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'''Nienna''' is a fictional character in ]'s ]. She is introduced in '']'' as an Ainu, one of the Queens of the Valar and one of the '']''. |
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She was the sister of ] and ]. Her name meant ''She who weeps''. Or perhaps, in light of Tolkien's ], she was named after the ] of the ''Gift of Tears'' (] ''nie'' 'tear' + ''anna'' 'gift'). She lives in the far West of ], grieves for the suffering of the world, and comforts the spirits of the dead who wait in the halls of Mandos: |
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{{bquote|he dwells alone. She is acquainted with grief, and mourns for every wound that Arda has suffered in the marring of ]. So great was her sorrow, as the ] unfolded, that her song turned to lamentation long before its end, and the sound of mourning was woven into the themes of the World before it began. But she does not weep for herself; and those who hearken to her learn pity, and endurance in hope. Her halls are west of West, upon the borders of the world; and she comes seldom to the city of ] where all is glad. She goes rather to the halls of Mandos, which are near to her own; and all those who wait in Mandos cry to her, for she brings strength to the spirit and turns sorrow to wisdom. The windows of her house look outward from the walls of the world.'' ('']'', Chapter 2, "]")}} |
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] rebuke of ] for wishing death upon ] in '']'' is obliquely attributed in ''The Silmarillion'' to Gandalf's having been a disciple of Nienna in ] (Chapter 2, "Valaquenta"): "Wisest of the ] was Olórin ... is ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience." |
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Nienna is the only Vala of female appearance who was not married, similarly to ] among the male counterparts. |
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Nienna wept on the mound of ], watering it with her tears. After the destruction of the ] by Melkor, she wept on their remains, cleansing the filth of ], and helping to nurture the fruit and the flower that became the ]. Nienna is considered one of the most powerful of the female Valar, alongside ] and ]. Although she represents Mercy, Compassion and Healing, her powers seem to include growth, as she was instrumental, together with Yavanna, in making the Two Trees, and healing their wounds from the poison of Ungoliant. She was also one of the few Valar who sided with the release of Melkor from his bondage after the Age of Peace, being compassionate of his suffering yet unaware, as ] was, of his unfailing evil. |
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In '']'' Nienna was named Fui or Qalmë-Tári and was married to Vefántur (Mandos), to whom she was not related in that context. She did not bring about the healing of the Two Trees and turned away ] and ] from her halls of Fui (named after herself). |
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