Manwë

In the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Manwë Sulimo is one of the fourteen Valar and the second in power after Melkor. Its field of influence is composed of the airs and the winds of the world, from where its other name of Súlimo , “lord of the breath”, and the Aigle S are its servants and emissary.

“ largest of the Ainur which went down on the World was initially Melkor, but Manwë is more expensive in the middle of Ilúvatar, and includes/understands its intentions better. It was intended to be, in the plenitude of times, the first of the Kings: Lord of the kingdom of Arda and Master of his inhabitants. ” ( Silmarillion )

Manwë becomes most powerful of Valar after the treason of Melkor, because this one loses some of its capacities gradually. Manwë remains pure and right vis-a-vis the perversion of Melkor. This quality was moulted sometimes in disadvantage for him during the fight against Melkor: being itself free from evil, Manwë cannot include/understand the reasons and the objectives of the evil incarnated by Melkor. It is however that which includes/understands best the intentions of Illuvatar, and was fixed for goal to implement all to carry out the plans of Eru.

Its herald (and, in certain versions finally given up by Tolkien, his/her son), no one on Arda does not exceed valiancy with the combat, are the Maia Eönwë. His/her partner has as a name Varda “Exaltée”, whose beauty is such as it cannot be described. They live at the top of the Taniquetil, more the high mountain of Arda, from where it can contemplate the totality of the world.

Chief of Valar, it makes any possible sound to protect the Children from Illuvatar (Elves and Men) of the domination of Melkor and Sauron. He is described like very large, of a serious beauty, with blue eyes étincelants, crimped clothes of sapphires and an also blue sceptre: he chairs the Council of Valar Valimar but resides the majority on the top of Taniquetil where he saw surrounded of the Vanyar Elves, poets, with which he feels the most affinities.

Manwë is generally satisfied with a role of " spectator engagé" who corresponds to his calm and considered character: it intervenes however itself when it feels that a great misfortune could be avoided. It is what occurs when Fëanor decides to involve the Elves Noldor out of Ground of the Medium to recover Silmarils and to cut down Melkor, become Morgoth. It sends to him a last message of appeasing and conciliation, but Fëanor refuses to listen to it and carries on its road. One sees Manwë then crying gently over his throne, because its perspicacity makes him understand that this exile will be the cause of many evils.

It is him which, after heard the plea of Eärendil the Navigator, raises the curse of Mandos and sends an immense army of help in Beleriand definitively to destroy the growing threat of Melkor-Morgoth. It was the War of the Great Anger, at the conclusion which Morgoth was captured and exiled beyond the circles of the world.

About the year millet of the Third Age, it is always him which joins together Valar to decide creation about Istari: it sent, among its Maiar servants, wise Olorin (future Gandalf). And when Gandalf called to Frodon that " of other forces that of Sauron are with work in this world, and if Bilbon found the Ring Single, it is that was wanted and decided " , it is obvious that it evokes Manwë and Valar.

It is known as that at the end of the world, when Morgoth returns from nothing, Manwë will go down from its throne at the top of Taniquetil to face it last once before the judgment of Eru Illuvatar, which will create thereafter a new Music of Ainur.

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