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==Attributes==
==Attributes==
''Estë the Gentle'' was the wife of the [[Vala]] [[Irmo]] and was able to give rest and cure of all hurts and weariness. Her favorite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of [[Lórellin]] in the [[Gardens of Lórien]] where she slept during day, and she was always clad in grey.<ref name=vala/>
''Estë the Gentle'' was the wife of the [[Vala]] [[Irmo]] had the power to heal and to give rest and cure fpr all hurts and weariness. Her favorite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of [[Lórellin]] in the [[Gardens of Lórien]] where she slept during day, and she was always clad in grey.<ref name=vala/>


==History==
==History==
Estë dwelt with her consort in the gardens of [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]], the fairest of all [[Arda]]. There, many [[Maiar]] served her and her husband the Vala [[Irmo]](Lórien), the Master of Dreams and Desires. Estë and Irmo, tended to the [[Elves of Valinor]], even the Valar would come to find repose and ease from the burdens of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref>
Estë dwelt with her spouse in the gardens of [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]], the fairest of all [[Arda]]. There, many [[Maiar]] served her and her spouse the [[Vala]] [[Irmo]](Lórien), who was the Master of Dreams and Desires. The [[Valar]] Estë and Irmo, tended to the [[Elves of Valinor]], even the Valar would come to find repose and ease from the burdens of [[Arda]].<ref name=vala>{{S|IIb}}</ref>


[[Tilion]], a [[Maia]] hunter of the Vala [[Oromë]], had often come to the gardens of Lórien to bathe in the silver light of [[Telperion]]. The Maia Tilion loved silver, and was chosen by the [[Valar]] to steer the [[Moon]] after the destruction of the [[Two Trees]]. Queen [[Varda]]'s original purpose was to place [[Sun]] and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and her spouse Irmo spoke against it. For 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>  
[[Tilion]], a [[Maia]] hunter of the Vala [[Oromë]], had often come to the [[gardens of Lórien]] to bathe in the silver light from the great silver Tree [[Telperion]] of [[Valinor]]. The Maia Tilion loved silver, and was therefore was chosen by the Valar to steer the [[Moon]] after the destruction of the [[Two Trees]]. Queen [[Varda]]'s original purpose was to place [[Sun]] and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and her spouse Irmo spoke against it, for with the paths set in place, sleep and rest had been banished all together from the Earth. Thus Varda changed it: now, Sun and Moon would each take turns to travel through the sky as the other lay in [[Ekkaia]].<ref>{{S|Sun}}</ref>  


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Estë
Vala
Šárka Škorpíková - Este the gentle.jpg
"Estë the Gentle" by Šárka Škorpíková
Biographical Information
Other namesthe Pale, Îdh, Eord
PositionHealer of hurts and weariness
LocationLórellin-Lórien
AffiliationMelian[1]
Family
SpouseIrmo(Lórien)
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 the Vala Irmo. She was the Healer of Hurts and Weariness.

Attributes

Estë the Gentle was the wife of the Vala Irmo had the power to heal and to give rest and cure fpr all hurts and weariness. Her favorite place was an island on the tree-shadowed lake of Lórellin in the Gardens of Lórien where she slept during day, and she was always clad in grey.[1]

History

Estë dwelt with her spouse in the gardens of Lórien, the fairest of all Arda. There, many Maiar served her and her spouse the Vala Irmo(Lórien), who was the Master of Dreams and Desires. The Valar Estë and Irmo, tended to the Elves of Valinor, even the Valar would come to find repose and ease from the burdens of Arda.[1]

Tilion, a Maia hunter of the Vala Oromë, had often come to the gardens of Lórien to bathe in the silver light from the great silver Tree Telperion of Valinor. The Maia Tilion loved silver, and was therefore was chosen by the Valar to steer the Moon after the destruction of the Two Trees. Queen Varda's original purpose was to place Sun and Moon in the skies together, but Estë and her spouse Irmo spoke against it, for with the paths set in place, sleep and rest had been banished all together from the Earth. Thus Varda changed it: now, Sun and Moon would each take turns to travel through the sky as the other lay in Ekkaia.[2]

Etymology

Estë is a Quenya name meaning "rest".[3] The same Root, EZDE, also yielded her Sindarin name, Îdh (pron. [iːð])[4] and the Nandorin Eord.[5]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vairë
 
Mandos
 
Nienna
 
Irmo
 
ESTË
 
 
 


See also

References

Ainur
Valar Lords Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · Melkor
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