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Aulë & Yavanna

Manwë & Varda

I headcanon both Aulë and Yavanna as some of the more reclusive Valar. Aulë at least interacts with the Noldor and his students, but that is about that, which I tried to make visible in my designs of them.

I tried to make Aulë a mix between the Noldor and Dwarves, with his beard in greyish skin from the dwarves, and then the braided hair and the ornement holding it away from his face like the Noldor, as well as his white apron. Yavanna´s skin is bark, and her hair changes depending on the seasons, she isn´t interested in "clothes" beyond her form, as she just as easily might walk out of a tree or turn into one. She only really wears jewelry and small bells in her horn like branches because Aulë makes them for her, and in thanks, she makes him flower crowns or bundles.

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AULË NÁVATAR of TOLKIEN’S SILMARILLION ↬ i desired things other than i am, to love and to teach them, so that they too might perceive the beauty of eä, which thou hast caused to be. for it seemed to me that there is great room in arda for many things that might rejoice in it.

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Aule the Smith and Yavanna giver of Fruits

Bumblebee; bumblebees represent the importance of community and connection. Orchids; Orchids symbolize fertility, love, luxury, beauty, and strength. Gladiolus; Gladiolus symbolizes strength, faithfulness, and reason to remember Marigolds; Marigolds symbolize divinity, creativity, purity, divinity, as well as the connection between life and death. Jasmin flower; Jasmin flowers represent strength and come from the Persian word "Yasmin" which means "gift from god". Field rose; The field rose symbolises resilience, and passion.

Yavanna´s hair changes throughout the season; in Spring she has spring flowers and small new leaves and it´s mostly flat/straight, Summer she has big volumes of round hair filled with big leaves and all kinds of big summer flowers, Autumn she has wavy silhouette with red and orange leaves falling apart, and at Winter she has bare branches with some pines in between.

Aule makes her flower jewelry and she either braids him flower crowns or just places some in his hair.