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Nienna (Quenya; IPA [niˈenna] or [niˈjenna] - "Weeping" or "She Who Weeps") was an Ainu, one of the Aratar and a Vala who was responsible for the mercy and grief spread across Arda. She was the sister of Mandos and Irmo and had no spouse. Her part in the Music of the Ainur was one of deep sadness, from which grief entered the world at its beginning.^[1] She had dominion over the Halls of Nienna, which were on the western edge of Valinor, looking over the sea.

Biography

Jenny Dolfen - Masters of Souls — Nienna and the Masters of the Souls, by Jenny Dolfen

Nienna was concerned with mourning, and she pitied the suffering of others, especially the Marring of Arda by Melkor. Yet the lesson of Nienna is not of endless grief, but rather of pity, hope, and the endurance of the spirit.

Nienna dwelt in far western Valinor near Mandos, and she seldom came to Valimar. Her windows looked out beyond the Walls of the Night.^[2]

During the creation of the Two Trees, she watered the mound with her tears.^[3]

The pity of Nienna is most clearly seen in her support for Melkor when he sued for the pardon of the Valar. Though she spent her time in the world mourning for the destruction he had wreaked in Arda, when he sued for release after his three ages of Captivity, Nienna spoke on his behalf.^[4]

After the Flight of the Ñoldor, Nienna mourned for the destruction of the Two Trees, and her tears brought healing, but could not heal the mortal wounds. Thus, the trees brought forth their last flower and fruit, and made into the Sun and Moon.^[5]

Gandalf was Nienna's greatest pupil among all the others who dwelt in the Halls of Nienna. She taught him pity and many other things before he was chosen as the second wizard sent to lead the people of Middle-earth into standing against Sauron.^[6]

All that is known about her appearance is that she wore a grey hood.^[7] Given that Gandalf was her greatest student, his being clothed in grey may have been a mark of respect to his teacher.

Etymology

Nienna means weeping or she who weeps in Quenya and comes from the root nei ("tear").^[8]

Other versions of the legendarium

In earlier writings, Nienna was the sister of Manwë and Melkor, and was called "queen of shadow".^[9]

In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, a character similar to Nienna was called Fui (“night”), the Death-Goddess. In Gnomish she was Fuil, the Queen of the Dark. She dwelt in halls that bore her name, and had a roof of bats' wings. As Fui, she was the spouse of Vefantur (Mandos in Tolkien's later writings) and dwelt in his halls of Ve. She judged the humans while Vefantur judged the elves.^[10]

Nienna govar — Nienna, the Compassionate

Heskil (Winter One) and Núri (One who Sighs) were her names as well. She was additionally called Qalme-Tari (Mistress of Death).^[11]

List of names and pronunciation:

Nyenna [ˈɲenːa]
Fui (Quenya; IPA [fuɪ] - "Night")
Heskil Quenya; IPA [ˈheskil] - "Winter One")
Núri (Quenya; IPA [ˈnuːri] - "Sighing One")
Qalmë-Tári (Quenya; IPA [ˌkʷalmeˈtaːri] - "Mistress of Death")

Gallery

Nienna by Edarlein

Nienna, by Alice Falto

Nienna's Grief

Nienna is looking at the sky

Nienna the Weeping

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Amharic	ኚአንና
Arabic	تِسْعَة
Armenian	Նիեննա
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ніенна
Bengali	ণিএন্না
Bosnian	Niena
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Ниенна
Chinese	妮娜
Georgian	ნიენა
Greek	Νιέννα
Gujarati	ણિએન્ન
Hindi	णिएन्ना
Japanese	ニエンナ
Kazakh	Ниенна (Cyrillic) Nïenna (Latin)
Korean	니엔나
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Ниэнна
Lao	ນິເນນະ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ниенна
Marathi	निएन्ना
Mongolian Cyrillic	Ниенна
Nepalese	नियना
Pashto	نیېڼا
Persian	نیهننا
Polish	Niënna
Punjabi	ਨੀਨੀਨਾ ?
Russian	Ниэнна
Sanskrit	णिएन्न
Serbian	Нијена (Cyrillic) Nijena (Latin)
Sinhalese	ණිඑන්න
Tajik Cyrillic	Ниенна
Tamil	ணிஎண
Telugu	ణిఎన్న
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Ніенна
Uzbek	Ниенна (Cyrillic) Nienna (Latin)
Yiddish	ניעננאַ

References

↑ The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Valar"
↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"
↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VI: "Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
↑ The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar"
↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of the Valar"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I

[vala-1] The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Valar"

[2] The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"

[3] The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"

[4] The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VI: "Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"

[5] The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"

[6] The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar"

[7] The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"

[8] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"

[9] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman

[10] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of the Valar"

[11] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I

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 | caption = Nienna, by artist [http://moon-blossom.deviantart.com/ moon blossom]
 | name = Nienna
-| othernames = Lady of Mercy, Lady of Pity and Mourning, Nienna the Compassionate
+| othernames = Lady of Mercy<br/>Lady of Pity and Mourning<br/>Nienna the Compassionate
 | title = Queen of the Valar
 | birth = Before the creation of [[Arda]]
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 '''Nienna''' ([[Quenya]]; [[IPA charts|IPA]] {{IPA|[niˈenna]}} or {{IPA|[niˈjenna]}} - "Weeping" or "She Who Weeps") was an [[Ainu]], one of the [[Aratar]] and a [[Valar|Vala]] who was responsible for the mercy and grief spread across [[Arda]]. She was the sister of [[Mandos]] and [[Irmo]] and had no spouse. Her part in the [[Music of the Ainur]] was one of deep sadness, from which grief entered the world at its beginning.<ref name="vala">''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Valaquenta]]'', "Of the Valar"</ref> She had dominion over the [[Halls of Nienna]], which were on the western edge of [[Valinor]], looking over the sea.
-==Biography==
+== Biography ==
 [[File:Jenny_Dolfen_-_Masters_of_Souls.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Nienna and the Masters of the Souls, by [http://gold-seven.deviantart.com/art/Masters-of-souls-434024962 Jenny Dolfen]]]
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 After the Flight of the Ñoldor, Nienna mourned for the destruction of the Two Trees, and her tears brought healing, but could not heal the mortal wounds. Thus, the trees brought forth their last flower and fruit, and made into the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]].<ref>''The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion'', Chapter XI: "[[Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor]]"</ref>
+[[Gandalf]] was Nienna's greatest pupil among all the others who dwelt in the Halls of Nienna. She taught him pity and many other things before he was chosen as the second [[wizard]] sent to lead the people of [[Middle-earth]] into standing against [[Sauron]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Valaquenta]]'', "Of the Maiar"</ref>
-All that is known about her appearance is that she wore a grey hood.<ref>''The Silmarillion'', ''Quenta Silmarillion,'' Chapter IX: "[[Of the Flight of the Noldor]]"</ref> Given that [[Gandalf]] was her greatest student, his being clothed in grey may have been a mark of respect to his teacher.
+All that is known about her appearance is that she wore a grey hood.<ref>''The Silmarillion'', ''Quenta Silmarillion,'' Chapter IX: "[[Of the Flight of the Noldor]]"</ref> Given that Gandalf was her greatest student, his being clothed in grey may have been a mark of respect to his teacher.
-==Maiar of Nienna==
+== Etymology ==
-* Olórin ([[Gandalf]]), Nienna's greatest pupil among all the others who dwell in the Halls of Awaiting. She taught him pity and many other things before he was chosen as the second [[wizard]] sent to lead the people of [[Middle-earth]] into standing against [[Sauron]].
+'''''Nienna''''' means ''weeping ''or ''she who weeps ''in [[Quenya]] and'' ''comes'' ''from the root ''nei'' ("tear").<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Vol. V: ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', Part Three: "[[The Etymologies]]"</ref>
-==Etymology==
+== Other versions of the legendarium ==
-Nienna means ''weeping ''or ''she who weeps ''in [[Quenya]] and'' ''comes'' ''from the root ''nei'' ("tear").<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Vol. 5: ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', Part Three: "The Etymologies"</ref>
+In earlier writings, Nienna was the sister of [[Manwë]] and Melkor, and was called "queen of shadow".<ref>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. X: ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', The Annals of Aman</ref>
+In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 1|The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', a character similar to Nienna was called '''Fui''' (“night”), the Death-Goddess. In Gnomish she was '''''Fuil''''', the Queen of the Dark. She dwelt in halls that bore her name, and had a roof of bats' wings. As ''Fui'', she was the spouse of Vefantur (Mandos in [[Tolkien|Tolkien's]] later writings) and dwelt in his halls of Ve. She judged the [[humans]] while Vefantur judged the [[elves]].<ref>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. X: ''Morgoth's Ring'', The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of the Valar"</ref>
-==Other versions of the legendarium==
+[[File:Nienna_govar.jpg|thumb|226x226px|Nienna, the Compassionate]]
-In earlier versions, Nienna was the sister of [[Manwë]] and Melkor, and was called "queen of shadow".<ref>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. 10: ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', The Annals of Aman</ref>
+'''Heskil''' (Winter One) and '''Núri''' (One who Sighs) were her names as well. She was additionally called '''Qalme-Tari''' (Mistress of Death).<ref>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. I: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales|The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I</ref>
-In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 1]]'', a character similar to Nienna was called '''Fui''' (Night), the Death-Goddess. In Gnomish she was '''Fuil''', the Queen of the Dark. She dwelt in halls that bore her name, and had a roof of bats' wings. As ''Fui'', she was the spouse of Vefantur (Mandos in [[Tolkien|Tolkien's]] later writings) and dwelt in his halls of Ve. She judged the [[humans]] while Vefantur judged the [[elves]].<ref>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. 10: ''Morgoth's Ring'', The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of the Valar"</ref>
-[[Image:Nienna_govar.jpg|thumb|226x226px|Nienna, the Compassionate]]
-'''Heskil''' (Winter One) and '''Núri''' (One who Sighs) were her names as well. She was also called '''Qalme-Tari''' (Mistress of Death).<ref>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. 1: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales|The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I</ref>
-Similarly, [[Vairë]] was an elven storyteller in Tolkien's early writings, but in his later writings Vairë was the wife of Mandos and was responsible for weaving the story of the World.
 '''List of names and pronunciation:'''
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 * '''''Qalmë-Tári''''' ([[Quenya]]; [[IPA charts|IPA]] [ˌkʷalmeˈtaːri] - "Mistress of Death")
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
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-|Nienna by Alice Falto.jpg|Nienna by Alice Falto
+|Nienna by Alice Falto.jpg|Nienna, by Alice Falto
 |Nienna's Grief.jpg|Nienna's Grief
 |Nienna is looking at the sky.gif|Nienna is looking at the sky
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Ainur of Arda
Valar
Kings	Manwë (Súlimo) • Ulmo (Ulubôz) • Aulë (Návatar) • Oromë (Aldaron) • Námo (Mandos) • Irmo (Lórien) • Tulkas (Astaldo)
Queens	Varda (Elentári) • Yavanna (Kementári) • Nienna • Estë • Vairë • Vána • Nessa
Enemies	Melkor (Morgoth)
Maiar
Valinor	Eönwë • Ilmarë • Ossë • Uinen • Salmar • Melian • Arien • Tilion • Curumo (Saruman) • Olórin (Gandalf) • Aiwendil (Radagast) • Alatar (Morinehtar) • Pallando (Rómestámo)
Enemies	Sauron (Mairon) • Gothmog • Durin's Bane • Ungoliant • Shelob • Curumo (Saruman)