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Dates
Immortal; entered Arda at its foundation
Location
Associated with the gardens of Lórien in Valinor
Race
Ainur
Division
Valar
'Order'
Fëanturi (Masters of Spirits)
Pronunciation
loa'rien
Meaning
'(God)1 of dreams'
Other names
Irmo, Olofantur
Note
This Vala and the gardens that shared his name are not to be confused with Galadriel's realm of Lórien in Middle-earth (whose name was doubtless influenced by Lórien of Valinor)

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  • Updated 1 April 2002
  • Updates planned: 23

Lórien

The name given to the Vala Irmo

The Valar

The common name given to the Vala Irmo, from the gardens in Valinor where he dwelt with his spouse Estë.


Notes

1

Lórien took his name from his gardens in Valinor, so perhaps '(garden) of dreams' might be a more appropriate rendering. The form 'god of dreams', though, is actually used for this Vala in Tolkien's earlier work, hence the translation used above.

See also...

Fëanturi, Irmo, Karmë, Lords of the Valar, Lords of Valinor, Lórien, Lórien of the Blossom, Masters of Spirits, Olofantur, Olórin, Powers of Arda, Powers of the World, Queens of the Valar, The Gentle, The Sun, [See the full list...]

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  • Updates planned: 23

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Lórien

The name given to the Vala Irmo

Dates
Immortal; entered Arda at its foundation
Location
Associated with the gardens of Lórien in Valinor
Race
Ainur
Division
Valar
'Order'
Fëanturi (Masters of Spirits)
Pronunciation
loa'rien
Meaning
'(God)1 of dreams'
Other names
Irmo, Olofantur
Note
This Vala and the gardens that shared his name are not to be confused with Galadriel's realm of Lórien in Middle-earth (whose name was doubtless influenced by Lórien of Valinor)

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 1 April 2002
  • Updates planned: 23

Lórien

The name given to the Vala Irmo

The Valar

The common name given to the Vala Irmo, from the gardens in Valinor where he dwelt with his spouse Estë.


Notes

1

Lórien took his name from his gardens in Valinor, so perhaps '(garden) of dreams' might be a more appropriate rendering. The form 'god of dreams', though, is actually used for this Vala in Tolkien's earlier work, hence the translation used above.

See also...

Fëanturi, Irmo, Karmë, Lords of the Valar, Lords of Valinor, Lórien, Lórien of the Blossom, Masters of Spirits, Olofantur, Olórin, Powers of Arda, Powers of the World, Queens of the Valar, The Gentle, The Sun, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 1 April 2002
  • Updates planned: 23

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001-2002. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus provides all the tools you need to build DISC personality profiling into your own Website.