#este

[atane-is-here]

@ainurweek

Lorien and Este / The Two Trees

Este and Irmo are dancing under the light of Telperion and Laurelin as some of their Maiar float around and watch them. They are anticipating the arrival of the eldar in their new lands.

[annwn]

[eldamaranquendi]

Irmo Lorien & Este the Gentle, Lady of Healing

by Rene Gross

[csillagok-leszunk]

A gondolataim nem hagynak aludni soha, fáradok és kimerültem.

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[senki-hercegnoje]

Régebben azt hittem,hogy a szüleink nagyon szigorúak voltak,de ahogy ma elnézem ezeket a gyerekeket azt hiszem, a szüleink megmentették az életünket. 💯

[thelien-art]

Estë inspired by @yashmel AU (HC depending on how you read it) where she joins the Noldor in secret

I tried to use my own design for her, but I regret it as yours is so pretty, and fits way more with the idea!

[daily-smol-silm]

Day #163 - Gray

Smol Estë with an all-gray palette :3

[distinguisheddwarffriend]

Yo I've got another for my by now mixed Tolkien survey series:

(yes, I over-simplified stuff, and had to exclude Tulkas, Melkor & Mandos for lack of answer-options, just comment if you'd have picked them)

[gracefallingart]

The Valar at Creation

This work in progress has been beating me up. I know that this is a pretty (non-supernatural) version of them but I wanted to make the whole group looking out upon the vision of Arda.

Staging all of them has been a struggle so far and I will think very hard before attempting a large detailed group piece like this again. There is still so much to add and do… but basic line work is finished.

Left to Right: (Melkor, Oromë, Yavanna, Vána, Aulë, Nessa, Tulkas, Ulmo, Manwë, Varda, Nienna, Vairë, Námo, Estë, Irmo).

[yashmel]

For many reasons I don't like valar&valier in legendarium. But I have one exception: Este.

In canonical sources she is described as "gentle", "sleeping during the day" and "clad in gray". So fandom artworks almost always portrayt her as some dreamy fairy ethereal girl.

But she is a healer. And healing always requires strength and wisdom. That's how I see her.

Here canon ends and headcanons arrives.

For a long time for some reasons I thought that mercy is her attribute, and not Nienna's, who is seemingly representates sorrow.

So I thought "what should literal embodiment of mercy do in noldor situation?" And than I came up with Este, disguised as one of noldor women-healers, coming with them to Middle-earth to heal them when they need, staying there until last of elves come back to Valinor. And they never recognize her, of course.

That's how red color of noldor's first house appeared in her clothes. And much later I connected it to poppies which are known as flower of sleep and also was used a lot in healing in the past.

So, here she is in my vision. Not sleepy, not soft, not grayish, but strong and merciful healer, doing her thing no matter of personal feelings.

[cilil]

You know, I must say I find it funny that Tolkien tells us Ainur can shapeshift without any limits stated pretty much and assumes that we believe him when he claims only Melkor and Mairon used this for a cute little bit of mischief.

You can't convince me that Irmo and Estë aren't swapping genitals every other day for, uh, medical reasons, that Manwë isn't sitting in trees in bird form to watch his favorite Elf ships kiss and that Yavanna and Vána aren't camouflaged in the forests and meadows for similar purposes and to throw those spiky nuts at people they don't like.

[saintstars]

The Dreamer and the Healer

For @ainurweek

[ainurweek]

Announcing the prompts for Ainur Week 2024 (September 1 to 9)!

We have two sets of prompts this year: daily character prompts, and general prompts that don't apply to a particular day. You can mix and match the prompts, or focus on one set if you prefer!

Thank you @cilil for the suggestion of creating general prompts! 💜

Any questions? Feel free to send an ask!

[prosennas]

Why, now, are my haters my biggest fans?

No Clarity ‐ Ice Spice, Decision Documents (1, 2, 3), Psalms 7:16, (via RacingNews365) "Ocon hit with hat-trick of penalties during Bahrain GP"

[csillagok-leszunk]

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