After entering Eä, the Valar and their followers-those Maiar who remained loyal to Ilúvatar and rejected Melkor's rebellion-started shaping Arda using their godlike powers over its physical matter, preparing it for the awakening of the Children of Ilúvatar, ( Elves and Men). The fourteen greatest Ainur who entered Eä, save Melkor who rebelled against Ilúvatar, were called the Valar. Many Ainur chose to enter Eä, agreeing not to leave it until the end of Arda (the World). The only exception was Melkor, who was granted insight into every part of Ilúvatar's thought and was the mightiest of the Ainur.Īfter singing the Great Music, the Ainur witnessed the Vision of Ilúvatar and the creation of Eä (the Universe). Each was granted insight into a specific part of Ilúvatar's thought, and was therefore more aligned in spirit with that part. Some of the Ainur were also considered siblings "in the thought of Ilúvatar". The Valar were Ainur, spirits that were brought into being by Ilúvatar's thought, and He may therefore be considered their father. They lived on the Western continent of Aman. Vala) were the Powers of Arda who shaped and rule the world. And therefore they are named the Valar, the Powers of the World." ― Ainulindalë " But this condition Ilúvatar made, or it is the necessity of their love, that their power should thenceforward be contained and bounded in the World, to be within it for ever, until it is complete, so that they are its life and it is theirs. Valarin, Quenya, Sindarin, Telerin, KhuzdulĪratar Irmo, Tulkas, Estë, Vairë, Vána, Nessa formerly Melkor This article or section needs expansion and/or modification.
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