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| − | '''Arien''' ([[Quenya]]; [[IPA charts|IPA]]: {{IPA|[ˈari.en]}} or [[Third Age]] [[Middle-earth]] {{IPA|[ˈarijen]}}) was a [[Maia]] and the guardian of the [[Sun]]. |
+ | '''Arien''' ([[Quenya]]; [[IPA charts|IPA]]: {{IPA|[ˈari.en]}} or [[Third Age]] [[Middle-earth]] {{IPA|[ˈarijen]}}) was a [[Maia]] and the guardian of the [[Sun]]. She was one of the few Maiar of Flame who did not join [[Melkor]], most of the others being [[Balrogs]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Arien was a maiden spirit of fire who once served [[Vána]] the Ever-young in the gardens of [[Valinor]], though in some writings she served [[Varda]]. She was "from the beginning a spirit of fire" and never listened to [[Melkor]] in the least. Her eyes were too bright even for the elves to look at, and [[Morgoth]]'s servants were terrified of her. While in [[Valinor]] she took a form similar to that of the [[Valar]], but when she left she was a "naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour." Arien was more powerful than [[Tilion]], the guardian of the [[Moon]]. |
Arien was a maiden spirit of fire who once served [[Vána]] the Ever-young in the gardens of [[Valinor]], though in some writings she served [[Varda]]. She was "from the beginning a spirit of fire" and never listened to [[Melkor]] in the least. Her eyes were too bright even for the elves to look at, and [[Morgoth]]'s servants were terrified of her. While in [[Valinor]] she took a form similar to that of the [[Valar]], but when she left she was a "naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour." Arien was more powerful than [[Tilion]], the guardian of the [[Moon]]. |
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When the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] were destroyed, Arien took the last surviving fruit of [[Laurelin]] in a vessel forged by [[Aule]] and carried it away in the Heavens. As Arien is the guardian of the Sun, she is one of the most loved [[Maiar]] by mortal [[men]], and her first journey across the sky was the signal of their [[Awakening of Men|awakening]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Quenta Silmarillion]],'' Chapter XI: "[[Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor]]"</ref> |
When the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] were destroyed, Arien took the last surviving fruit of [[Laurelin]] in a vessel forged by [[Aule]] and carried it away in the Heavens. As Arien is the guardian of the Sun, she is one of the most loved [[Maiar]] by mortal [[men]], and her first journey across the sky was the signal of their [[Awakening of Men|awakening]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Quenta Silmarillion]],'' Chapter XI: "[[Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor]]"</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in [[Quenya]] from ''áirë'', sunlight, and -ien, a feminine ending.<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]],'' Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names</ref> |
+ | Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in [[Quenya]] from ''áirë'', sunlight, and ''-ien'', a feminine ending.<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]],'' Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names</ref> |
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| + | '''Urien''' and '''Urwendi''' are the earlier names for Arien, which both mean "Maiden of Fire".<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> |
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==Other versions of the legendarium== |
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| − | In other writings, [[Morgoth]] wanted to claim Arien as a wife, and ravished her, upon which she abandoned her body and "died", leaving the Sun to travel through the skies uncontrollably and burning parts of [[Arda]]. |
+ | In other writings, [[Morgoth]] wanted to claim Arien as a wife, and ravished her, upon which she abandoned her body and "died", leaving the Sun to travel through the skies uncontrollably and burning parts of [[Arda]].<ref name=hiding/> |
| + | It was also stated that Arien, then named Urwendi, fell into the Sea and met her "death". Fiönwë, later called [[Eönwë]], a son of [[Manwë]], defeats [[Melkor]], driven by his love for Urwendi.<ref name=hiding>''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. 1: ''The Book of Lost Tales Part One'', IX: "The Hiding of Valinor"</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:18, 16 April 2014
Arien (Quenya; IPA: [ˈari.en] or Third Age Middle-earth [ˈarijen]) was a Maia and the guardian of the Sun. She was one of the few Maiar of Flame who did not join Melkor, most of the others being Balrogs.
Biography
Arien was a maiden spirit of fire who once served Vána the Ever-young in the gardens of Valinor, though in some writings she served Varda. She was "from the beginning a spirit of fire" and never listened to Melkor in the least. Her eyes were too bright even for the elves to look at, and Morgoth's servants were terrified of her. While in Valinor she took a form similar to that of the Valar, but when she left she was a "naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour." Arien was more powerful than Tilion, the guardian of the Moon.
When the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, Arien took the last surviving fruit of Laurelin in a vessel forged by Aule and carried it away in the Heavens. As Arien is the guardian of the Sun, she is one of the most loved Maiar by mortal men, and her first journey across the sky was the signal of their awakening.[1]
Etymology
Arien holding the sun.
Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in Quenya from áirë, sunlight, and -ien, a feminine ending.[2]
Earlier Names
Urien and Urwendi are the earlier names for Arien, which both mean "Maiden of Fire".[3]
Other versions of the legendarium
In other writings, Morgoth wanted to claim Arien as a wife, and ravished her, upon which she abandoned her body and "died", leaving the Sun to travel through the skies uncontrollably and burning parts of Arda.[4]
It was also stated that Arien, then named Urwendi, fell into the Sea and met her "death". Fiönwë, later called Eönwë, a son of Manwë, defeats Melkor, driven by his love for Urwendi.[4]
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 1: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 1: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, IX: "The Hiding of Valinor"
