Eru [a.k.a Ilúvatar] Creator of the Universe

the Fëanturi Irmo (‘Desirer’) [a.k.a Tulkas – (possibly Oromë – (‘Sound of Horns’) Aulë – ('Invention', 'The Námo (‘Ordainer, Lórien after his Manwë ‘The Steadfast’) He Loves Middle-earth. Hunter Ulmo – (‘The Smith') Master of Judge’) [a.k.a Mandos, dwelling] King of Arda (the Nienna – (possibly ‘The is the master of of evil beasts and a Pourer’) Master of Earth-matter. Melkor is after his dwelling] Master of visions and Earth). He has mastery Weeper’ or ‘The Mourner’) Physical Prowess tree-lover, Oromë wages Water. News of jealous of Aulë, though the Master of prophecy dreams over the element of Air war on Melkor Middle-earth two are very similar: they Sister of the Fëanturi. Dwells reaches him that both love to make things. alone. Weaves Grief and would miss the Sorrow into the world, Vána — (‘Beauty’) She is other Valar. He encourages Pity and Hope Nessa — (‘The Young’) Varda [Elbereth] Vairë — (‘The Weaver’) Estë — (‘Rest’) Mistress sister of Yavanna. has mastery of Yavanna – (‘Giver of Fruits’) through Mourning. Visits the She is sister of Oromë, Espoused to Manwë, she Námo’s spouse. She is of healing. Irmo’s spouse. Espoused to Oromë, Vána the element of the Earth Mother, espoused to Dead and eases their pain by and the spouse of is crafter of the Stars. the mistress of fate, She has mastery of the is associated with Water. Aulë. Often takes the form of a turning it to wisdom. She Tulkas. She is a dancer. time and weaving. She has mastery over the tree – Kementári She has body and of healing has mastery over the Springtime. element of Light. mastery over the element of untouchable. Life.

Ilmarë Eönwë ‘herald ‘handmaid of Olórin of Manwë’ The Enemies Varda (possibly ‘The Visionary’) is called wisest of the Maiar. He Melkor [a.k.a Morgoth] also lived for a time in Ossë Brother of Manwë Lórien, but he studied Master of the seas that pity and patience are closer to shore. Bit under Nienna. too keen on storms later known as Gandalf Melian a Maia attached to Vána and Estë, and formerly lived in Uinen the gardens of Lórien. She Her hair is spread through all came surrounded by waters. Sailors pray to her nightingales into the lands of because she can restrain Ossë Sauron Middle-earth and his storms. The Númenóreans [a.k.a Gorthaur the Cruel] value her as much as they do the Now Morgoth’s chief Valar. lieutenant. Originally attached to Aulë

Balrogs

[a.k.a Valaraukar ]

The Valar, Maiar and their Enemies As described in Valaquenta, a Chapter of the The Silmarillion, a collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic works. Key: Valar (male) - rectangles Valier (female) rounded rectangles Maiar (servants/helpers to the Valar) - parallelograms Double line - marriage relationship Single line - organizational relationship Single dotted line - brother/sister relationship

Drawn by noWizardme, for a discussion at http://newboards.theonering.net /forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi?post=557569#557569 and using text found from http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaquenta