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Ossë

Biographical information

Other names

Ošošai, Oššai

Titles

Date of birth

Before the creation Arda

Year ascended to the throne

Date of death

Realms ruled

Spouse

Uinen

Weapon

Powers of the Ainur

Physical description

Race

Ainur

Culture

Maiar

Gender

Male

Height

Hair color

Eye color

Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy

Actor

Voice

Character

Ossë (Quenya Tengwar: Vanyarin `NI;R or Ñoldorin `N,R; IPA: [ˈosse]; from the Valarin Ošošai, Oššai) was a Maia associated with Ulmo. A spirit of the sea in the service of Ulmo, he guarded the waters around Middle-earth. Uinen was his wife, and he was a friend of Círdan the Shipwright. During the Years of the Trees, he briefly entered into the service of Melkor and began causing wanton storms which made travelling by sea particularly unsafe. He was persuaded to stop by Uinen, but his taste for storms didn't quite disappear. When Ossë grew restless in the Second Age, the mariners of Númenor would call for help from Uinen to quiet his storms.

Ossë was a friend of the Sindar, and was valued as high as the Valar by them.

In older versions of The Silmarillion, Ossë was a Vala in his own right, and often opposed the will of Ulmo.