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How many Maiar are in Middle Earth?
There were 15 Valar and countless Maiar. After completing their respective demiurgic labours the Valar all took residence on Arda, the Jewel of Ilúvatar and principal place in all of Eä.
Who were all the Maiar?
Named Maiar
- Alatar (Morinehtar)
- Aiwendil (Radagast)
- Arien.
- Curumo (Saruman)
- Eönwë
- Durin’s Bane.
- Gothmog.
- Ilmarë
Who are the Valar and Maiar?
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- Valar, or “powers,” the high guardians of the world: Manwë, the “Breather,” Maker of Winds, Lord of the Sky, and King of the Valar.
- Maiar, or “Hands,” the immortal servants of the Valar: Tom Bombadil, master of the Old Forest and the oldest of the Ainur in Middle-earth.
- Fallen Ainur, like:
Is Galadriel an Istari?
Her husband Celeborn likewise provided the Fellowship with Elven-boats. On the day that the Fellowship left Lórien, but unknown to them, Gandalf arrived, carried by the eagle Gwaihir. Galadriel healed his wounds and re-clothed him in white, signalling his new status as head of the Istari, the order of wizards.
It was this cosmic force who created Eä, with the assistance of the angelic Ainur – the most powerful of whom are called the Valar, while the lesser beings are known as the Maiar (including Sauron, Gandalf, and Saruman).
Is Melkor the most powerful of the Ainur?
Melkor was the most powerful of the Ainur, but turned to darkness and became Morgoth, the definitive antagonist of Arda from whom all evil in the world of Middle-earth ultimately stems. Sauron, one of the Maiar of Aulë, betrayed his kind and became Morgoth’s principal lieutenant.
What is Middle-earth in Tolkien’s legendarium?
Continent in Tolkien’s legendarium. Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. The term is equivalent to the term Midgard of Norse mythology, describing the human-inhabited world, that is, the central continent of the Earth in Tolkien’s imagined mythological past.
Why does Tolkien call Middle-Earth Arda?
Yet even so, Tolkien’s intention was always for the story of Middle-earth to represent a pre-history for our own world. Basically, “Arda” equals “Earth”. Now, Tolkien wasn’t a lunatic – he didn’t actually consider Lord of the Rings and its related works as a true account of a time “before time”.