Valar
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The Valar are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. They are "angelic powers" or "gods" subordinate to the one God. The Ainulindalë describes how some of the Ainur choose to enter th
Some critics have noted the similarity of the Valar to the Æsir, the strong and combative Norse gods of Asgard. Painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1817.
Other scholars have likened the Valar to Christian angels, intermediaries between the creator and the created world. Painting by Lorenzo Lippi, c. 1645
Tolkien's Valar behave as a group, so that readers perceive them as a pantheon like the Olympian gods of the Greeks.
Morgoth
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Morgoth Bauglir is the primary antagonist of Tolkien's legendarium, the mythic epic by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien and published in parts as The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and
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…regions, say, from themes for metals and stones. The themes of Ilúvatar's music are elaborated, and each of the Ainur adds harmonious creative touches. Melkor, however, adds discordant themes: He strives against the Music; his themes become evil because they spring from selfishness and vanity, not from the…
"Morgoth – the first Dark Lord". Middle-earth artwork by Outcast, 2008