Salmar was a Maia, creator of the Ulumúri. Made for his lord the Vala Ulmo, the Ulumúri were great
concheswho produced the music of the Sea.[1] That he was a Maia is confirmed only in the index of The Silmarillion.
Etymology
Salmar is a Quenya name of unspecified meaning. It was possibly derived from the Quenya word salma, meaning "lyre".[2]
Conception
In earlier versions of the legendarium discussed in The History of Middle-earth, Salmar is often identified by the title Noldorin (sometimes "Lirillo" or "Golthadriel" in Gnomish, later Sindarin). He was envisioned as a Vala in the service of Aulë.[3]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ሳልማር |
| Arabic | سالمار |
| Armenian | Սալմար |
| Assamese | ছালমাৰ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Салмар |
| Bengali | সালমার |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Салмар |
| Chinese | 索瑪爾 |
| Georgian | სალმარი |
| Greek | Σάλμαρ |
| Gujarati | સલમાર |
| Hebrew | סאלמר |
| Hindi | सालमार |
| Kannada | ಸಲ್ಮಾರ್ |
| Kazakh | Салмар (Cyrillic) Salmar (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Салмар |
| Laotian | ສະລມະຣ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Салмар |
| Marathi | सलमार |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Салмар |
| Nepalese | सालमार |
| Persian | صالمار |
| Punjabi | ਸਲਮਾਰ |
| Russian | Салмар |
| Sanskrit | षल्मर् |
| Serbian | Салмар (Cyrillic) Salmar (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | සල්මාර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Салмар |
| Tamil | சல்மார் |
| Telugu | సల్మార్ |
| Thai | ศะลมะร |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Сальмар |
| Urdu | صالمار |
| Uzbek | Салмар (Cyrillic) Salmar (Latin) |
| Yiddish | סאַלמאַר |
| Ainur of Arda | |
|---|---|
| Valar | |
| Kings | Manwë (Súlimo) • Ulmo (Ulubôz) • Aulë (Návatar) • Oromë (Aldaron) • Námo (Mandos) • Irmo (Lórien) • Tulkas (Astaldo) |
| Queens | Varda (Elentári) • Yavanna (Kementári) • Nienna • Estë • Vairë • Vána • Nessa |
| Enemies | Melkor (Morgoth) |
| Maiar | |
| Valinor | Eönwë • Ilmarë • Ossë • Uinen • Salmar • Melian • Arien • Tilion • Curumo (Saruman) • Olórin (Gandalf) • Aiwendil (Radagast) • Alatar (Morinehtar) • Pallando (Rómestámo) |
| Enemies | Curumo (Saruman) • Durin's Bane • Gothmog • Mairon (Sauron) |
| Enemies (possible Ainur) |
Ungoliant • Shelob |
References
External links
- Salmar at the Valarguild organization archived at Archive.org