Estë (Quenya; IPA: [ˈeste]) was an Ainu and the Vala responsible for the healing of the hurt and weary.
Biography
Estë lived with her husband Irmo in Lórien. She did not walk by day; instead, she slept upon an island of the tree-shadowed Lake of Lórellin. All those who dwelt in Valinor drew refreshment from the fountains of Estë and Irmo in Lórien. In like manner, the Valar themselves often came to the fountains and would find easing and reposing there from the burdens of Arda.
Melian had formerly served both Estë and Vána. She dwelt long in Lórien, tending to the trees that flowered in the Gardens of Lórien, before departing for Middle-earth.[1]
When the Elves dwelt in Valinor, Finwë, the King of the Ñoldor, was grieved that his first wife Míriel no longer had strength to carry on. Afterwards, Manwë surrendered the care of Míriel to Irmo. Estë and her maidens still tended Míriel's body, and it remained unwithered though she never returned to the living.[2]
It was said that Estë did not attend the Councils of the Valar. Thus, she was not reckoned among the Valier and was counted instead as the Chief of the Maiar.[3]
She was dressed in grey.[4]
Etymology
Estë is a Quenya word that meant 'rest'.[4]
Other versions
In an alternate version of the legendarium Estë was a Maia and was considered the "highest of the Maiar" along with Lëa-vinya[3] (then changed with Nessa[5]).
Translations
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Arabic | إستي |
Armenian | Էստը |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Естё |
Bengali | এস্তে |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Есте |
Chinese (Simplified) | 伊絲緹 |
Georgian | ესტე |
Greek | Έστε |
Gujarati | ઍસ્તે |
Hebrew | אסטה |
Hindi | एस्ते |
Japanese | エステ |
Kazakh | Есте (Cyrillic) Este (Latin) |
Korean | 에스테 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эстэ |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Есте |
Marathi | एस्ते |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Естё |
Nepalese | एस्ते |
Persian | استه |
Punjabi | ਏਸ੍ਤੇ |
Russian | Эстэ |
Serbian | Есте (Cyrillic) Este (Latin) |
Sinhalese | එස්ටේ |
Tajik Cyrillic | Есте |
Tamil | ஏஸ்தெ |
Thai | เอสเต |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Есте |
Urdu | پرگ آٹو ? |
Uzbek | Есте (Cyrillic) Este (Latin) |
Yiddish | ײסטע |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol.10: Morgoth's Ring, "The Annals of Aman"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III. "The Quenta"