Uinen is a Maia and a servant of Ulmo. She’s the only one who can calm Ossë’s raging waves and returns him to Ulmo’s service after Melkor corrupts him. When the Noldor elves attack the Teleri elves and steal their ships, she creates the storm that drowns many of them.
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Uinen Character Timeline in The Silmarillion
The timeline below shows where the character Uinen appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Valaquenta
...Maiar are Ilmarë, the handmaid of Varda, Eönwë, the herald of Manwë, and Ossë and Uinen, the vassals of Ulmo. Melkor almost succeeds in convincing Ossë to join him, but is...
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Chapter 5. Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië
...with the Vanyar and the Noldor, so they wait beside the sea and Ossë and Uinen teach them sea-lore. Eventually, Ulmo returns to bring them to Valinor. Those who remain with...
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Chapter 9. Of the Flight of the Noldor
...the Teleri, killing most of their mariners. The Noldor attempt to man the ships, but Uinen raises the sea and wrecks many of them.
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