The Halls of Mandos held the souls of the dead Children of Ilúvatar, and were the dwelling place of Námo Mandos, Doomsman of the Valar.
History[]
Their name comes from two Elvish words for 'prison' and 'fortress'. The Halls stood on the western shores of Valinor, looking out across the Encircling Sea. They were said to grow in size as the World aged, and their walls were hung with the tapestries made by Námo's spouse Vairë, depicting all the events of unfolding history.
It was to the Halls of Mandos that the spirits of the Children of Ilúvatar were gathered to await their different fates, and so Mandos was given its common name of the 'Halls of Waiting'. The Elves, after a period of cleansing and self-reflection, could be reincarnated into bodies identical to those of their prior life; however, Elves who had offended the Valar or committed particularly heinous misdeeds were doomed to wait in the halls until the end of time. Men go to a different hall to be judged by Mandos before leaving Arda completely. Where they go, and their fate upon arriving there, is a question not even Manwë could answer.[1][2] This was called the Gift of Ilúvatar.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Saal van Mandos |
| Albanian | Sallave e Mandos |
| Amharic | ማንዶስ ውስጥ አዳራሾች |
| Arabic | قاعات ماندوس |
| Azerbaijani | Mandos Salonları |
| Basque | Mandos Aretoetan |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Залы Мандосе |
| Bengali | মান্দস হলসমূহ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Залите на Мандос |
| Catalan | Sales de Mandos |
| Chinese | 曼督斯大厅 |
| Corsican | Sales di Mandos |
| Croatian | Dvorane Mandos |
| Czech | Sály Mandosovy |
| Danish | Mandos' Sale |
| Dutch | Zalen van Mandos |
| Esperanto | Salonoj de Mandos |
| Estonian | Mandose Kojad |
| Filipino | Bulwagan ng Mandos |
| Finnish | Mandosin salit |
| French | Salles de Mandos |
| Frisian | Sealen fan Mandos (Western) |
| Galician | Salóns de Mandos |
| Georgian | დარბაზები მანდოსი |
| German | Hallen des Mandos |
| Greek | δώματα του Μάντος |
| Gujarati | મંડોસના હોલ |
| Hebrew | היכלי מאנדוס |
| Hindi | मन्दोस के हॉल |
| Hungarian | Mandos Csarnokai |
| Icelandic | Mandos sölum |
| Indonesian | Lorong-lorong Mandos |
| Irish Gaelic | Hallaí na Mandos |
| Italian | Aule di Mandos |
| Japanese | マンドスのホール |
| Kannada | ಮಾಂಡೋಸ್ ಸಭಾಂಗಣಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Mandos zaldarı (Cyrillic) Mandos zaldarı (Latin) |
| Konkani | मांडोसचे हॉल |
| Korean | 만도스홀 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Мандос залдары |
| Latin | Atria Mandos |
| Latvian | Zāles Mandos |
| Lithuanian | Mandoso menės |
| Luxembourgish | Hale vun Mandos |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Салите на Мандос |
| Malayalam | മാൻഡോസിന്റെ ഹാളുകൾ |
| Malaysian | Dewan Mandos |
| Maltese | Swali tal-Mandos |
| Marathi | मांडोसचे हॉल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Мандос-ын танхим |
| Nepalese | मन्डोसका हलहरू |
| Norwegian | Mandos haller |
| Occitan | Salas de Mandos |
| Pashto | د سالونونه ماندوس |
| Persian | سالن ماندوس |
| Polish | Komnaty Mandosa |
| Portuguese | Salões de Mandos |
| Punjabi | ਮੰਡੋਸ ਦੇ ਹਾਲ |
| Romanian | Sălile lui Mandos |
| Russian | Залы Мандос |
| Sardinian | Salas de Mandos |
| Serbian | Дворане Мандос (Cyrillic) Dvorane Mandos (Latin) |
| Sanskrit | मन्दोस् ह्लस् |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tallaichean de Mandos |
| Sicilian | Sali di Mandos |
| Sinhalese | මැන්ඩෝස් ශාලා |
| Slovak | Mandosove siene |
| Slovenian | Dvorana Mandos |
| Somali | Hoolka ee Mandos |
| Spanish | Salones de Mandos |
| Sundanese | Gedung tina Mandos |
| Swahili | Kumbi za Mandos |
| Swedish | Mandos hallar |
| Tajik Cyrillic | толорҳои Мандос |
| Tamil | மண்டோஸ் அரங்குகள் |
| Telugu | మన్దొస మందిరాలు |
| Thai | ห้องโถงของมานดอส |
| Turkish | Mandos Salonları |
| Turkmen | Mandos Zallary |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | зали Мандоса |
| Urdu | ہالوں ماندوس |
| Uzbek | Мандос заллари (Cyrillic) Mandos zallari (Latin) |
| Venetian | Sałe de Mandos |
| Vietnamese | Hội trường của Mandos |
| Welsh | Neuaddau o Mandos |
| Yiddish | האַללס פון מאַנדאָס |
| Yoruba | Gbọngàn ti Mandos |
| 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 • Alalvinórë • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir •Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruir • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas •Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobel • Tirion • Lumbi | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Play • House of the Hundred Chimneys • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobel• Tram Nybol | |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Chapter XII: "Of Men"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"