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'''Yavanna''' {{IPA-art|jaˈvanːa|}} is a fictional character from ]'s ], written about in '']''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |authorlink=J. R. R. Tolkien |editor-last=Tolkien |editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Tolkien |title=The Silmarillion |chapter=Valaquenta: Of the Valar}}</ref> In Tolkien's ], Yavanna is the goddess of '']'' (animals) and especially '']'' (plants).<ref>{{cite web |last=Fauskanger |first=Helge K. |title=English - Quenya |website=ambar-eldaron.com |url=http://www.ambar-eldaron.com/eng-quen.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> She is the elder sister of Vána, and is the spouse of ]. Yavanna was responsible for the creation of the ] as well as the provider of the fruit that created ] and ], resulting in the end of the ''']'''. Yavanna is the creator of "all things that grow" and planted the first seeds of ]: |
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{{quote|The spouse of Aulë is Yavanna, the '''Giver of Fruits'''. She is the lover of all things that grow in the earth, and all their countless forms she holds in her mind, from the trees like towers in forests long ago to the moss upon stones or the small and secret things in the mould. In reverence Yavanna is next to ] among the Queens of the ]. In the form of a woman she is tall, and robed in green; but at times she takes other shapes. Some there are who have seen her standing like a tree under heaven, crowned with the Sun; and from all its branches there spilled a golden dew upon the barren earth, and it grew green with corn; but the roots of the tree were in the waters of ], and the winds of ] spoke in its leaves. '''Kementári''', the '''Queen of the Earth''', she is surnamed in the ] tongue. (''The Silmarillion'', Chapter 2, "]")}} |
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Following the destruction of the ], the Valar requested that their new realm, ], be lit. The Valar sat listened as Yavanna sang while her sister ] wept upon the green mound of ]. Her song, with the aid of the tears of Nienna brought forth the Two Trees, which were her greatest creation. Yavanna had achieved her mission to light Valinor. However, she did not forsake the Outer Lands; at times she would go there and heal the hurts of Morgoth.<ref>{{cite book |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |authorlink=J. R. R. Tolkien |editor-last=Tolkien |editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Tolkien |title=The Silmarillion |chapter=Of the Beginning of Days}}</ref> |
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== Sleep of Yavanna == |
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The Sleep of Yavanna was the period following the destruction of the ], which cast most{{Ref label|A|a|none}} of Arda into semi-darkness. It is described in '']'': |
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{{quote|Through long ages the ] dwelt in bliss in the light of ] beyond the ], but all Middle-earth lay in a twilight under the stars. While the Lamps had shone, growth began there which now was checked, because all was again dark. But already the oldest living things had arisen: in the seas the great weeds, and on earth the shadow of great trees; and in the valleys of the night-clad hills there were dark creatures old and strong. To those lands and forests the Valar seldom came, save only Yavanna and ]; and Yavanna would walk there in the shadows, grieving because the growth and promise of the Spring of Arda was stayed. And she set a sleep upon many things that had arisen in the Spring, so that they should not age, but should wait for a time of awakening that yet should be. " (''The Silmarillion'', chapter 3, "]")}} |
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Whilst the plants and animals of Arda were not considered ], they did inhabit Arda before and during the Sleep of Arda, but they did not age, and did not breed. This made it logical that ] would be hunting in the woods of ] where he discovered the Elves, whose creation and subsequent discovery is vital to ]. There were several races that lived during the duration of the Sleep of Yavanna, which included the ], the ]{{Ref label|B|b|none}}, and the ]. The Sleep of Yavanna lasted until the Sun and the Moon were created by ], thus beginning the ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |authorlink=J. R. R. Tolkien |editor-last=Tolkien |editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Tolkien |title=The Silmarillion |chapter=Of Men}}</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
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The name ''Yavanna'' means "Giver of Fruit" in ], one of the ]. The name is a compound of the Elven (Quenya) words "''yáve''" meaning 'Fruit' + "''anna''" meaning 'Gift'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fauskanger |first=Helge K. |title=English - Quenya |website=ambar-eldaron.com |url=http://www.ambar-eldaron.com/eng-quen.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> Her surname ''Kementári'' is translated "Queen of the Earth". Yavanna's name in ] would be '''''Ivan'''''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |authorlink=J. R. R. Tolkien |editor-last=Tolkien |editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Tolkien |title=The People of Middle Earth |publisher=Christopher Tolkien |page=404}}</ref> |
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==Genealogy== |
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==Notes== |
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'''a.''' {{Note label|A|a|none}} Whilst the destruction of the Two Lamps had cast Middle-Earth into darkness, the Valar retreated to Aman, and in Valinor the Valar used their power to create a concentration of light. Because of this, it cannot be said that the whole of Arda lay in relative darkness, as there were certain places in Arda that possessed a light source other than the stars. |
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'''b.''' {{Note label|B|b|none}} Whilst Elves could go weeks without having to eat, they were not impervious to starvation. The Silmarillion states that "“Though Middle-earth lay for the most part in the Sleep of Yavanna, in Beleriand under the power of Melian there was life and joy." This meant that the elves had a sanctuary in which life, and therefore food, could grow. It is also said that Elves were keen hunters and foragers, and so whatever remained dormant during the Sleep or Yavanna could have been recovered as sustenance. |
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