Cosmology and mythology
The Flame Imperishable
The Flame Imperishable is associated in the Ainulindalë with Ilúvatar’s power to give true being. Melkor seeks it in the Void, but cannot find it apart from Ilúvatar.
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Cosmology and mythology
The Music of the Ainur
The Music of the Ainur is the great music through which Ilúvatar reveals a vision of the world to the Ainur in the Ainulindalë. It precedes the actual existence of Eä and…
Cosmology and mythology
Tulkas
Tulkas was the last of Anuir to descend into Arda, during the first battles with Melkor. He is the strongest Valar created by Eru Ilúvatar, also known as Astaldo, the Valiant. Greatest…