Eönwë

Eönwë (Quenya; IPA: ) was a Maia serving Manwë as his herald and banner-bearer, and Chief of the Maiar along with Ilmarë. His name should be pronounced as ay-on-way.
== Biography ==
Eönwë was referred to as the "greatest of arms in Arda," meaning that he was the best with weapons, but as one of the Maiar he was not necessarily the most powerful in might.The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar" When Eärendil reached the shores of Aman to make his appeal, it was Eönwë who first greeted him outside of Tirion praising his arrival and accomplishments. When Manwë decided to heed the appeal, Eönwë was sent to Middle-earth to fight the War of Wrath, leading the Host of the Valar.
When Morgoth was defeated, Eönwë took the two remaining Silmarils and held them for safekeeping. The two remaining Sons of Fëanor took them and fled, yet Eönwë did not let them be slain, hoping they would see the folly of their ways.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath" After the War of Wrath, Sauron emerged from hiding and approached Eönwë seeking forgiveness, but Eönwë did not have the authority to pardon him alone, and told him he would have to return to the Valar to receive judgment, but Sauron fled from him instead.The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
Eönwë also possessed great wisdom and taught the remaining Edain many things, enriching them with great knowledge before the raising of Númenor.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
== Etymology ==
=== Earlier names ===
Although the name Eönwë does not have any particular meaning in either Quenya or Sindarin, his earlier name Fionwë translates to "Son", from fionThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I and the suffix -wë,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, "Myths Transformed" an old word for "person", deriving from the stem from EWE.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", Notes This possibly alludes to his previous conception as the son of Manwë. It should be pronounced as fi-on-way.
His other name, Úrion, means "He of the Sun", from ur ("the Sun"), uru ("fire") or urin ("blazing"), and the masculine suffix -ion.Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien It should be pronounced as oo-rai-on.
==In other versions==
In earlier conceptions of the legendarium, Eönwë (called Fionwë Úrion), was envisioned as the brother of Ilmarë (called Erinti) and the son of Manwë and Varda,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter II: "The Music of the Ainur" both called with the title of Wanwavoisi.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales In some versions, Eönwë is the one who will kill Morgoth for his love for Arien (called Urwendi).The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One chapter IX: "The Hiding of Valinor"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Bengali 	এবংবে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Еонве
Chinese (Hong Kong)	伊昂威
Georgian 	ეონუე
Greek 	Έονγουε
Gujarati 	ઇનોવે
Hebrew 	איאונווה
Japanese 	エオンウェ
Kannada 	ಇಯಾನ್ವೆ
Korean 	에온웨
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эөнвэ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Еонве
Marathi 	ईनवे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ионвэ
Nepalese 	ईनवे
Persian 	ائون‌وه
Punjabi 	ਈਓਨੇਵਾ
Russian 	Эонвэ
Sinhalese 	ඉයන්වේ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Эонве
Tamil 	ஈன்வே
Yiddish 	עאָנווע
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