If you have ever wondered about the greater cosmology of Middle-earth, you aren’t alone.
BothThe Lord of the Ringsfilms andThe Rings of Powertelevision series have alluded to greater powers at work throughoutJ.R.R.
Tolkien’s impressive narrative, guiding and directing the characters through providential means.
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Eru Iluvatar is the supreme being that created Ardaand everything within it.
Morgoth soon becomes the first Dark Lord, and darkness enters this new world for the first time.
The Valar and the Maiar Come From the Ainur
Of course, not every Ainur was rebellious.
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These are the traditional “gods” one might be talking about when reading through Tolkien’s works.
And it’s not just because Gandalf is thousands of years old.
Thus, these marriages are more symbolic and of a distinctly spiritual nature.
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In this way, they begin to work providentially through other means.
Tolkien himself once noted that the destruction of the Ring itself at Gollum’s handswas almost divine intervention.
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