@tolkiengenweek day six || environment || mansions of the valar
TANIQUETIL :: “high white mountain”; the highest peak in Arda and seat of Manwë’s rule ELENARDA :: “stellar kingdom”; the atmosphere where Varda hung the stars AULËTAMIN :: “forges of Aulë”; the halls of Aulë and his smiths YAVANNESSELË :: “pastures of Yavanna”; golden fields tended by Yavanna MANDOS :: “castle of custody”; the domain of Námo and the resting-place of disembodied fëar VANWEMMAR :: “images of the past”; the halls of Vairë where her tapestries hang LÓRIEN :: “land of dreams”; the gardens of healing tended by Irmo LÓRELLIN :: “pool of dreams”; the lake of slumber where Estë rests FUIMAR :: “home of night”; the halls of Nienna that look outward from the walls of the world ULMONAN :: “vale of Ulmo”; the chasms of the sea where Ulmo dwells TAUREMAR :: “house of forests”; the woods of Oromë where his hunters roam TARWALAURËA :: “gardens of gold”; the gardens of Vána where spring is born TARMATAMBË :: “pillars of bronze”; the halls of Tulkas surrounded by green fields CÉVAPALIS :: “glades of renewal”; the green swards of Nessa where her maidens dance UTUMNO :: “deep-hidden hells”; the dark caverns of ice where Melkor schemes
