Know Your Valar: Manwë and Varda

In an effort to establish more clearly in my mind the different Valar, I thought I would put together some memorable graphics and a short description for each of the main ones. Today’s post is about Manwë and Varda…

Manwë

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “The good”
  • Other titles: “King of Arda”, “Lord of the Air”
  • Appearance: His eyes and clothing are blue and his sceptre is made of sapphire.
  • Location: Lives in the mansions of Ilmarin atop the mountain of Taniquetil
  • Loves: All birds, particularly eagles, are sacred to him. He has a soft spot for the Vanyar Elves because of their skill in poetry.

Varda

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “Sublime”/”Lofty”
  • Other titles: “Queen of the Heavens”, “Queen of Light”, “Gilthoniel”, “Elbereth”, “Lady of the stars”
  • Appearance: Extremely beautiful
  • Location: Lives in the mansions of Ilmarin atop the mountain of Taniquetil
  • Loves: Light. She rekindled the stars, lit the Lamps of the Valar, and placed the Sun and Moon in the heavens.

PWJ: S4E37 – AH – “After Hours” with Chris R. Armstrong

For Christmas this year, David gave Matt a book by Dr. Chris R. Armstrong called “Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians”, in which the author encourages his readers to draw from the riches of the Medieval Church, using C.S. Lewis as their model. In today’s episode Matt discusses this book with the author.

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PWJ: S4E36 – TSL 18 – “What’s love got to do with it?”

Former guest of the show, Dr. Jason Lepojärvi, returns to discuss Screwtape’s thoughts on love, sex, and marriage, as well as to listen to some Tina Turner and ask “What’s love got to do with it?”

S4E36: “What’s love got to do with it?” (Download)

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Know Your Valar: Introduction

I’m going to be doing a series of posts here as I read The Silmarillion to help me keep all the Valar straight in my head. This is an introductory post, giving an overview of the Valar…

The Main Valar

Not all of the Valar come up that often in The Silmarillion. Here are the main ones to remember:

…and here’s a slightly larger collection:

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