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'''Ilmarin''' referred to the mansions of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]].<ref name=SI/><ref name=UI/>


The mansions of the [[Elder King]], [[Manwë]], and his spouse [[Varda|Varda Elentári]], on the peak of [[Taniquetil]]. Ilmarin is translated as 'mansion of the high airs', an appropriate name for a dwelling-place built on the tallest peak of all the mountains in the world. The birds, servants and allies of [[Manwë]], were said to travel to and from Ilmarin bringing news from the outer world.  
==Description==
The [[Wikipedia:Dome|domed]] halls<ref>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 69</ref> situated on the summit of [[Taniquetil]], the highest peak of the world, from where Manwë here set his throne, and [[Spirits (creatures)|spirits]] shaped like [[hawks]] and [[eagles]] constantly came with news of events in [[Arda]]. Manwë and Varda "''could look out across the Earth even into the [[East]]''". <ref>{{S|II}}</ref><ref>{{S|1}}</ref>


Though the name Ilmarin properly refers to the dwellings of Manwë and [[Varda]], it seems at times to be used as a poetic name for Taniquetil itself. For example, in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] II 8 ([[Farewell to Lórien]]), [[Galadriel]] sings of the 'strand of Ilmarin'. A 'strand' is a shoreline, so she cannot mean this literally - instead, she seems to be describing the seaward lands beneath the mountain on which Ilmarin stood.
During the [[high feast]] before the [[Darkening of Valinor]], the [[Maiar]], [[Vanyar]], and [[Noldor]] sang before Manwë and Varda in their halls.<ref>{{S|8}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
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''Ilmarin'' is [[Quenya]]<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 20</ref> for "mansion of the high airs".<ref name=SI>{{S|Elements}}</ref><ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 217</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that ''Ilmarin'' is related to such words as ''[[Ilmarë]]'' and ''[[Ilmen]]''.<ref>{{S|Elements}}, entry ''ilm-''</ref>
 
In the poem [[Namárië]], the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the [[Quenya]] name '''''oromardi''''' "lofty halls".<ref name=Farewell>{{FR|Farewell}}</ref><ref name=PE16>{{PE|16}}, p. 97</ref>
 
==Other uses==
 
In [[I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold|one poem]], the name ''Ilmarin'' is used for [[Valinor]], and in the [[Song of Eärendil]] the name "Hill of Ilmarin" refers to [[Oiolossë]].<ref name=Farewell/><ref name=UI/>
 
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Revision as of 14:54, 2 November 2014

Ilmarin
Mansions
Natalia Nikitin - Varda and Manwe.jpg
General Information
Other namesHalls of Manwë and Varda
Locationatop Taniquetil
TypeMansions
RegionsValinor
People and History
InhabitantsManwë and Varda
EventsHigh feast
GalleryImages of Ilmarin

Ilmarin referred to the mansions of Manwë and Varda.[1][2]

Description

The domed halls[3] situated on the summit of Taniquetil, the highest peak of the world, from where Manwë here set his throne, and spirits shaped like hawks and eagles constantly came with news of events in Arda. Manwë and Varda "could look out across the Earth even into the East". [4][5]

During the high feast before the Darkening of Valinor, the Maiar, Vanyar, and Noldor sang before Manwë and Varda in their halls.[6]

Etymology

Ilmarin
Tengwar, Quenya mode

Ilmarin is Quenya[7] for "mansion of the high airs".[1][2] Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarin is related to such words as Ilmarë and Ilmen.[8]

In the poem Namárië, the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the Quenya name oromardi "lofty halls".[9][10]

Other uses

In one poem, the name Ilmarin is used for Valinor, and in the Song of Eärendil the name "Hill of Ilmarin" refers to Oiolossë.[9][2]

References

Dwellings of the Valar
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