Ilmarin was the mansion of Manwë and Varda, and was located at the peak of Taniquetil. It was a domed, marble watchtower from which Manwë and Varda could watch all of Arda.[1] Manwë's followers, the spirits that took the forms of hawks and Great Eagles often came here to deliver news.[2]
A feast was taking place in Ilmarin when Melkor came to destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.[3][4]
Etymology[]
The name Ilmarin means "Mansion of the High Airs" in Quenya.[5] It is related to the names Ilmarë and Ilmen, according to Christopher Tolkien.[6]
In song[]
In Bilbo Baggins's Eärendillinwë, Ilmarin was mentioned as the "Hill of Ilmarin", though it referred more to Taniquetil than the tower itself.[7][8]
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Arabic | ألمارينين |
Armenian | Իլմարին |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Ілмарын |
Bengali | ইলমারিন |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Илмарин |
Chinese | 伊尔马林 |
Danish | Manwës Højsale (Ilmarin) |
Georgian | ილმარინი |
Greek | Ίλμαριν |
Gujarati | ઇલ્મારીન |
Hebrew | אילמארין |
Hindi | इल्मरीन |
Japanese | イルマリン |
Kannada | ಇಲ್ಮರಿನ್ |
Kazakh | Ильмарин (Cyrillic) Ïlmarïn (Latin) |
Korean | 일 마린 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Илмарин |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Илмарин |
Marathi | इल्मारिन |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Илмарин |
Persian | ایلمارین |
Punjabi | ਇਲਮਾਰਿਨ |
Russian | Ильмарин |
Serbian | Илмарин (Cyrillic) Ilmarin (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ඉල්මරින් |
Tajik Cyrillic | Ильмарин |
Tamil | இல்மரின் |
Telugu | ఇల్మారిన్ |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ільмарин |
Yiddish | ילמאַרין |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, Ainulindalë
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, II: "The Earliest 'Silmarillion'"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VIII: "Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 7: The Treason of Isengard, V: "Bilbo's Song at Rivendell: Errantry and Eärendillinwë"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: "Many Meetings"