Manwë

Manwë (Quenya Tengwar: full spelling or vowel-abbreviated spelling ; IPA: ; from the Valarin Mânawenûz; named also Valahiru in Sindarin meaning Lord of the Valar) was the greatest of the Ainur, the King of the Valar, husband of Varda Elentári, brother of the Dark Lord Melkor (Morgoth), and King of Arda. He lives atop Mount Taniquetil in Valinor, the highest mountain of the world. The winds and airs are his servants. He was the greatest in authority, but not in power, of all the Valar, Melkor being more powerful. He was however the greatest of the Aratar, which Melkor was not counted among.

Biography
Manwë was (with Melkor) the eldest of the Ainur, and the one that best understood the will of Eru. When Melkor created the discord in the Music of the Ainur, Manwë took over leading the song. When Arda was formed, Manwë was appointed Ruler of Arda, hence his most common title, the Elder King. Manwë was a kind, compassionate ruler, unconcerned with his own power. But he did not understand evil, even in the form of his own brother. He released Melkor from Mandos, thus allowing him to cause the distrust of Fëanor, the Poisoning of the Two Trees, the murder of Finwë, the theft of the Silmarils, and the Revolt of the Ñoldor, which led to The War of the Great Jewels and the Battles of Beleriand. After the Revolt of the Ñoldor, he ordered that Valinor be hidden by way of the Shadowy Seas and the Enchanted Isles and forbade any of the Ñoldor from returning.

To hearten the Eldar, he had Aulë fashion the Sun and the Moon, for he knew the rising of the Atani was coming soon, and sent Thorondor and the Eagles to watch them. After Morgoth's fall, Manwë cast him into the void. In the Dagor Dagorath, the Final Battle, when Melkor escapes, it was said that the Elder King and the Dark Lord will battle on the Plains of Valinor, but that they will not slay each other. Manwë dresses in blue robes and has blue eyes. He wields a scepter of sapphire made for him by the Ñoldor. The Vanyar are his favorite Elves, and they live with him and Varda on Mount Taniquetil.



Etymology and Titles
Manwë means Blessed One. Súlimo means Lord of the Winds. His titles include Elder King, King of Arda, Lord of the Breath of Arda, King of the Valar, and Lord of the West.

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