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Arien was a maiden spirit of fire who once served [[Vána]] the Ever-young in the gardens of [[Valinor]], though in some writings she served [[Varda]]. She was "from the beginning a spirit of fire" and never listened to [[Melkor]] in the least. Her eyes were too bright even for the elves to look at, and [[Morgoth]]'s servants were terrified of her. While in [[Valinor]] she took a form similar to that of the [[Valar]], but when she left she was a "naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour." Arien was more powerful than [[Tilion]], the guardian of the [[Moon]]. |
Arien was a maiden spirit of fire who once served [[Vána]] the Ever-young in the gardens of [[Valinor]], though in some writings she served [[Varda]]. She was "from the beginning a spirit of fire" and never listened to [[Melkor]] in the least. Her eyes were too bright even for the elves to look at, and [[Morgoth]]'s servants were terrified of her. While in [[Valinor]] she took a form similar to that of the [[Valar]], but when she left she was a "naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour." Arien was more powerful than [[Tilion]], the guardian of the [[Moon]]. |
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+ | [[File:Arien_govar.jpg|thumb|right|185px|Arien holding the sun.]] |
| − | When the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] were destroyed, Arien took the last surviving fruit of [[Laurelin]] in a vessel forged by [[Aule]] and carried it away in the Heavens. As Arien is the guardian of the Sun, she is one of the most loved [[Maiar]] by mortal [[men]], and her first journey across the sky was the signal of their [[Awakening of Men|awakening]]. |
+ | When the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] were destroyed, Arien took the last surviving fruit of [[Laurelin]] in a vessel forged by [[Aule]] and carried it away in the Heavens. As Arien is the guardian of the Sun, she is one of the most loved [[Maiar]] by mortal [[men]], and her first journey across the sky was the signal of their [[Awakening of Men|awakening]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]]: [[Quenta Silmarillion]], "[[Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor]]"''</ref> |
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| − | Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in [[Quenya]] from ''áirë'', sunlight, and -ien, a feminine ending. |
+ | Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in [[Quenya]] from ''áirë'', sunlight, and -ien, a feminine ending.<ref>''The Silmarillion: Appendix''</ref> Arien was one of the few Maiar of Flame who did not join [[Melkor]], most of the others being [[Balrogs]]. |
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Revision as of 20:13, 12 July 2013
Arien (Quenya Tengwar: full spelling `C7T`V5 or vowel-abbreviated spelling `7T`V5; IPA: [ˈari.en] or Third Age Middle-earth [ˈarijen]) was a Maia and the guardian of the Sun.
Biography
Arien was a maiden spirit of fire who once served Vána the Ever-young in the gardens of Valinor, though in some writings she served Varda. She was "from the beginning a spirit of fire" and never listened to Melkor in the least. Her eyes were too bright even for the elves to look at, and Morgoth's servants were terrified of her. While in Valinor she took a form similar to that of the Valar, but when she left she was a "naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour." Arien was more powerful than Tilion, the guardian of the Moon.
Arien holding the sun.
When the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, Arien took the last surviving fruit of Laurelin in a vessel forged by Aule and carried it away in the Heavens. As Arien is the guardian of the Sun, she is one of the most loved Maiar by mortal men, and her first journey across the sky was the signal of their awakening.[1]
Etymology
Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in Quenya from áirë, sunlight, and -ien, a feminine ending.[2] Arien was one of the few Maiar of Flame who did not join Melkor, most of the others being Balrogs.
Other versions of the legendarium
In other writings, Morgoth wanted to claim Arien as a wife, and ravished her, upon which she abandoned her body and "died", leaving the Sun to travel through the skies uncontrollably and burning parts of Arda.
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion: Appendix
