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Ar-Luman · 10-16-2002, 05:04 PM

Two things....

1.) When Iluvatar created the Ainur, did he give an absolute amount of power to each? By this, was it possible for one of the Ainur to become more powerful as time went on or was it set in stone that they had "X" amount of special abilitites, powers, ect. ect.

2.) It is stated that Melkor was the greatest of all the created beings. Even though we see him wrestled down single handedly by Tulkas (please correct me if I am wrong). My question is if he was the more powerful how did this happen? Is power a relative thing? Was Melkor more powerful because he had more attributes than the others, and power is calibrated by what you can bring to the table as far as skill. Or was he more powerful because of physical and mental toughness.

10-16-2002, 05:04 PM	#1
Ar-Luman Animated Skeleton Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Irving, Tx Posts: 27	The power delegated by Iluvatar Two things.... 1.) When Iluvatar created the Ainur, did he give an absolute amount of power to each? By this, was it possible for one of the Ainur to become more powerful as time went on or was it set in stone that they had "X" amount of special abilitites, powers, ect. ect. 2.) It is stated that Melkor was the greatest of all the created beings. Even though we see him wrestled down single handedly by Tulkas (please correct me if I am wrong). My question is if he was the more powerful how did this happen? Is power a relative thing? Was Melkor more powerful because he had more attributes than the others, and power is calibrated by what you can bring to the table as far as skill. Or was he more powerful because of physical and mental toughness. __________________ "and I, I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference."