Notable individuals of the Valar (15).
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King of the Valar
Manwë is the King of the Valar and the Elder King of Arda, lord of the winds and the airs, who of all the Ainur understands the mind of Eru most deeply. Brother in thought to Melkor, he is the appointed ruler of the World, dwelling with Varda on Taniquetil and served by the Eagles.
Lord of Utumno
Melkor, named Morgoth by Fëanor, was the mightiest of the Ainur and the first Dark Lord, who marred the Music, warred with the Valar for the mastery of Arda, destroyed the Two Trees, stole the Silmarils and ruled Beleriand from Angband until the Valar cast him into the Void at the end of the First Age. All evil in Arda descends from him.
Lord of Waters
Ulmo is the Lord of Waters, second in majesty only to Manwë among the Valar, who dwells alone in the deep seas rather than in Valinor. He never abandoned Middle-earth, and through streams, rivers and dreams he counselled the Elves and Men of Beleriand, above all Turgon of Gondolin and Tuor.
Queen of the Valar
Varda, called Elbereth by the Elves of Middle-earth, is the Queen of the Valar and the maker of the stars. Spouse of Manwë, she kindled the constellations under which the Elves awoke, hallowed the Silmarils, and is the Vala whom the Elves love and invoke above all others.
Lord of the Earth
Aulë is the smith of the Valar, master of all crafts and lord of the substances of the earth, who shaped the mountains and made the vessels of the Sun and Moon. Impatient for the Children of Ilúvatar, he made the Dwarves in secret, and his people, including Sauron and Saruman, were the most gifted and the most prone to fall.
Doomsman of the Valar
Mandos, properly named Námo, is the Doomsman of the Valar and keeper of the Halls of the Dead, where the spirits of slain Elves wait. He forgets nothing and knows all that will be, save what Eru keeps hidden, and he pronounced the Doom of the Noldor and the judgement on Lúthien and Beren.
Huntsman of the Valar
Oromë is the huntsman of the Valar, lord of forests and hunter of monsters, who alone of the Powers loved to ride in Middle-earth during the darkness. He discovered the newly awakened Elves at Cuiviénen, led them on the Great Journey, and his horn Valaróma and his horse Nahar became legends among Elves and Men.
Champion of the Valar
Tulkas is the strongest of the Valar and the last to come into Arda, arriving from the Timeless Halls when the others were hard pressed by Melkor. Laughing in battle and tireless, he drove Melkor from the World in the first war, wrestled him down in the Battle of the Powers, and alone of the Valar never trusted him.
Queen of the Earth
Yavanna is the Vala of all growing things, from the great trees to the moss on stones, and the spouse of Aulë. She sang the Two Trees of Valinor into being, obtained the Ents as guardians of the forests, and coaxed from the dying Trees the fruit and flower that became the Sun and Moon.
Lord of Lórien
Irmo, usually called Lórien after his gardens, is the younger of the Fëanturi, the master of visions and dreams, whose gardens in Valinor are the fairest place in the World and a refuge for the weary. Melian and Olórin, who became Gandalf, both dwelt in his realm.
Queen of the Valar
Nienna is the Vala of grief, pity and endurance, sister of Mandos and Irmo, who dwells alone and weeps for every hurt in Arda. Her tears watered the mound of the Two Trees, and Olórin, who became Gandalf, learned from her the compassion that shaped his whole mission.
The Gentle
Estë the Gentle is the Vala of healing and rest, spouse of Irmo, who sleeps by day on an island in the lake of Lórelin and whose fountains refresh all who are weary in Valinor. Melian was of her people.
Queen of the Valar
Nessa is the sister of Oromë and the spouse of Tulkas, a Vala of swiftness and dance who loves the deer and can outrun them, and who dances on the lawns of Valmar. Her wedding feast on Almaren was the occasion of Melkor's secret return.
The Weaver
Vairë the Weaver is the spouse of Mandos, who weaves everything that has ever happened in Time into tapestries that hang in the ever-widening Halls of the Dead. She is the memory of Arda made visible.
The Ever-young
Vána the Ever-young is the younger sister of Yavanna and the spouse of Oromë, a Vala of spring and youth at whose passing flowers open and birds sing. Melian was of her people before she went to Middle-earth.