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lmo was the Lord of Waters, and he lived alone, away from Valinor in the deeps of the waters. He went rarely to Valinor except when matters of great debate were at hand. He did not like to walk on land, and he rarely clothed himself in a body as did the other Valar. If Elf or Man beheld the Sea King, they were filled with dread, for the rising of Ulmo was terrible, "as a mounting wave that strides to the land, with dark helm foam-crested and raiment of mail shimmering from silver down into shadows of 
green." 5
Though he is a fearsome sight, he always loved Elves and Men, and he kept them ever in his thoughts, even when the Valar held them under their wrath. Sometimes he comes unseen to the shores of Middle-earth and makes music upon his horns, the Ulumúri, and those who hear that music have the sea-longing ever in their hearts. But mostly, Ulmo only speaks to the people of Middle-earth with voices that are heard only as the music of the water. Because he governs all waters, from the greatest Seas to the smallest inlets of streams, the Elves say that the spirit of Ulmo runs through all the veins of the earth, and all news comes to him in this way, even news that would otherwise be unknown to Manwë.