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+ | ''Mandos'' is the usual name for the [[Valar|Vala]] originally called [[Námo]] (''Judge''). Námo was given this new name in honor of the [[Halls of Mandos]], over which he presides, where [[Elves (Middle-earth)|Elves]] go after they are slain (''cf''. [[Valhalla]]). His wife is [[Vairë]] the Weaver, and he is the brother of [[Irmo|Lórien]] and [[Nienna]] in the mind of [[Ilúvatar]]. |
Mandos is described as being stern and dispassionate and never forgetting a thing. He was the [[Vala]] who cursed the [[Ñoldor]] leaving [[Aman]], and counselled against allowing them to return (almost to the point of vindictiveness). But unlike [[Morgoth]], his Dooms are not cruel or vindictive by his own design. They are simply the will of [[Eru]], and he will not speak them unless he is commanded to do so by [[Manwë]]. Only once has he been moved to pity, when [[Lúthien]] sang of the grief she and her lover [[Beren]] had experienced in [[Beleriand]]. Then, with the [[Elder King]]'s approval, he released them. |
Mandos is described as being stern and dispassionate and never forgetting a thing. He was the [[Vala]] who cursed the [[Ñoldor]] leaving [[Aman]], and counselled against allowing them to return (almost to the point of vindictiveness). But unlike [[Morgoth]], his Dooms are not cruel or vindictive by his own design. They are simply the will of [[Eru]], and he will not speak them unless he is commanded to do so by [[Manwë]]. Only once has he been moved to pity, when [[Lúthien]] sang of the grief she and her lover [[Beren]] had experienced in [[Beleriand]]. Then, with the [[Elder King]]'s approval, he released them. |
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Revision as of 18:58, 25 February 2008
Mandos is the usual name for the Vala originally called Námo (Judge). Námo was given this new name in honor of the Halls of Mandos, over which he presides, where Elves go after they are slain (cf. Valhalla). His wife is Vairë the Weaver, and he is the brother of Lórien and Nienna in the mind of Ilúvatar.
Mandos is described as being stern and dispassionate and never forgetting a thing. He was the Vala who cursed the Ñoldor leaving Aman, and counselled against allowing them to return (almost to the point of vindictiveness). But unlike Morgoth, his Dooms are not cruel or vindictive by his own design. They are simply the will of Eru, and he will not speak them unless he is commanded to do so by Manwë. Only once has he been moved to pity, when Lúthien sang of the grief she and her lover Beren had experienced in Beleriand. Then, with the Elder King's approval, he released them.