Vána
| Vána | |
|---|---|
| Vala | |
 | |
| "The Ever Young" by Elena Kukanova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | the Ever-young |
| Location | Valinor |
| Affiliation | Melian, Arien |
| Family | |
| Siblings | Yavanna |
| Spouse | Oromë |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Vána |
Vána (Q: "Beauty", pron. [ˈvaːna]) or Wána (Vanyarin, [ˈwaːna]) was the name of a Valië also called the Ever-young. The Valie Vána was responsible for the persevering of youth made for all life in Arda. She was considered the rank of six among the Queens of the Valar.
Attributes
Vána was the younger sister of Yavanna and the wife of the Vala Oromë. "All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming."[1] Vána robed herself in flowers and she had the beauty of both heaven and earth upon her face and in all her works.[2]
In The History of Middle-earth, Tolkien wrote that even when the spells of Vána's sister Yavanna failed to heal the wounds of the Two Trees, Vána's love for the great golden Tree Laurelin was so great that it caused the tree's remaining power to blossom in the form of a fruit of gold from which the Valar later fashioned in the making of the Sun.
History
Vána dwelt in gardens filled with golden flowers and often came to the forests of her spouse Oromë. She was clearly a great lover of nature and also was considered to be the Queen of all flowers. In the Days of the Two Trees of Valinor, the Maia-maiden Arien, before she was chosen to carry the Vessel of the Sun had served Vána, tending to the golden flowers of the gardens of Vána by watering them with the bright dews from the great Tree Laurelin of Valinor. Melian was another Maia-maiden who initially served Vána before she departed and lived in Middle-earth.[3]
After the Darkening of Valinor and the flight of the Noldor to Middle-Earth, most of the Valar were glad to have their ancient peace back, wishing neither the rumors of Melkor and his violence nor the murmur of the restless Noldor to come upon them again. Thus for such reasons, they clamored for the concealment of their land Aman. And it was said that Vána was one among them.[4]
Genealogy
| Aulë | Yavanna | VÁNA | Oromë | Nessa | Tulkas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions of the legendarium
In the earliest form of the mythology, Vána and Oromë had the daughter Nielíqui.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Valar"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth Vol.5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Valar"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth Vol.2: The Book of Lost Tales 2, "The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Index, p. 288
| 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 | |
