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Dates
Existed since the time of the making of Arda
Location
Surrounding the world
Meaning
'Veil' is here used poetically for the airs enclosing the world
Other names
The outer airs of the Veil were variously known as Ilmen, Over-heaven and Tarmenel, and can perhaps be taken as equivalent to the Firmament

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Veil of Arda

The airs of the world

In the Elves' conception of Arda, the world was surrounded by layers of airs, surmounted by Ilmen, the highest of these airs, in which the stars pursued their paths through the sky. It was these airs that comprised the Veil of Arda, by which it was shrouded from the Void beyond. The Veil of Arda and the winds that blew within it fell under the power of Manwë Súlimo, the Elder King and highest of the Valar.


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