Well, the Valaquenta gives us Lorien (where he dwelt) and Nienna, who seems to have been at least some sort of mentor figure for him, if he was not actually bound up in her service.
But UT says he's Manwe's, if I remember correctly (I can't recall if it said he was in Manwe's service, or just that Manwe had hand-picked him for the role).
I drew on the Lorien and Nienna examples, since this was a Silm prompt: the influencing of the dreams (cf. also the olor- or "dream" element in his name) and seeking out Nienna for a source of wisdom in these times. I imagine that he did not move onto Manwe until he felt he had learned all he needed from these two: it may explain the differences of the two texts since the Valaquenta would have to predate any speculation in Middle-earth on where exactly the Istari came from.
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Date: 2009-02-24 03:01 am (UTC)But UT says he's Manwe's, if I remember correctly (I can't recall if it said he was in Manwe's service, or just that Manwe had hand-picked him for the role).
I drew on the Lorien and Nienna examples, since this was a Silm prompt: the influencing of the dreams (cf. also the olor- or "dream" element in his name) and seeking out Nienna for a source of wisdom in these times. I imagine that he did not move onto Manwe until he felt he had learned all he needed from these two: it may explain the differences of the two texts since the Valaquenta would have to predate any speculation in Middle-earth on where exactly the Istari came from.