From the Amanyar to the Valar, All of the Differences Between Tolkien's Elves in Lord of the Rings, Explained
Out of all the iconic characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's books, Elves, otherwise known as the Firstborn, are the most dynamic and ...
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I Can't Believe J.R.R. Tolkien Almost Retconned One of His Most Iconic Characters
Christopher Tolkien, would finish after his death, he included further details about characters like Sauron and the Valar. However, years later, in some of his final writings, he almost retconned ...
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Who Created Middle-earth, Arda, and, Well, Everything in Lord of the Rings? The Gods of Tolkien's Fantasy World, Explained
Interestingly, most of the Valar are married (save for Ulmo and Nienna), which is an institution that they later passed on to the Children of Ilúvatar. However, unlike the Elves and Men, Tolkien ...
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'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' doesn't outright tell us who the Stranger is — but we have a good guess
Gandalf's arrival during the Second Age of Middle-earth is a pretty big departure from Tolkien's canon, which sees the Istari come to Middle-earth 1,000 years into the Third Age. The Valar send ...
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Return to Middle-earth
In Part II of the Nature of Middle-earth, “Body, Mind, and Spirit,” Tolkien explores the complexities of the relationship of soul to physicality as well as the relationship of the Valar ...