This article refers to the place in Aman. For other namesakes, see Lórien (disambiguation). |
The Gardens of Lórien were the home of the Vala Irmo and his wife Estë, located in Lórien in the land of Valinor.
History[]
The Vala Lórien (or Irmo) dwelt in these gardens far from Valmar, though still within Valinor. His dwellings were built south by the feet of the mountains of Valinor, upon the confines of the realm.[1] Aulë had made Lorien's halls of mist gathered beyond Avathar upon the Shadowy Seas. His hall was great and dimly lit and had wide gardens which wandered marvelously about, winding near to the feet of Telperion whose shining lit them. The gardens were full of labyrinths and mazes, for Yavanna had given Lórien a great wealth of yew trees and cedars, and of pines that exuded drowsy aromas in the dusk, and these hung over deep pools. Bright glowworms crept about their borders and Varda had set stars within their depths for the pleasure of Irmo. His Maiar servants sang wonderfully in these gardens and the scent of nightflowers and the songs of sleepy nightingales filled them with great loveliness. There too grew the poppies glowing red in the dusk, and those the Valar called Fumellar; the flowers of sleep. In the middle of his gardens was set a ring of shadowy cypress reaching high above the cauldron Silindrin where Irmo, gazing upon it, saw many visions of mystery pass upon its face. In the gardens were also a lake called Lorellin, and in the lake was an isle on which Estë slept.
Being the most beautiful place in Arda, the Gardens of Lòrien were set upon a unique natural background containing forest groves, flowers, silver willows, fountains, and lakes; the overall color scheme seems to have been silver. Within the Gardens was Lorellin, the tree-shadowed lake where, on a small island at its center, slept Estë. Not far from its shores was a small dwelling considered to be a place of healing and rest. Many spirits were said to be loose in the gardens.
Here lay the body of Míriel, the first wife of Finwë, and for a time he came frequently to see her here.
Gandalf originally lived here, as did Melian before she became Queen of Doriath.[2][3]
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Tuine van Lórien |
Albanian | Xhennete te Lórien |
Arabic | حدائق لوريين |
Armenian | Լոռիենյան այգիները |
Azerbaijani | Lórien Bağları |
Basque | Lórien lorategiak |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Сады Лориена |
Bengali | লরিএন এর বাগান |
Bosnian | Vrtovi Lórien |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Градини на Лориен |
Burmese | ဠောရိဧန္၏ဥယျာဉ် ? |
Catalan | La Jardins de Lórien |
Cebuano | Mga tanaman Lórien |
Chinese | 洛里恩的花园 |
Cornish | Jardinyow a Lórien |
Corsican | Giardini di Lórien |
Croatian | Vrtovi Lóriena |
Czech | Zahrady Lórienu |
Danish | Lóriens haver |
Dutch | Tuinen van Lorien |
Esperanto | Ĝardenoj de Lórien |
Estonian | Lórien aiad |
Filipino | Mga hardin ng Lórien |
Finnish | Lórienin puutarhoihin |
French | Les Jardins de Lórien |
Galician | Xardíns de Lórien |
Georgian | ლორიენი ბაღები |
German | Gärten von Lórien |
Greek | Κήποι του Λοριεν |
Gujarati | લોરિયનના ગાર્ડન્સ |
Haitian Creole | Jaden de Lórien |
Hebrew | גני לוריין |
Hindi | लॉरियनचे उद्यान |
Hungarian | Lórien kertjei |
Icelandic | Lóriens garðar |
Indonesian | Kebun Lórien |
Irish Gaelic | Gairdíní de Lórien |
Italian | I Giardini di Lórien |
Japanese | ロリアンの庭園 |
Kannada | ಲೋರಿಯನ್ನ ಗಾರ್ಡನ್ಸ್ |
Kazakh | Лорианың бақтарын (Cyrillic) Lorïanıñ baqtarın (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Лориэнын бакчалар |
Latin | Hortos et Lorien |
Latvian | Lórien dārzi |
Lithuanian | Lórien sodai |
Luxembourgish | Gäert vu Lórien |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Градини на Лориен |
Malagasy | Zaridaina ny Lórien |
Malayalam | ലോറിയൻ പൂന്തോട്ടങ്ങൾ |
Malaysian | Taman Lórien |
Maltese | Ġonna tal-Lórien |
Maori | Nga māra o Lórien |
Marathi | लॉरियनचे उद्यान |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Лориэн-ийн цэцэрлэг |
Nepalese | लोरियन बगैंचा |
Norwegian | Lóriens hager |
Occitan | Jardins de Lórien |
Persian | باغ های لورین |
Pashto | د باغونو لوریېن |
Polish | Ogrody z Lorien |
Portuguese | Os Jardins de Lórien |
Punjabi | ਲੋਰਿਯਨ ਦੇ ਗਾਰਡਨ |
Romanian | Grădinile din Lórien |
Russian | Сады Лориен |
Scottish Gaelic | Gàrraidhean de Lòrien |
Serbian | Вртови Лоријена (Cyrillic) Vrtovi Lorijena (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ලොරිියන් උද්යානය |
Slovak | Záhrady Lórienu |
Slovenian | Vrtovi Lórien |
Spanish | Los Jardines de Lórien |
Swahili | Bustani ya Lórien |
Swedish | Lóriens trädgårdar |
Tajik Cyrillic | Боғҳои Лориен |
Tamil | லொரிஎந் தோட்டங்கள் |
Telugu | లోరీన్ గార్డెన్స్ |
Thai | สวนลอเรียน |
Turkish | Lórien Bahçeleri |
Turkmen | Lórien Baglary |
Welsh | Gerddi o Lórien |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Сади Лоріен |
Urdu | کے باغات لوریےن |
Uzbek | Лóриен Боғлари (Cyrillic) Lórien Bog'lari (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Vườn Lórien |
Yiddish | גארטן פון לאָריען |
Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa) | ||
Places and regions of the Valar | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings