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{{Infobox character
| name        = Salmar
| series      = [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] 
| aliases     = Noldorin, Lirillo
| race        = Ainur
| lbl24       = Book(s)
| data24      = ''The Silmarillion''
}}
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'''Salmar''' {{IPA-art|ˈsalmar|}} is a fictional character in  [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]] [[legendarium]]. He appears in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

In the index of ''The Silmarillion'' Salmar is described as a [[Maia (Middle-earth)|Maia]], an [[angel]]ic being. It is unknown whether that entry was written by Tolkien or his son [[Christopher Tolkien|Christopher]]. While there is no other text describing Salmar as one of the Maiar, his status as a spirit who accompanied the [[Vala (Middle-earth)|Vala]] [[Ulmo]] to [[Valinor]], but was not listed among the Valar, would make that the logical conclusion.

In earlier conceptions of the legendarium (see: ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'') Salmar is often called by the title '''Noldorin''', and sometimes '''Lirillo''', and was envisioned as a Vala in the service of [[Aulë]].

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040504122634/http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/papers/Salmar.htm Salmar at valarguild.org]

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[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1977]]
[[Category:Middle-earth Maiar]]


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