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creation of the Two Lamps. Swifter on foot than any other living thing, he eschews a steed in battle. A wrestler, physically the strongest of Valar, his fist is his only weapon. He laughs in sport and in war, and even laughs in the face of Melkor. Husband of Nessa; slow to anger, but slow to forget; opposes release of Melkor after his prison sentence.
911:, concerned for the safety of the trees once her husband created the Dwarves. The Two Lamps were created by Aulë at Yavanna's request; their light germinated the seeds that she had planted throughout Arda. Following the destruction of the Two Lamps by Melkor and the withdrawal of the Valar to Aman, Yavanna sings into being her greatest creation, the
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1311:, the Valar had greatly changed, "civilized and modernized", and this had made the Valar "slowly and slightly" more Christian. For example, the Valar now had "spouses" rather than "wives", and their unions were spiritual, not physical. All the same, she writes, readers still perceive the Valar "as a pantheon", serving as gods.
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know them by many other names, and sometimes worship them as gods. With the exception of Oromë, the names listed below are not actual names but rather titles: The true names of the Valar are nowhere recorded. The males are called "Lords of the Valar", and the females are called "Queens of the Valar,"
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Waldman, Tolkien states directly that the Valar are "'divine', that is, were originally 'outside' and existed 'before' the making of the world. Their power and wisdom is derived from their Knowledge of the cosmogonical drama". He explains that he intends them to be "of the same
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Younger sister of
Yavanna. "All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming." She dwells in gardens filled with golden flowers and often comes to the forests of Oromë. Tolkien wrote that Våna was "the most perfectly 'beautiful' in form and feature
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Stern and dispassionate, never forgetting a thing. Speaks the
Prophecy of the North against the Noldor Elves leaving Aman, counselling that they should not be allowed to return. The prophecies and judgments of Mandos, unlike Morgoth, are not cruel or vindictive by his own design. They are simply the
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instead. He then conceived an entirely new tongue for the Valar, still called
Valarin; he did not develop this new language in any detail. In this later conception, Valarin is unrelated to the other languages of Middle-earth. Only a few words of Valarin, mainly proper names, are recorded. The Valar
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Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on
Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an
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IlĂșvatar brings the Valar (and all the Ainur) into being by his thought and may therefore be considered their father. However, not all the Valar are siblings; where this is held to be so, it is because they are so "in the thought of IlĂșvatar". It was the Valar who first practise marriage and later
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the wrath of the Valar lieth from the West unto the uttermost East, and upon all that will follow them it shall be laid also. Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue. To evil end shall all things turn that they begin
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in the land of the Valar, where he dwells with his wife Estë, are the fairest place in the world and are filled with many spirits. All those who dwell in
Valinor find rest and refreshment at the fountain of Irmo and Estë. Since he is the master of dreams, he and his servants are well aware of the
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This world, fashioned from his ideas and expressed as the Music of IlĂșvatar, is refined by thoughtful interpretations by the Ainur, who create their own themes based on each unique comprehension. No one Ainu understands all the themes that spring from IlĂșvatar. Instead, each elaborates individual
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comments that the Valar are unique to
Tolkien, "somewhere between gods and angels". In her view they mostly lack the rough brutality of the Norse gods; they have the angels' "sense of moral rightness" but disagree with each other; and their statements most closely resemble those of
1463:", and asks who or what that power might be. Her reply is that at the surface level, it means the Valar, "a race of created beings (analogous to the late-biblical angels)"; at a deeper level, it means "the One", Eru IlĂșvatar, or in Christian terms, divine Providence.
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Once the Music is complete, including Melkor's interwoven themes of vanity, IlĂșvatar gives the Ainur a choiceâto dwell with him or to enter the world that they have mutually created. The greatest of those that choose to enter the world become known as the
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pass on their custom to the Elves; all the Valar have spouses, save Nienna, Ulmo, and Melkor. Only one such marriage among the Valar takes place within the world, that of Tulkas and Nessa after the raising of the Two Lamps.
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for "dark enemy") arrives in the world first, causing tumult wherever he goes. As the others arrive, they see how Melkor's presence would destroy the integrity of IlĂșvatar's themes. Eventually, and with the aid of the Vala
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Kindles the first stars before the Ainur descend into the world; later brightens them with gold and silver dew from the Two Trees. Melkor fears and hates her the most, because she rejected him before Time. The Elvish hymn
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Melkor means "He who arises in might". Morgoth means "Dark Enemy". Originally one of the most powerful Valar. The great enemy, the first Dark Lord; seeking to destroy both Elves and Men. Corrupts many Maiar such as
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or the Valar", the force "does not affect free will and cannot be distinguished from the ordinary operations of nature" nor reduce the necessity of "heroic endeavour". He states that this exactly matches the
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Almaren in the middle of Arda, but after its destruction and the loss of the world's symmetry, they move to the western continent of Aman ("Unmarred") and found
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themes, singing of mountains and subterranean regions, say, from themes for metals and stones. The themes of IlĂșvatar's music are elaborated, and each of the Ainur add harmonious creative touches.
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Sister of Oromë. Noted for her agility and speed, she is able to outrun the deer who follow her in the wild. Known for her love of dancing and celebration on the ever-green lawns of
Valinor.
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Elf, with forethought and love, captures the light of the Two Trees in three
Silmarils, the greatest jewels ever created. Melkor steals the Silmarils from FĂ«anor, kills his father,
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image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came ... and the hosts of Mordor wailed ... and the hoofs of wrath rode over them.
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order of beauty, power, and majesty as the 'gods' of higher mythology". Whittingham notes further that Tolkien likens lesser spirits, wizards, who are Maiar not Valar, to
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well; and by treason of kin unto kin, and the fear of treason, shall this come to pass. The Dispossessed shall they be for ever."
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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King of the Valar, King of Arda, Lord of air, wind, and clouds
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is compared to Oromë when he leads the charge of Rohirrim in
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The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
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Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth
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Some critics have noted the similarity of the Valar to the
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1504:"Tears unnumbered ye shall shed; and the Valar will fence
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first reveals to the Ainur his great vision of the world,
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Master of Middle-earth: The Achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien
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No fixed dwelling place: he lives in deep waters of ocean
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Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth
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Divine or angelic race in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
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1181:, to a Vala of great power, and to "a god of old":
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1161:, one of the Maiar, resembles Odin the wanderer.
583:Brother of Nessa. Active in the struggle against
486:to plead with the Valar on behalf of the Ăoldor.
122:but that Tolkien presented them rather more like
2444:(2022). "'King Sheave' and 'The Lost Road'". In
1766:, book 4, ch. 10 "The Choices of Master Samwise"
1383:discusses the connection between the Valar and "
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1638:, ch. 23, "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
1250:describes the Valar and Maiar as being what
907:(plants). She requested the creation of the
4515:The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
2233:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth: A Reader
2149:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth: A Reader
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1846:, book 5, ch. 5, "The Ride of the Rohirrim"
1778:, p. 150 "Words, Phrases and Passages"
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4550:Tolkien's Art: 'A Mythology for England'
4501:The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
4427:Things named after Tolkien and his works
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6825:The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
4494:J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
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4925:The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
2394:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2292:"Valarin - like the glitter of swords"
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1626:, ch. 9 "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
1262:and can therefore rebel against him.
679:Named Irmo, but more commonly called
639:sings of the grief she and her lover
354:names: Varda, for example, is called
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6832:The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
3166:The History of The Lord of the Rings
2021:
1157:, the "Allfather", while the wizard
796:appears in three differing forms in
498:Lord of matter, Master of all crafts
6055:Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings
1978:
1873:, #131 to Milton Waldman, late 1951
1819:, p. 72 "Tengwesta Qenderinwa"
1730:ch. 9 "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
1599:, ch. 1, "Of the Beginning of Days"
86:The Valar are mentioned briefly in
6818:Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
4578:Tolkien, Race and Cultural History
4452:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
1742:, book 1, ch. 3 "Three is Company"
1461:even the maker of the Ring himself
25:
6850:Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game
6780:Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith
4543:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth
2265:The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
1492:The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
1177:, charging into the enemy at the
507:Creates the seven fathers of the
6888:Lists of Middle-earth characters
4814:
3142:The Lost Road and Other Writings
2748:(2009). "Tengwesta Qenderinwa".
2677:The Lost Road and Other Writings
1316:
1077:The passage at the start of the
781:Lady of the Stars
5864:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
4459:A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
4336:Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
4058:Finnish language and literature
3028:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
2794:The Gospel According to Tolkien
2204:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
1754:, book 2, ch. 1 "Many Meetings"
98:, especially the "Valaquenta" (
6549:The Battle for Middle-earth II
6310:Peter Jackson's interpretation
5812:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
4965:Ancestry as guide to character
4599:The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien
4571:Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
3848:Ancestry as guide to character
2984:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
2206:: Revised and Expanded Edition
1125:Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1091:contains a cryptic mention of
1033:Tolkien at first decided that
272:destroys the Trees. FĂ«anor, a
1:
6744:The One Ring Roleplaying Game
4739:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
4508:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2972:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
1375:Luck and fate in Middle-earth
1179:Battle of the Pelennor Fields
6633:The Lord of the Rings Online
2238:University Press of Kentucky
2153:University Press of Kentucky
1242:Christianity in Middle-earth
1049:all Middle-earth's languages
899:She is responsible for both
670:Master of Visions and Dreams
6535:The Battle for Middle-earth
6442:Game Two: Shadows of Mordor
5871:The History of Middle-earth
4804:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
4031:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
3199:The Peoples of Middle-earth
3134:The Shaping of Middle-earth
2800:Westminster John Knox Press
2458:Bodleian Library Publishing
2181:University of Toronto Press
1329:Olympian gods of the Greeks
1271:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
445:and their king, Thorondor.
105:The History of Middle-earth
102:: "Account of the Valar"),
75:choose to enter the world (
6909:
6893:Lists of fictional deities
6857:Lego The Lord of the Rings
6751:Adventures in Middle-earth
6586:Lego The Lord of the Rings
6556:The Rise of the Witch-king
6493:The Fellowship of the Ring
6230:The Fellowship of the Ring
5906:The Nature of Middle-earth
5782:List of weapons and armour
4692:The Fellowship of the Ring
3705:List of weapons and armour
3238:The Nature of Middle-earth
2928:The Fellowship of the Ring
2481:The Fellowship of the Ring
1372:
1297:The scholar of literature
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155:, "The Music of the Ainur"
71:describes how some of the
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6730:Middle-earth Role Playing
6593:Guardians of Middle-earth
6224:
5915:
5885:The History of The Hobbit
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4732:The Scouring of the Shire
4657:
4592:Tolkien and the Great War
4400:Works inspired by Tolkien
4304:Nightfall in Middle-Earth
4119:The Atlas of Middle-earth
3223:The History of The Hobbit
2965:The Scouring of the Shire
2859:
2760:Whittingham, Elizabeth A.
2348:University of New England
283:For the remainder of the
4529:The Road to Middle-Earth
4395:Middle-earth Enterprises
3041:The three "Great Tales"
2340:JĂžn, A. AsbjĂžrn (1997).
2090:, pp. 173â174, 262.
1430:Rutledge writes that in
1288:Mary the mother of Jesus
1238:Paganism in Middle-earth
774:Elbereth Gilthoniel
386:, "Masters of Spirits".
6486:Vol. II: The Two Towers
6203:The War of the Rohirrim
6004:Margrethe II of Denmark
5175:A mythology for England
4350:An Evening in Rivendell
4223:Margrethe II of Denmark
4102:A mythology for England
2648:. Vol. 1. Boston:
2236:. Lexington, Kentucky:
6507:The Return of the King
6246:The Return of the King
6191:The Return of the King
6091:The Battle of Evermore
5075:Psychological journeys
4718:The Shadow of the Past
4706:The Return of the King
4473:Master of Middle-Earth
3995:Psychological journeys
3559:First and Second Ages
3411:First and Second Ages
3173:The Notion Club Papers
3111:The Book of Lost Tales
2958:The Return of the King
2935:The Shadow of the Past
2645:The Book of Lost Tales
2545:The Return of the King
2288:Fauskanger, Helge KĂ„re
2005:, p. 287, citing
1899:The Shadow of the Past
1528:The Book of Lost Tales
1482:The Return of the King
1457:
1447:to find the Ring, and
1436:The Shadow of the Past
1304:The Book of Lost Tales
1233:
1188:
1169:Tolkien compared King
1128:
1107:'s attack on Valinor.
815:acquainted with grief
743:, Queens of the Valar
230:
181:
34:Valar (disambiguation)
6179:The Lord of the Rings
6143:The Lord of the Rings
6123:The Lord of the Rings
6111:The Lord of the Rings
6064:The Lord of the Rings
5977:A Map of Middle-earth
5878:The Children of HĂșrin
5836:The Road Goes Ever On
4980:Death and immortality
4930:The Road Goes Ever On
4907:A Elbereth Gilthoniel
4725:The Council of Elrond
4670:The Lord of the Rings
4650:The Lord of the Rings
4585:Tolkien's Legendarium
4329:The Road Goes Ever On
4271:The Lord of the Rings
4256:The Lord of the Rings
4132:A Map of Middle-earth
3875:Death and immortality
3678:Red Book of Westmarch
3191:The War of the Jewels
3126:The Lays of Beleriand
3047:The Children of HĂșrin
2942:The Council of Elrond
2921:The Lord of the Rings
2709:The War of the Jewels
2551:The Lord of the Rings
2519:The Lord of the Rings
2487:The Lord of the Rings
2258:(2013) . "Valar". In
2075:, pp. 38, 69â70.
1432:The Lord of the Rings
1337:Elizabeth Whittingham
1236:Further information:
1223:
1133:Tolkien and the Norse
1131:Further information:
1118:
1071:Further information:
799:The Lord of the Rings
793:A Elbereth Gilthoniel
575:Huntsman of the Valar
560:"Lord of the Trees",
332:, the Valar send the
225:
171:
89:The Lord of the Rings
6428:Journey to Rivendell
6135:Hordes of the Things
5899:The Fall of Gondolin
5587:Watcher in the Water
5555:Witch-king of Angmar
4752:List of translations
4364:At Dawn in Rivendell
4357:A Night in Rivendell
4344:The Tolkien Ensemble
4178:Brothers Hildebrandt
3700:Two Trees of Valinor
3063:The Fall of Gondolin
2460:. pp. 166â180.
2450:McIlwaine, Catherine
2272:. pp. 689â690.
2260:Drout, Michael D. C.
1379:The Tolkien scholar
1307:, and the published
1216:Pagan gods or angels
1145:, the Norse gods of
913:Two Trees of Valinor
310:as a refuge for the
206:Melkor (later named
197:Children of IlĂșvatar
53:) are characters in
32:For other uses, see
6449:War in Middle Earth
6395:The Hunt for Gollum
5949:The Last Ringbearer
5235:Narrative structure
5230:Impression of depth
4847:Company of the Ring
3868:Round World dilemma
3420:EĂ€rendil and Elwing
3073:The Fall of NĂșmenor
2704:Christopher Tolkien
2672:Christopher Tolkien
2640:Christopher Tolkien
2608:Christopher Tolkien
2576:Christopher Tolkien
2199:Carpenter, Humphrey
2058:, pp. 163â178.
2043:, pp. 689â690.
1939:, pp. 166â180.
1807:ch. 7 "The Lhammas"
968:
744:
718:Champion of Valinor
643:had experienced in
400:
399:Lords of the Valar
134:is also discussed.
6883:Middle-earth Valar
6692:War of Three Peaks
6369:The Rings of Power
6303:Hobbiton Movie Set
6267:Concerning Hobbits
6151:Der Herr der Ringe
6084:Misty Mountain Hop
5941:Bored of the Rings
5765:Phial of Galadriel
5095:Sound and language
4990:Dreams and visions
4960:Addiction to power
4487:A Question of Time
4289:The Rings of Power
4208:Alexander Korotich
4005:Sound and language
3885:Dreams and visions
2751:Parma Eldalamberon
2737:Parma Eldalamberon
2422:(Third ed.).
2256:Dickerson, Matthew
1993:, pp. 95â101.
1419:'s finding of the
1369:Luck or providence
1234:
1129:
1053:Primitive Quendian
966:
891:Queen of the Earth
887:[jaËvanna]
738:
659:[ËloËrien]
593:Years of the Trees
527:Music of the Ainur
398:
231:
182:
178:Years of the Lamps
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6793:Lord of the Rings
6715:
6714:
6706:Before the Shadow
6650:Siege of Mirkwood
6413:
6412:
6332:
6331:
6316:Picturing Tolkien
6034:Lord of the Rings
5987:Barbara Remington
5892:Beren and LĂșthien
5843:Bilbo's Last Song
5790:
5789:
5621:
5620:
5272:
5271:
5223:Pseudotranslation
5213:Editorial framing
5208:Character pairing
5055:Naming of weapons
4615:
4614:
4564:A Tolkien Compass
4480:Picturing Tolkien
4466:Interrupted Music
4435:
4434:
4371:Leaving Rivendell
4140:
4139:
4126:Journeys of Frodo
3980:Old Straight Road
3970:Naming of weapons
3713:
3712:
3460:LĂșthien and Beren
3249:
3248:
3231:Carl F. Hostetter
3082:
3081:
3055:Beren and LĂșthien
3036:Bilbo's Last Song
2813:978-0-664-23466-9
2779:978-1-4766-1174-7
2746:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2732:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2700:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2668:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2636:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2627:978-0-395-29917-3
2604:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2595:978-0-395-25730-2
2572:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2540:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2508:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2476:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2467:978-1-8512-4565-9
2433:978-0-261-10275-0
2403:978-0-80282-497-4
2384:Rutledge, Fleming
2279:978-0-415-86511-1
2219:978-0-35-865298-4
2114:, pp. 62â63.
1897:, book 1, ch. 2 "
1268:, writing in the
1266:Matthew Dickerson
1137:Scholars such as
1101:Old Straight Road
1073:Old Straight Road
1020:
1019:
990:Melkor or Morgoth
959:
958:
865:[ËvaiÌŻre]
731:
730:
708:[Ëtulkas]
611:[Ëmandos]
572:, the Great Rider
326:removed from Arda
16:(Redirected from
6900:
6699:Fate of Gundabad
6657:Rise of Isengard
6628:
6600:Shadow of Mordor
6579:War in the North
6527:Game Boy Advance
6222:
6168:
5926:derivative works
5917:
5857:Unfinished Tales
5850:The Silmarillion
5632:
5283:
5060:Northern courage
5005:Environmentalism
4985:Decline and fall
4920:Song of EĂ€rendil
4830:
4818:
4663:J. R. R. Tolkien
4642:
4635:
4628:
4619:
4536:Splintered Light
4151:
3975:Northern courage
3900:Environmentalism
3880:Decline and fall
3803:Tolkien's poetry
3722:
3440:FinwĂ« and MĂriel
3262:
3216:John D. Rateliff
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3020:Unfinished Tales
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2208:. New York:
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1829:Tolkien 1994
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1817:Tolkien 2009
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711:the Strong,
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142:The creator
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6842:Other games
6761:Board games
6671:Helm's Deep
6419:Video games
6196:Rankin/Bass
6146:(BBC, 1981)
6026:Fellowship!
6009:Ted Nasmith
5922:Adaptations
5729:Helm's Deep
5252:Prose style
5240:Interlacing
5203:Anachronism
5185:Shakespeare
4792:Tolkienmoot
4782:Fan fiction
4747:Translating
4420:Video games
4405:Fan fiction
4383:Other media
4282:film series
4273:film series
4228:Ted Nasmith
4090:Prose style
4083:Shakespeare
3843:Anachronism
3415:Celebrimbor
3089:composition
3010:Ainulindalë
2881:Legendarium
2311:Garth, John
2100:Kocher 1974
1967:Chance 2004
1793:The Lhammas
1580:Ainulindalë
1394:Old English
1381:Tom Shippey
1194:and author
1079:Old English
845:The Gentle
783:the Kindler
434:Atop Mount
302:During the
153:Ainulindalë
68:Ainulindalë
59:legendarium
49:; singular
6877:Categories
6810:Card games
6353:Khraniteli
6298:Production
5805:The Hobbit
5686:LothlĂłrien
5652:Old Forest
5518:Wormtongue
5374:Half-elven
5369:Glorfindel
5195:Techniques
5120:Influences
4763:Reception
4280:The Hobbit
4244:Bo Hansson
4218:Tom Loback
4111:Geographic
4036:Influences
3613:LothlĂłrien
3579:Third Age
3515:Glorfindel
3496:Third Age
3404:Characters
3340:Half-elven
3098:History of
3087:History of
2994:Posthumous
2913:The Hobbit
2802:. p.
2740:(17): 150.
2712:. Boston:
2680:. Boston:
2616:. Boston:
2584:. Boston:
2554:. Boston:
2532:1042159111
2522:. Boston:
2490:. Boston:
2375:0140038779
2346:(Thesis).
2301:21 October
2056:Burns 2004
1991:Burns 2005
1952:Garth 2003
1704:Valaquenta
1557:, #154 to
1538:References
1389:Providence
1346:Greek gods
1280:pagan gods
1252:Christians
1139:John Garth
1111:Norse Ăsir
949:The Dancer
869:the Weaver
436:Taniquetil
348:Valaquenta
324:. Aman is
321:AkallabĂȘth
304:Second Age
132:providence
124:pagan gods
18:Gilthoniel
6281:May It Be
6077:Ramble On
5994:John Howe
5760:PalantĂrs
5662:The Shire
5657:Rivendell
5636:Geography
5608:Goldberry
5452:Beornings
5408:Treebeard
5396:Thranduil
5364:Galadriel
5262:Epic Pooh
5257:Ambiguity
5180:Philology
5170:Modernism
5090:Sexuality
4862:Languages
4443:criticism
4415:Calendars
4291:TV series
4287:Music of
4278:Music of
4269:Music of
4237:Composers
4198:John Howe
4095:Ambiguity
4078:Philology
3955:Modernism
3863:Cosmology
3749:Languages
3695:Silmarils
3643:The Shire
3633:Rivendell
3563:Beleriand
3520:Goldberry
3505:Galadriel
3490:Ungoliant
3445:Gil-galad
3435:Fingolfin
3372:Beornings
3350:Sundering
3313:Ancalagon
3255:Fictional
2770:McFarland
2754:(18): 72.
2564:519647821
2478:(1954a).
2416:(2005) .
2358:(1974) .
2270:Routledge
2022:Wood 2003
1908:Secondary
1327:like the
1260:free will
1232:, c. 1645
1002:Beleriand
967:Ex-Valar
827:Ungoliant
821:Tutor of
645:Beleriand
597:Cuiviénen
474:who weds
466:Comes to
330:Third Age
285:First Age
270:Ungoliant
263:Two Trees
252:Two Lamps
6565:Conquest
6435:Game One
6387:Fan-made
6291:Approach
6171:Animated
6093:" (1971)
6086:" (1971)
6079:" (1969)
5999:Alan Lee
5818:Errantry
5775:One Ring
5739:Morannon
5711:Isengard
5691:Mirkwood
5643:Eriador
5532:Monsters
5485:Denethor
5462:DĂșnedain
5457:DrĂședain
5315:Radagast
5160:Medieval
5065:Paganism
4942:Proverbs
4882:Sindarin
4857:Heraldry
4834:Elements
4825:Analysis
4787:Oxonmoot
4772:Literary
4713:Stories
4687:Volumes
4441:Literary
4316:Settings
4213:Alan Lee
4168:Cor Blok
4063:Medieval
4024:Literary
3985:Paganism
3774:Sindarin
3744:Heraldry
3726:Elements
3718:Analysis
3688:One Ring
3673:PalantĂr
3618:Mirkwood
3603:Isengard
3588:Esgaroth
3382:DĂșnedain
3377:DrĂședain
3271:monsters
3257:universe
3163:1988â92
3108:1983â84
2918:1954-55
2904:lifetime
2790:(2003).
2762:(2008).
2702:(1994).
2670:(1987).
2638:(1984).
2606:(1980).
2574:(1977).
2542:(1955).
2510:(1954).
2452:(eds.).
2386:(2004).
2313:(2003).
2290:(2022).
2230:(2004).
2173:(2005).
1979:JĂžn 1997
1790:, ch. 7
1421:One Ring
1325:pantheon
1060:Analysis
1023:Language
1012:and the
962:Ex-Valar
778:Sindarin
766:ElentĂĄri
589:ValarĂłma
554:Sindarin
531:Angainor
480:EĂ€rendil
384:FĂ«anturi
356:Elbereth
352:Sindarin
293:Gondolin
212:Sindarin
6542:Tactics
6479:Elendor
6372:(2022)
6361:Hobitit
6198:, 1980)
6186:, 1978)
6130:, 1979)
6118:, 1955)
6018:Theatre
5795:Related
5755:Mithril
5748:Objects
5722:Battles
5667:Bag End
5513:Théoden
5490:Faramir
5480:Boromir
5467:Aragorn
5415:Hobbits
5391:Legolas
5342:Dwarves
5334:peoples
5320:Saruman
5310:Gandalf
5305:Wizards
5295:Balrogs
5278:Peoples
5134:Beowulf
5025:Heroism
5015:Forests
5000:England
4995:Economy
4914:Namårië
4889:Khuzdul
4842:Artwork
4757:Swedish
4155:Artists
4042:Beowulf
3930:Heroism
3915:Forests
3895:England
3890:Economy
3823:Tengwar
3808:Scripts
3791:Westron
3786:Valarin
3781:Khuzdul
3754:Adûnaic
3734:Artwork
3668:Mithril
3661:Objects
3648:Bag End
3573:Valinor
3568:NĂșmenor
3530:Saruman
3510:Gandalf
3475:Thingol
3470:Morgoth
3455:Isildur
3425:Elendil
3362:Hobbits
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6678:Mordor
6614:Gollum
6466:(SNES)
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6458:(1990)
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6154:(1992)
6138:(1980)
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6058:(1972)
6037:(2006)
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5944:(1969)
5701:Mordor
5676:Gondor
5603:Eagles
5577:Trolls
5572:Shelob
5550:Nazgûl
5545:Gollum
5475:Gondor
5435:Pippin
5384:Elrond
5300:Sauron
5140:Celtic
5080:Quests
5070:Plants
4952:Themes
4901:Poetry
4877:Quenya
4872:Elvish
4777:Fandom
4767:Impact
4390:Impact
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4068:Modern
4048:Celtic
4000:Quests
3990:Plants
3835:Themes
3818:Sarati
3769:Quenya
3764:Elvish
3623:Mordor
3593:Gondor
3552:Places
3535:Sauron
3525:Gollum
3500:Elrond
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975:Duties
952:Tulkas
901:kelvar
872:Mandos
823:OlĂłrin
809:Nienna
770:Quenya
751:Spouse
741:Valier
734:Queens
703:Tulkas
694:Istari
681:LĂłrien
676:LĂłrien
654:LĂłrien
606:Mandos
410:Spouse
407:Duties
376:Quenya
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365:Valier
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6046:Music
5933:Books
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5696:Moria
5681:Harad
5627:World
5596:Other
5582:Wargs
5508:Ăowyn
5503:Ăomer
5498:Rohan
5430:Merry
5425:Frodo
5420:Bilbo
5379:Arwen
5359:Elves
5352:Gimli
5347:Balin
5287:Maiar
5155:Norse
5110:Women
5105:Trees
5050:Music
5035:Magic
4681:About
4073:Norse
4015:Trees
3965:Music
3945:Magic
3935:Light
3813:Cirth
3638:Rohan
3628:Moria
3598:Harad
3450:HĂșrin
3335:Elves
3318:Smaug
3301:Valar
3284:Maiar
3279:Ainur
3235:2021
3220:2007
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3033:1990
3025:1981
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2910:1937
2895:Works
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628:Vairë
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423:Manwë
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