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'''Ilmarë'''' | '''Ilmarë'''' was a [[Maiar|Maia]] and the handmaiden to [[Varda]]. She is only mentioned briefly in the ''[[Valaquenta]]'', where she is described as one of the chiefs of the Maiar. | ||
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'' it is implied that she was supposed to be the daughter of [[Manwë]] and Varda, but [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] appears to have changed this in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and most readers accept that she was simply created by [[Ilúvatar]] like the [[Valar]]. | |||
Her name may come from the [[Elvish]] word for "Starlight". | |||
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Revision as of 02:01, 18 June 2007
Ilmarë' was a Maia and the handmaiden to Varda. She is only mentioned briefly in the Valaquenta, where she is described as one of the chiefs of the Maiar.
In The Book of Lost Tales it is implied that she was supposed to be the daughter of Manwë and Varda, but Tolkien appears to have changed this in The Silmarillion and most readers accept that she was simply created by Ilúvatar like the Valar.
Her name may come from the Elvish word for "Starlight".
| Ainur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Valar | Lords | Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · |
| 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 | |
