{"id":80003,"date":"2021-03-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=80003"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:29:15","slug":"namo-lorien-nienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/07\/namo-lorien-nienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Valar: Namo, Lorien, and Nienna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we have three siblings: N\u00e1mo (whom we&#8217;ve previously met as Mandos), Irmo, and Nienna&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">N\u00e1mo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Vala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Name meaning:\u00a0<\/strong> &#8220;Ordainer&#8221;\/&#8221;Judge&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other titles:<\/strong>\u00a0Mandos (&#8220;Prison-fortress&#8221;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dark figure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loud, solemn voice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Halls of Mandos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responsible for the judgement of the elves after death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandos-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L\u00f3rien<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Vala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Name meaning:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other titles:<\/strong> Irmo (&#8220;Master of Desires&#8221;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>L\u00f3rien<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master of Visions, Dreams, and Desires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lorien_Irmo-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nienna<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Vala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Name meaning:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;She Who Weeps&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other titles:<\/strong> &#8211;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Her mourning of the Two Trees brought forth their last flower and fruit, and made into the Sun and Moon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nienna.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have three siblings: N\u00e1mo (whom we&#8217;ve previously met as Mandos), Irmo, and Nienna&#8230; N\u00e1mo L\u00f3rien 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