• chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Varda, Queen of the Valar, AKA Tintallë, Elbereth Gilthoniel, among other names.

    The goddess Sam prayed to when he sang the hymn A Elbereth Gilthoniel to give him the courage to face Shelob.

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      9 days ago

      I mean yeah, I could have come up with any of the seven Valier, or Uinen, Eärwen, Elwing, Niënor, Míriel, Aredhel, Silmariën, etc. etc., but that wouldn’t have made the joke very funny