Indie & Selective
Ｎｉｅｎｎａ
In the Music, she took little part. But listened intently until the end.

All her love is mingled with ᴩɪᴛy.
For she is the mighty who cries for all the unjust and terrible things that happen in the world, but she is also the one that teaches endurance and wisdom through adversity.

headcanon

ohsofili:

inspiration

goldseven:

Waiting to be coloured. 

Clockwise from top left: Ungoliant, Telperion, Laurelin, Morgoth, Fëanor running to Formenos, Yavanna, Mandos, Nienna, Manwë (Yes, he has a beard for me), centre: Fëanor holding the slain Finwë. 

askmiddlearth:

Okay, here’s the names of the Valar. 

• Manwë: mah n way
• Varda: vah r dah
• Aulë: ow lay
• Yavanna: yah vah nah
• Ulmo: ool moh
• Namo/Mandos: nah moh / mah n doh s
• Vairë: vah-eeh ray
• Irmo/Lórien: Ee r moh / Loh ree ehn
• Estë: Eh s tay
• Nienna: nee eh nah
• Oromë: oh roh may
• Vána: vah nah
• Tulkas: tool kah s
• Nessa: neh sah

I’ve typed their names out phonetically, to the best of my ability, while referencing Tolkien’s notes on pronunciation from the LOTR Appendices, as well as this IPA vowel chart.