Ossë (Quenya or Ñoldor; IPA: [ˈosse]; from the Valarin Ošošai, Oššai) was a Maia associated with Ulmo.
Biography[]
Ossë was a Ainu spirit of the sea in the service of Ulmo; Uinen was his wife. He never entered the deeps of the sea as did his master, being fond of the wildness and unpredictability of tides along the coasts. He was a friend of Círdan the Shipwright. Ossë was a friend of the Teleri and Sindar of Middle-earth, and was valued as highly as the Valar by them. During the shaping of Arda, Ossë was swayed into entering the service of Melkor, who offered him the powers of Ulmo and played on his wild and sometimes violent desires. Thus, the seas suffered from wanton storms which brought great ruin to the lands. He was persuaded to stop by Uinen under Aulë's bidding, but his taste for violence never really disappeared. In later ages, mariners loved him, but did not completely trust him.[2] He obeys the will of Mandos.[3]
Ossë also obstructed the work of Ulmo and Uin by dragging the island of Tol Eressëa westward, which they (possibly with the help of other animals as well) had carried to Aman.[4] During the process, a portion of the original island fell off and became the Isle of Balar.
When Fëanor and his people perpetrated the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, Ossë, who loved the Teleri deeply, was devastated, but was forbidden by the Valar from intervening in the battle. Ossë was responsible for the raising of the island that would be called Númenor. When Ossë grew restless in the Second Age, the mariners of Númenor would call for help from Uinen to quiet his storms.[5]
Etymology[]
Ossë is a Quenya word. His name in Sindarin was Gaerys.[1]
Other versions of the legendarium[]
In older versions of The Silmarillion, Ossë was a Vala in his own right, and often opposed the will of Ulmo.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዖስሰ |
| Arabic | أوسسي |
| Armenian | Ոսսե |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Оссё |
| Bengali | ওস্সে |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Осе |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 邁雅歐希 |
| Georgian | ოსე |
| Greek | Όσσε |
| Gujarati | ઑસ્સે |
| Hebrew | אוסה |
| Hindi | ॐस्से |
| Japanese | オッセ |
| Kannada | ಒಸ್ಸೆ |
| Kazakh | Оссе (Cyrillic) Osse (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Оссэ |
| Laotian | ອຊຊເ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Осе |
| Marathi | ओस |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Оссё |
| Nepalese | ॐस्से |
| Pashto | وسسې ? |
| Persian | وسسه |
| Punjabi | ਓਸ |
| Russian | Оссэ |
| Sanskrit | ॐस्से |
| Serbian | Оссе (Cyrillic) Osse (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඕස්සෙ |
| Tamil | ஓஷெ |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Оссе |
| Tatar | Оссе |
| Telugu | ఓస్సె |
| Thai | ออสเซ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Оссе |
| Urdu | وسسے |
| Uzbek | Оссе (Cyrillic) Osse (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אָססע |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Ainulindalë (The Music of the Ainur)
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin
- ↑ Drout.C.D.M.. 2006. J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. p.73. Retrieved on December 07 2014
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)