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Birdland · 09-07-2002, 06:13 PM

Pio, I always considered the Ainur to be the equivalent of the Order of Angels in the JudeoChristian doctrine. There are six orders of Angels ranging from the "Seraphim" to your garden variety "Angel" Angel.

But the one thing they would have in common, at least as far as my own belief system goes, is that Angels, (and by literary extension, the Ainur) have never had a physical body, and have never been "born" or "died." Even the "bodies" of the Atari are mere illusion - though a pretty good illusion - judging by what happened to Saruman's when he was slain in the Shire.

In contrast, a "fea" would be the equivalent to a "soul", which (again, my belief) is the energy which animates the earthly body of every mortal on earth. And that's as far as I'm gonna go on THAT particular topic. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

09-07-2002, 06:13 PM	#2
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Pio, I always considered the Ainur to be the equivalent of the Order of Angels in the JudeoChristian doctrine. There are six orders of Angels ranging from the "Seraphim" to your garden variety "Angel" Angel. But the one thing they would have in common, at least as far as my own belief system goes, is that Angels, (and by literary extension, the Ainur) have never had a physical body, and have never been "born" or "died." Even the "bodies" of the Atari are mere illusion - though a pretty good illusion - judging by what happened to Saruman's when he was slain in the Shire. In contrast, a "fea" would be the equivalent to a "soul", which (again, my belief) is the energy which animates the earthly body of every mortal on earth. And that's as far as I'm gonna go on THAT particular topic. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]