Váli-màr

Váli-màr, otherwise known as the City of Bells, Valimar, and as Valmar, was the dwelling place of the Valar and their Maiar servants in Valinor, on the continent of Aman.
According to The Atlas of Middle-earth, Valimar was on the Girdle of Arda, west of Taniquetil.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
==History==
The city was built on the great Plain of Valinor beyond the shield of the Pelóri, gated with great golden gates. It had gold domes, and streets paved with silver. Before the city's western gate lay the mound of Ezellohar, on which stood the Two Trees, and Máhanaxar, the Ring of Doom, were outside Valimar and between the city and the Trees. Valmar is generally considered the capital of Valinor, as it was there that the Valar congregated.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
After being released from prison, Melkor lived here for a time, as he could not leave the city due to the Valar's mistrust of him.
==Etymology==
Valimar was a Quenya word that meant 'Valar-home'.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==Inspiration==
*J.R.R. Tolkien may have based Valimar off of Heaven, from the Christian religion, as the cities' structures, streets, and gates are very similar to the structures, streets and gates mentioned of the city of heaven in the book of Revelation.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ቫልማር
Arabic 	والمار
Armenian 	Վալմար
Belarusian Cyrillic	Валмар
Bengali 	ভালমার
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Валмар
Chinese 	維利瑪
Danish 	Valmar ("Klokkernes by")
Georgian 	ვალმარ
Greek 	Υαλμαρ
Gujarati 	વાલ્માર
Hebrew 	ואלמאר (Valmar)
ואלימאר (Valimar)
Hindi 	वल्मर
Japanese 	ヴァルマー
Kannada 	ವಲ್ಮರ
Kazakh 	Валмар (Cyrillic) Valmar (Latin)
Korean 	발 마르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Валмар
Macedonian Cyrillic	Валмар
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Валмар
Nepalese 	वाल्मर
Pashto 	والمار ?
Persian 	والمار
Punjabi 	ਵਾਲਮਾਰ
Russian 	Валимар
Sanskrit 	वल्मर्
Serbian 	Валмар (Cyrillic) Valmar (Latin)
Sinhalese 	වල්මාර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Валмар
Tamil 	வால்மார்
Telugu 	వాల్మార్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Валмара
Urdu 	والمر
Uzbek 	Валмар (Cyrillic) Valmar (Latin)
Yiddish 	וואַלמאַר
==References==
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