Stay updated with breaking news from Lost road. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
"Queen of the Earth," by EKukanova In this biweekly series, we’re exploring the evolution of both major and minor figures in Tolkien’s legendarium, tracing the transformations of these characters through drafts and early manuscripts through to the finished work. This week’s installment looks at Yavanna Kementári, one of the most powerful of the Valar, known as the Lady of the Wide Earth. Yavanna is an artist. Among the Valar, most of whom are also artists, she stands out for her compassionate representation of the voiceless, her commitment to peaceful intercession, and her willingness to keep in mind (literally, as we will see) the bodies of even the smallest and most overlooked in Arda. She is called Kementari, Queen of the Earth, and, in earlier drafts, Palurien and Bladorwen, which signifies “the wide earth” or “Mother Earth” (
ДТП в Черкаській області: показали фото з місця загибелі судді gazeta.ua - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazeta.ua Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Selection from "Nienna," by edarlein In this biweekly series, we’re exploring the evolution of both major and minor figures in Tolkien’s legendarium, tracing the transformations of these characters through drafts and early manuscripts through to the finished work. This week’s installment takes a look at the story of Nienna, a queen of the Vala who mourns the hurts of the world around her. Most weeks, making a decision about which Tolkien character to highlight is difficult, at best. There are just so many to choose from, so many fascinating stories that are just calling out to be told. This week, though, the answer was simple. It’s been a difficult year for many of us. We have endured long separations from those we love; we have lost much, suffered much, and grieved much. For many of us, that grieving process will be long, and it won’t go away with the coming of a new year, the end of quarantine, or even the end of the virus. Even the holidays have a muted cast this year. Who better, then, to escort us through the final shadows of 2020 than Nienna, Vala of sorrow?