Vairë The Weaver
One of the
Valier, the spouse of
Námo Mandos.
Valar The Powers
(singular Vala); name given to those great
Ainur who entered into
Eä at the beginning of Time, and assumed the function of guarding and governing
Arda. Called also the Great Ones, the Rulers of Arda, the Lords of the West, the Lords of Valinor.
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Valacar Valacar
Valacirca Sickle of the Valar
Name of the constellation of the Great Bear (UMa).
Valandil
Youngest son of Isildur, who for his youth remained in
Imladris in the war of the
Last Alliance, he thus was not slain in the Disatser of the
Gladden Fields; third King of Arnor.
Valaquenta Account of the Valar
A short work treated as a separate entity from The
Silmarillion proper.
Valier Queens of the Valar
(singular Valie); a term used only in the
Valaquenta.
Valmar
The city of the
Valar in
Valinor; the name also occurs in the form
Valimar. In
Galadriel's lament in
Lórien (The Fellowship of the Ring II 8) Valimar is made equivalent to Valinor.
Vanyar the Fair
The first host of the
Eldar on the westward journey from
Cuiviénen, led by
Ingwë. The name (singular Vanya) means 'the Fair', referring to the golden hair of the Vanyar; see
Finarfin,
Finrod, and
Galadriel.
Vása The Consumer
A name of the Sun among the
Noldor.
Vëantur
Vingilotë Foam-flower
The name of Eärendil's ship; see
Rothinzil.
Vinyamar
The house of
Turgon in
Nevrast under Mount
Taras. The meaning is probably 'New Dwelling'.
Voronda
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