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Yavanna

<p>Queen of the Earth, Giver of Fruits, wife to <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Aulë</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aulë&lt;/em&gt; was an Ainu and a Vala created by Eru Iliuvatar, and his lordship was over all the substances of which Arda was made. He was a Smith and master of all crafts, the Smith of the Valar. He was a third of the power in Aratar. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;He enjoyed devising and making new things and being praised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;His are the gems that lie deep in the Earth.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;Noldor learned most of him.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;His wife was Yavanna, the Giver of Fruits. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;</div>" href="https://tolkienology.net/glossary/aule/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Aulë</a>.</p>

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