Oromë

Oromë (Quenya: "Horn-blower"), also known as Aldaron (Quenya: "Lord of Forests"), Araw (Sindarin), and Arômêz, was an Ainu, one of the Aratar and the Vala responsible for the hunt. He was the brother of Nessa and husband of Vána.The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Valar"
==Biography==
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During the Years of the Trees, after most of the Valar had withdrawn completely from Middle-earth and hidden themselves in Aman, Oromë still hunted in the forests of Middle-earth on occasion. Thus, it was he who discovered the Elves when they first awoke at Cuiviénen and named them the Eldar. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor" Thereafter, he remained close in friendship with them.
A powerful huntsman, he was active in the struggles against Morgoth. He had a great horn called the Valaróma and a great steed named Nahar. Huan, a Hound from Valinor, once belonged to him but was later given to Celegorm, a son of Fëanor.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
In legend, Oromë is said to have first created the Rainbow or "Bridge of Heaven" using golden threads of Vána's hair, during the Hiding of Valinor.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter IX: "The Hiding of Valinor"
==Etymology==
Oromë means "Horn-blowing" or "Sound of horns",The Silmarillion, Index of Names deriving from the Valarin name Arômêz.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Four: Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D: Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language
Araw is the Sindarin translation of Oromë. The Sindar additionally referred to him as Tauron, which means "Lord of the Forests" and "The Forester." It is possible that the name comes from Sindarin taur ("forest") or Quenya taure ("great wood").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
===Other names===
In the Old English translation of tales by Eriol, Oromë is called Wadfrea ("The Huntinglord"), Huntena frea ("Lord of Hunters"), and Wealdafrea ("Lord of Forests").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: "The Quenta", Appendix 1: Translation of Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English Among the Rohirrim and other Northmen, he was also sometimes called Béma (Old English, originally Béaming; translating Tauron "forest-lord").http://glyphweb.com/arda/b/bema.html
==Character==
Oromë is described as a mighty lord and a great huntsman, as he would often train his folk and beasts in pursuit of evil creatures. He loved the lands of Middle-earth and was initially unwilling to leave it. He contrasts with the Vala Tulkas in demeanor; whereas Tulkas laughs in sports, Oromë is said to be dreadful in anger.
==Maiar of Oromë==
* Tilion, the Maia who guided the Moon, was one of his Maiar in Valinor.
* Alatar and Pallando, the last two of the five wizards, were Maiar sent by Oromë to Middle-earth. What became of them is not known, although apparently they journeyed into the east with Saruman, but did not return.
==In other versions==
In earlier versions of the legendarium Aulë and Yavanna were the parents of Oromë and Nessa. Furthermore, Oromë and his wife Vána were once envisioned to have had a daughter named Nielíqui.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter III: "The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor", Notes and Commentary
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዖሮሜ
Arabic 	أوروم
Armenian 	Օրոմը
Belarusian Cyrillic 	Оромё
Bengali 	ওরমে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ороме
Burmese 	ဪရောမေ ?
Cambodian 	ោរោមេ ?
Chinese (Hong Kong) 	歐羅米
Georgian 	ორომე
Greek 	Όρομε
Gujarati 	ઑરોમે
Hebrew 	אורומה
Hindi 	ॐरोमे
Japanese 	オロメ
Kannada 	ಒರೊಮೆ
Kazakh 	Ороме (Cyrillic) Оромё (Latin)
Korean 	오로메
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Оромэ
Macedonian Cyrillic 	Ороме
Marathi 	ओरोमे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Оромё
Nepalese 	ॐरोमे
Persian 	اورومه
Punjabi 	ਓਰੋਮੇ
Russian 	Оромэ
Sanskrit 	ॐरोमे
Serbian (Cyrillic) Orome (Latin)	Ороме
Sinhalese 	ඕරොමෙ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ороме
Tamil 	ஓரொமெ
Telugu 	ఓరొమె
Thai 	โอโรเม
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ороме
Urdu 	ورومے
Uzbek 	Ороме (Cyrillic) Orome (Latin)
Yiddish 	אָראָמע
==References==
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