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 |
| Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa) | ||
| Places and regions of the Valar | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
| Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
| ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. | ||
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, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: "Many Meetings"