original purpose was to place Sun and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and Irmo spoke against it. With the paths set in place, sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus Varda changed it: now, Sun and Moon would each travel through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]].<ref>{{S|Sun}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
'''Estë''' is a [[Quenya]] name meaning "rest".<ref>{{HM|S}}, "Index"</ref> The same [[Sundocarmë|Root]], ''[[EZDE]]'', also yielded her [[Sindarin]] name, '''Îdh''' (pron. {{IPA|[iːð]}})<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", entry EZDE</ref> and the [[Nandorin]] '''Eord'''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Carl F. Hostetter]], [[Patrick H. Wynne]] (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the ''Etymologies''", published in ''[[Vinyar Tengwar 45]]'' ([[November]] [[2003]]), pages 3-38, especially 13</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Estë|Images of Estë]]
 
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Estë
Vala
Estë, by Olga Kukhtenkova
Biographical Information
Other namesÎdh, Eord
PositionHealer of hurts and weariness
LocationLórellin
AffiliationMelian[1]
Family
SpouseIrmo
Physical Description
GenderFemale
ClothingGrey raiment[1]
GalleryImages of Estë
"Grey is her raiment; and rest is her gift"
Valaquenta[1]

Estë (Q, pron. [ˈeste]) was a one of the Valier, the spouse of Irmo. She was the healer of hurts and weariness.

Attributes

Estë the gentle is the wife of Irmo and offers rest and cure of hurts and weariness. Her favorite place is an island in the tree-shadowed lake of Lórellin where she sleeps during day, always clad in grey.[2]

History

Estë dwelt with her consort in the gardens Lórien, the fairest of all Arda. There, many Maiar served her and her husband. Este and Irmo, the Lord of Dreams, tended to the Elves of Valinor, even the Valar who came to find repose and ease the burden of Arda.[2]

Tilion, a hunter of Oromë, had often come to the gardens of Lórien to bathe in the silver light of Telperion. He loved silver, and was chosen by the Valar to guide the Moon after the destruction of the Two Trees. Varda's original purpose was to place Sun and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and Irmo spoke against it. With the paths set in place, sleep and rest had been banished from the Earth. Thus Varda changed it: now, Sun and Moon would each travel through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia.[3]

Etymology

Estë is a Quenya name meaning "rest".[4] The same Root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð])[5] and the Nandorin Eord.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named VQ
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Valar"
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index"
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry EZDE
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter, Patrick H. Wynne (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies", published in Vinyar Tengwar 45 (November 2003), pages 3-38, especially 13
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