Reading the Gospel of Mark
Actor David Suchet (of Poirot fame) reads the entirety of Mark’s Gospel…
Category: Catholicism
Whenever people talk about the Q Source…
…here’s what I think.
The Ravi Scandal
Know Your Valar: Irmo and Estë
Today we have another couple, Irmo, (also known as Lórien whom we previously met) and his wife Estë:
Irmo
Estë
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: –
- Other titles: –
- Appearance: –
- Location: Lives with her husband in Lórien
- Notes: Responsible for the healing of the hurt and weary.
Know Your Valar: Namo, Lorien, and Nienna
Today we have three siblings: Námo (whom we’ve previously met as Mandos), Irmo, and Nienna…
Námo
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: “Ordainer”/”Judge”
- Other titles: Mandos (“Prison-fortress”)
- Appearance:
- Dark figure
- Loud, solemn voice
- Location: Halls of Mandos
- Notes:
- Responsible for the judgement of the elves after death
Lórien
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: –
- Other titles: Irmo (“Master of Desires”)
- Appearance: –
- Location: Lórien
- Notes:
- Master of Visions, Dreams, and Desires
Nienna
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: “She Who Weeps”
- Other titles: –
- Appearance: –
- Location: –
- Notes:
- Her mourning of the Two Trees brought forth their last flower and fruit, and made into the Sun and Moon.
Know Your Valar: Mandos and Vairë
Know Your Valar: Melkor and Manwë
Today we have the siblings. The first is Melkor, who is clearly the baddie (you can tell by his tailor)…
Melkor
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: “He who arises in might”
- Other titles: Morgoth (“Black Foe of the World”)
- Appearance:
- Crown with the Silmarils
- Location: Utumno, Angband
- Notes:
- Primordial source of evil in Eä.
…and we already met Manwë, the King of Arda:
