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Word of the Day: Ilúvatar – ‘first beginning, sky-father’. He was The One, the creator of the Ainur.
Tolkien described Ilúvatar as “the first beginning, Lord of always who dwells beyond the world; made it and is not of it or in it, but loves it.”
[…] to their horses, basing their entire culture around them. They had contact with the Elves and Eru but didn’t worship him, valuing the Vala Oromë […]
[…] were created by Mahal (known as Aulë), unlike Elves and Men, who were created by Ilúvatar. Aulë created the seven fathers of the Dwarves, but he didn’t have divine power to grant […]
[…] first by Ilúvatar, who made the Ainur, the “Holy Ones,” first, declaring a mighty theme and directing the […]
[…] Word of the Day: Melkor (Morgoth) – means ‘he who arises in might.’ He is the Dark Lord, who is later called Morgoth. Created in the Timeless Halls, he was originally the most powerful, but he rebelled against his creator, Eru Ilúvatar. […]
[…] Word of the Day: Eä – the created world, the universe (Q). It has no material form and is discussed as “vast halls and spaces,” and is distinguished from the Timeless Halls, the dwelling of Ilúvatar. […]
[…] doesn’t make one immortal. Nor is it alluding to heaven (that would be the Timeless Halls of Ilúvatar) – though Valinor could be alluding to a sense of […]
[…] E went to Valinor -he wasn’t able to go back to Middle Earth, but he received a grace from Ilúvatar via Manwë to have a choice in where they want to belong, and that they have a “long and fair […]