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"Vairë the Weaver is the spouse [of Mandos], who weaves all things that have ever been in Time into her storied webs, and the halls of Mandos that ever widen as the ages pass are clothed with them."
- J.R.R. Tolkien


Little is known of Vairë. She was not considered one of the great Valar, and there is no record of her taking part in the struggles against Morgoth. However she did play an important part as the recorder of Arda's history.

History itself is made up of many things. Facts - which most people think of first - are not necessarily all it entails. Woven under the title of history, things like literature, poetry, music and art, can all be found.

The Realm of Vairë is one such place where we piece together our love for all of these things.

And where would the History of Middle Earth be without corruption? Inside our realm rages a war of good and evil which we will share with you too! Enjoy!





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MIDDLE-EARTH HISTORY QUIZ

Test your knowledge of Middle-Earth History here!

First Age by Dolwen
Second Age by Fíriel
Third Age by Laergellwen
Fourth Age by Eärenniel





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Art by Roger Garland - “The Two Trees of Valinor”





CHARACTER OF THE MONTH - Fëanor


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Art by Ivanneth



Fëanor - Life and Character by Elvishmusician
Elvishmusician analyses one of J.R.R.T.'s most complex characters.

Portraits of a Mad Genius: Artistic Interpretations of Fëanor by Morwinyoniel
Morwinyoniel, the Gallery Administrator of CoE, shares with us her knowledge of Fëanor art...

Feanor Limericks by PV
PV shares with us her creativity in limericks and also displays a slightly unconventional picture of Fëanor.





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Art by Ted Nasmith - “At Lake Cuiviénen”




THE ETERNAL BATTLE
between the Corrupt and the Virtuous...


The Passive Resistance by Dolwen
What the uncorrupted weavers do to survive in a corrupted realm.

Interview with a Virtuous Weaver

Interview with a Corrupt Weaver




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Art by Ted Nasmith - “The First Dawn of the Sun”




WEAVING POETRY
by Rulea and contributing poets


We have many talented poets in the Realm of Vairë. There are several poetry threads where members can share their works and every once in a while we have poetry contests where members can dazzle us with their superb writings. So far, we have had two poetry contests and both have been a success. The prize for the last one was to their poems featured in this month's Realm Newsletter.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the winners' work from the past two contests!

And here are the winners...
Morcollo, lilybeth, White_lady_of_Ithilien, Voronwevinyamar




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Art by Ted Nasmith - “Eärendil the Mariner”





TOLKIEN AND BEOWULF by Dolwen

Beowulf is an Old English poem believed to have been written between the middle of the seventh century and the end of the tenth century A.D.

"One writes such a story out of the leaf-mould of the mind."
J.R.R. Tolkien.

Read more about it here!





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Art by John Howe - “The Drowning of Numenor”





MODERATOR OF THE MONTH - FÍRIEL

Fíriel is the moderator of the Elvish 101 section but she is also a weaver. Apart from being on hand to help us with the occasional Elvish activity, Fíriel is always ready to help us with computer things such as coding and websites. She chooses to remain 'neutral' mostly in the area of realm corruption but has been seen to be more on the 'good' side as she rejects bribes from the evil overlords.
Interview with Fíriel



MEMBER OF THE MONTH - DOLWEN

Dolwen joined the ranks of the weavers in March this year. We would like to acknowledge her wonderful participation. Dolwen is our Birthday Wagoneer and also one of our quote finders. She also organised the Realm Trivia Quiz in Vairë which has now expanded to include some of the other realms. Dolwen is also one of our uncorrupted weavers and has been very instrumental in the war against the corruption of the handmaidens.
Interview with Dolwen





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Art by Catherine Karina Chmiel - “Seek for the Sword,”





TAPESTRY OF NATURE
Some of our nature-loving weavers have created a tapestry of nature quotations and photographs.
You can take a look at it here


Gildor Inglorion's
SONG TO ELBERETH
A Sindarin translation of Gildor Inglorion's song by Beren_Elaran.





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Art by John Howe - “The End of All Things”




AUTHOR OF THE MONTH - SUSANNA CLARKE

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Fíriel writes about the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell here




MIDDLE - EARTH HISTORY QUIZ
Here are the answers!

Answers :
First Age : 1 - Gabilgathol and Tumunzahar, 2 - Finrod Felagund, 3 - The House of Bëor, 4 - Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri, 5 - A Silmaril
Second Age : 1 - 1697 S.A., 2 - Tar-Ancalimë, 3 - Arnor & Gondor, 4 - 1590 S.A., 5 - Sauron.
Third Age : 1 - 2002 T.A., 2 - Bombur, 3 - Gil-galad had Vilya,Galadriel had Nenya and Cirdan had Narya, 4 - The Great Plague, 5 - Bilbo
Fourth Age : 1 - Gimli, 2 - 7 times, the last being in 1469 S.R., 3 - 1541 Shire Reckoning / F.A. 120, 4 - Arwen, 5 - Men.





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Art by Ted Nasmith - “Departure at the Grey Havens”





ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: by Elvishmusician and pv

:cheers:

Morwenna - for her speedy and endless help with all the links
Lady Celeborn – for your help and your patience
Morwinyoniel – for your article on Fëanor and all your encouragement and advice
Firiel – for your contribution to the History Quiz, your article on the Author of the Month, and all your help with the newsletter
Laergellwen and Earenniel – for your contributions to the History Quiz
The Poets Of Vairë – Rulea, Morcollo, White Lady of Ithilien and Voronwëvinyamar – for your lovely poems
Morcollo - for being a virtuous weaver!
Karendil – for your photographs in the Tapestry of Nature
Dolwen – We really couldn’t have created this newsletter without you. Thank you for your articles on Beowulf and the Redecorated Mordor, your contributions to the History Quiz and the Tapestry of Nature, your help with finding art for the banners, and all the other countless things you’ve helped us with.
Nazgûlli - thank you for all your help!


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