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A Northern Soul
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Valinor
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The Valar are...
Lords: Manwë Súlimo - Greatest of the Valar Tulkas Astaldo - Strongest Lórien/Irmo - who the garden of Lórien in Valinor is named for (and obviously, the woodland in Middle-earth) Aulë the Smith - Maker of Middle-earth and the Dwarves Oromë/Araw - discovered the Eldar Ulmo - Lord of the Waters Mandos/Námo - Doomsman of the Valar Queens: Varda Elentári/Elbereth - Queen of the Stars, Manwë's wife Yavanna Kementári - Queen of the Earth, Aulë's wife Nienna - 'Lady of Tears', taught Olórin (Gandalf) Nessa - Tulkas' wife Vána the Ever-young - Oromë's wife Vairë - weaves the tales of history Estë the Gentle - Irmo's wife The greatest eight are known as the Aratar, said to be equal in reverence: Manwë, Varda, Ulmo, Yavanna, Aulë, Mandos, Nienna and Oromë. Among the Valar, there are relations... Oromë and Nessa are brother/sister. Mandos, Irmo, and Nienna are brother/brother/sister. Yavanna and Vána are sisters. There were originally 15 Valar and 9 Aratar, but Melkor, the "mightiest dweller in Arda, equal to Manwë in power," turned away from the mission of Eru to pursue his own agenda.
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