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Manwë Súlimo is an
Ainu in
J. R. R. Tolkien's
legendarium.
Manwë is first described in
The Silmarillion. He is the King of the
Valar, husband of
Varda Elentári, brother of the Dark Lord
Melkor, and King of
Arda. He lived atop Mount
Taniquetil, the highest mountain of the world, in the halls of
Ilmarin. The winds and airs were his servants, and he was lord of air, wind, and clouds in Arda. He was the noblest and greatest in authority, but not in power, of the Aratar and Ainur.
Background
Manwë was (with his brother Melkor for example Morgoth) the greatest of the Ainur, and the one that best understood the will of
Eru. When Melkor created the discord in the
Music of the Ainur, Manwë took over leading the song. When Arda was formed, Manwë was appointed Ruler of Arda, hence his most common title, the Elder King. Manwë was a kind, compassionate ruler, unconcerned with his own power. But he didn't understand
evil, even in the form of his own brother. He released Melkor from
Mandos, thus allowing him to cause the distrust of
Fëanor, the Poisoning of the
Two Trees, the murder of
Finwë, the theft of the
Silmarils, and the revolt of the
Noldor. To hearten the
Eldar, he'd
Aulë fashion the vessels to hold Sun and the Moon, for he knew the rising of the
Atani was coming soon, and sent
Thorondor and the Eagles to watch them. After Morgoth's fall at the end of the
War of Wrath, Manwë cast him into the void. In the
Final Battle, when Morgoth and his most powerful ally,
Sauron, escape, it's said that the Elder King and the two Dark Lords will battle on the Plains of
Valinor, but that they won't slay each other, as Morgoth is destined to die to
Túrin Turambar, wielding the Mormegil.
Manwë appeared dressed in long blue robes, with blue eyes. He wielded a powerful staff coated in sapphire made for him by the Noldor. The
Vanyar were his favourite Elves, and they lived with him and Varda on Mount Taniquetil.
Manwë means
Blessed One, from the root word meaning "unmarred."
Súlimo means
Lord of the Winds. His titles include
Elder King,
High King of Arda,
King of Arda,
Lord of the Breath of Arda and
Lord of the West.
Manwë could be seen as a depiction of the biblical archangel Michael, and Melkor as Lucifer, Morgoth being Satan.
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