Boromir: "Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing!" - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring II:10 |
Araw
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Araw, or Oromë
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Title(s)
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The Forester, The Great, Great Rider, Huntsman of the Valar, Lord of Forests
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Other name(s)
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People
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Gender
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Male
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Sibling(s)
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Spouse
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Araw or Oromë (S. and Q. for "Horn-blowing", "Trumpeter") is the Vala of the Hunt, husband of Vána and brother of Nessa.
Names[]
- Aldaron (High-Elves)
- Althor (Wild elves)
- Araume (Wild elves)
- Arum (Sindar, Nandor)
- Araw (Sindar, Nandor and Dúnedain)
- Arawanez (Dorwinion)
- Arôm or Aróme (Haradwaith)
- Arǭmēz, Arômêz (Valarin)
- Arum (Mithrimin)
- Audaj (Magrin)
- Baumo or Baumya (Old Rhovanian)
- Beaming (Angol)
- Béma (Rohirrim and Beornings)
- Eremi (Marshmen)
- The Forester
- Gorom (Wild elves, Easterlings)
- Górômê (Avari)
- Goru (Wild elves, Easterlimgs)
- the Great Bear Spirit (Beiabarnae, Beornings)
- Grûm (Wild elves, Easterlings)
- Huntena frea (Angol)
- Huntinglord
- Lord of Forests
- Master of the Hunt (Men of the Misty Mountains, Beornings)
- Oráw (Wild elves)
- Orma (Wild elves, easterlings)
- Ormaid (Wild elves, easterlings)
- Ormain (Wild elves, easterlings)
- Ormaldor (Noldor)
- Ormon (Wild elves, easterlings)
- Pael (Balchoth)
- Ramr (Easterlings, wild elves)
- Tauron (Quenya)
- Tauros (Noldor)
- Tavros (Noldor)
- Turaigh (Daen)
- Vadan (Wainriders)
- Wadfrea (Angol)
- Wealdafrea (Angol)
- Gabriel or Azphlas, Khamael, Sandalphon, Jeremiel? (Christians, Jews)
Appearance[]
Araw usually takes the Fána of a great hunter dressed all in greens with a green beard and a green hood, riding the white horse Nahar and carrying a great spear and a beautiful bow, but Araw may also appear as a tree or in various animal-forms. In ICE's MERP he was depicted with silver as his color association.
Realms[]
Nature, forests, wilderness, kelvar, wild beasts, the hunt, dogs, kine, horses.
Personality[]
Servants[]
Cults[]
- the Arfaroth or High-Hunters (Dúnedain, Eldar)
- The Great Hunt
- Temple of Araw (Rhûn)
Araw's principal items[]
- Bow of Araw (Coirewehsta)
- Belt of Emeralds
- Green/Silver Robes
- Golden Snare
- Knife of the Hunter
- Spear of Araw
- Sword
- Valaróma (The fabled hunting-horn of Oromë)
Powers[]
See also[]
- Woods of Oromë
- Hunters of Oromë
- Intavros (House of Oromë)
- Kine of Araw
- Mearas
- Nahar
- Valaróma
References[]
- MERP #8002: Lords of Middle-earth Vol. I - The Immortals: Elves, Maiar, and Valar
- MERP: Middle-earth Adventure Guidebook II