Apr 4, 2016 · The most powerful of the Valar, essentially polytheistic beings, are incapable of doing or thinking anything that Eru has not already forseen. So "power levels" don't even enter …

Sep 16, 2014 · Eru did not actually trip Gollum, but He made certain all the right conditions were there for the grand finale: He made certain that Sauron did not kill his captive, as he should …

Apr 26, 2020 · Eru Ilúvatar means the “All Father” Eru 'The One', 'He that is Alone' Ilúvatar 'Father of All’ The Silmarillion, Index of Names. The name Ilúvatar is a compound of two words, …

Nov 26, 2021 · The will of Eru may not be gainsaid" and it seems that the Valar trust Eru's overall plan despite being ignorant of how it will unfold. In the most striking example of divine …

Apr 29, 2017 · Eru himself only really created three sentient races 1: Elves, Men, and the Ainur (the Valar and Maiar); Elves and Men are called the Children of Ilúvatar (and considered rather …

Eru has the ability to speak to anyone, but it would be difficult for incarnates to hear him. Eru communicates via sanwe-latya, direct thought-transmission. This is a technique mainly …

Dec 10, 2015 · The closest references to Eru or the Valar in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies I can think of are Gandalf's vague description of his resurrection ("I've …

However, both Melkor/Sauron play the role of the Adversary of Christianity in my opinion... while the analogy isn't perfect -- this is a work of adventure fiction -- Melkor/Sauron are defined by …

Aug 18, 2016 · The elves were doomed to experience (near) endless serial living. Look at the fate suffered by the nine ring wraiths when Eru's gift was suspended. Man's gift is to escape time …

Dec 21, 2021 · Is the magic we see in Middle-Earth a translation of Eru's language, or is it vaguely something else that is entirely unexplained? Update with examples of spoken spells Arwen’s …