Nienna

Nienna (Quenya; IPA or - "Weeping" or "She Who Weeps") was an Ainu, one of the Aratar and a Vala who was responsible for the mercy and grief spread across Arda. She was the sister of Mandos and Irmo and had no spouse. Her part in the Music of the Ainur was one of deep sadness, from which grief entered the world at its beginning.The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Valar" She had dominion over the Halls of Nienna, which were on the western edge of Valinor, looking over the sea.
== Biography ==
Nienna was concerned with mourning, and she pitied the suffering of others, especially the Marring of Arda by Melkor. Yet the lesson of Nienna is not of endless grief, but rather of pity, hope, and the endurance of the spirit.
Nienna dwelt in far western Valinor near Mandos, and she seldom came to Váli-màr. Her windows looked out beyond the Walls of the Night.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
During the creation of the Two Trees, she watered the mound with her tears.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"
The pity of Nienna is most clearly seen in her support for Melkor when he sued for the pardon of the Valar. Though she spent her time in the world mourning for the destruction he had wreaked in Arda, when he sued for release after his three ages of Captivity, Nienna spoke on his behalf.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VI: "Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
After the Flight of the Ñoldor, Nienna mourned for the destruction of the Two Trees, and her tears brought healing, but could not heal the mortal wounds. Thus, the trees brought forth their last flower and fruit, and made into the Sun and Moon.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
Gandalf was Nienna's greatest pupil among all the others who dwelt in the Halls of Nienna. She taught him pity and many other things before he was chosen as the second wizard sent to lead the people of Middle-earth into standing against Sauron.The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar"
All that is known about her appearance is that she wore a grey hood.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor" Given that Gandalf was her greatest student, his being clothed in grey may have been a mark of respect to his teacher. 
== Etymology ==
Nienna means weeping or she who weeps in Quenya and comes from the root nei ("tear").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
== In other versions ==
In earlier writings, Nienna was the sister of Manwë and Melkor, and was called "queen of shadow".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Nienna was called Fui (“night”), the Death-Goddess. In Gnomish she was Fuil, the Queen of the Dark. She dwelt in halls that bore her name, Fui, and had a roof of bats' wings. She was the spouse of Vefantur Mandos; but to her husband's halls of Vê she seldom entered. She judged the humans while Mandos judged the elves.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of the Valar" It also should be noted that in The Book of Lost Tales, she is a much more sinister and dark character: a dark Valar to be the bride of the 'Death-god'.
Heskil (Winter One) and Núri (One who Sighs) were her names as well. She was additionally called Qalme-Tari (Mistress of Death).The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
List of names and pronunciation:
* Nyenna [ˈɲenːa]
* Fui (Quenya; IPA [fuɪ] - "Night")
* Heskil Quenya; IPA [ˈheskil] - "Winter One")
* Núri (Quenya; IPA [ˈnuːri] - "Sighing One")
* Qalmë-Tári (Quenya; IPA [ˌkʷalmeˈtaːri] - "Mistress of Death")
== Gallery ==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኚአንና
Arabic 	تِسْعَة
Armenian 	Նիեննա
Assamese 	নিয়েনা
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ніенна
Bengali 	ণিএন্না
Bosnian 	Niena
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ниенна
Chinese 	妮娜
Danish 	Nienna (Vala og Barmhjertighedens Dronning)
Georgian 	ნიენა
Greek 	Νιέννα
Gujarati 	ણિએન્ન
Hindi 	णिएन्ना
Japanese 	ニエンナ
Kazakh 	Ниенна (Cyrillic) Nïenna (Latin)
Konkani 	निएन्ना
Korean 	니엔나
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ниэнна
Laotian 	ນິເນນະ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ниенна
Marathi 	निएन्ना
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ниенна
Nepalese 	नियना
Pashto 	نیېڼا
Persian 	نیهننا
Polish 	Niënna
Punjabi 	ਨਿਏਨਾ
Russian 	Ниэнна
Sanskrit 	निएन्ना
Serbian 	Нијена (Cyrillic) Nijena (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ණිඑන්න
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ниенна
Tamil 	ணிஎண
Tatar 	Ниенна
Telugu 	ణిఎన్న
Thai 	นิเอนนา
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ніенна
Uzbek 	Ниенна (Cyrillic) Nienna (Latin)
Yiddish 	ניעננאַ
== References ==
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Category:Aratar
Category:Queens
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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