Ilmarin was the mansion of Manwe and Varda, and was located at the peak of Taniquetil. It was a domed, marble watchtower from which Manwë and Varda could watch all of Arda.[1] Manwë's followers, the spirits that took the forms of hawks and Great Eagles often came here to deliver news.[2]
A feast was taking place in Ilmarin when Melkor came to destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.[3][4]
Etymology
The name Ilmarin means "Mansion of the High Airs" in Quenya.[5] It is related to the names Ilmarë and Ilmen, according to Christopher Tolkien.[6]
In Song
In Bilbo Baggins's Song of Eärendil, Ilmarin was mentioned as the "Hill of Ilmarin", though it referred more to Taniquetil than the tower itself.[7][8]
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References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, Ainulindalë
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 4: The Shaping of Middle-earth, II: "The Earliest 'Silmarillion'"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VIII: "Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 7: The Treason of Isengard, V: "Bilbo's Song at Rivendell: Errantry and Eärendillinwë"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: "Many Meetings"
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