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'''Vairë the Weaver''' is a [[Valar|Vala]] and the wife of [[Mandos]], and is responsible for weaving the story of the World.
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'''Vairë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈvaɪre]}}) was a [[Valar|Valië]] and the wife of [[Mandos]], and was responsible for weaving the story of the World.


Vairë is counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" cover the Halls of Mandos, where she apparently lived.  
Vairë was counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" covered the Halls of Mandos, where she lived.
==Etymology==
The [[Quenya]] name ''Vairë'' means "Weaver",<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> or "Ever-weaving", derived from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[WIR]].<ref>{{VT|39a}}, pp. 10, 14 (form: ''Vaire'')</ref>


In the [[The Lost Road and Other Writings|Etymologies]], the [[Sindarin]] equivalent of her name ([[Quenya]] "weaver") is given as '''''Gwîr'''''.  
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', Quenya ''Vaire'' ("Weaver") is a descendant form of [[Primitive Quendian]] ''weirē'', deriving from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[WEY]] ("wind, weave").<ref name=LR/>


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Her [[Noldorin]] name is said to be '''''Gwîr''''' ("Weaver").<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 398</ref> An early, [[Gnomish]] version of her name was ''Gwairil''.<ref>{{PE|15}}, pp. 6, 7, 9</ref>


A different ''' Vairë''' appeared in some of Tolkien's earliest writings. In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', she was an [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Tol Eressëa]]. She and her husband Lindo tell the stories that would become the [[Quenta Silmarillion|Silmarillion]] to the human mariner [[Ælfwine]]/Eriol. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the Vala responsible for recording stories.
==Other versions of the legendarium==
A different Vairë appeared in some of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s earliest writings. In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', she was an [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Tol Eressëa]]. She and her husband Lindo tell the stories that would become the [[Quenta Silmarillion|Silmarillion]] to the human mariner [[Ælfwine]]/Eriol. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the Vala responsible for recording stories.


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Vairë
Vala
Alice Falto - Vaire.jpg
Biographical Information
Other namesGwîr
PositionWeaver of Time
LocationHalls of Mandos
Family
SpouseNámo
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Vairë

Vairë (Q, pron. [ˈvaɪre]) was a Valië and the wife of Mandos, and was responsible for weaving the story of the World.

Vairë was counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" covered the Halls of Mandos, where she lived.

Etymology

The Quenya name Vairë means "Weaver",[1] or "Ever-weaving", derived from the root WIR.[2]

In the Etymologies, Quenya Vaire ("Weaver") is a descendant form of Primitive Quendian weirē, deriving from root WEY ("wind, weave").[3]

Her Noldorin name is said to be Gwîr ("Weaver").[3] An early, Gnomish version of her name was Gwairil.[4]

Other versions of the legendarium

A different Vairë appeared in some of Tolkien's earliest writings. In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, she was an Elf of Tol Eressëa. She and her husband Lindo tell the stories that would become the Silmarillion to the human mariner Ælfwine/Eriol. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the Vala responsible for recording stories.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "From Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998, pp. 10, 14 (form: Vaire)
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 398
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), pp. 6, 7, 9
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