again , 'the valar set a new hope in her heart ' ( p. 47 ) ; and later in veanne 's tale the valar are seen as active 'fates ' , guiding the destinies of the characters -- so the valar 'brought ' huan to find beren and tinuviel in nan dumgorthin ( p. 35 ) , and tinuviel says to tinwelint that 'the valar alone saved beren from s bitter death ' ( p. 37 ) .