Elentįri

Elentįri is the 'Star-Queen',
a name of Varda, maker of the stars.
She is called Elbereth, Tintallė
in Galadriėl's lament in Loriėn.
(Fellowship of the Ring)

Ainu, the mightiest of the Valar,
and one of the Aratar, spouse of Manwė,
with whom she lives in Ilmarin
on the summit of Taniquetil.

An ancient enemy of Melkor,
Varda aids Manwė in the rule of Arda
and the watching of Middle-Earth.

Varda is concerned with light.
She made the stars, filled the Lamps
of the Valar with light,
collected the dews of the
Two Trees in her Wells,
fashioned the newer stars and
constellations in preparation for
the awakening of the Elves,
hallowed the Silmarils,
established the courses of the
Moon and Sun, and set the star
'Eärendil' in the sky.

Because of her creation of the stars,
Varda was the dearest of the Valar
to the Elves, who called to her for aid
from Middle-Earth. At times she answeres
their prayers, and also those of Men.
During the War of the Rings,
for example, she aided Sam through the
Phial of Galadriel (which of course
contained the light of Eärendil)
during the struggle against Shelob.

Varda was the most beautiful of the Valar.
The Silmarillion
©J.R.R. Tolkien



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