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Kuruharan · 06-21-2002, 09:11 AM

Iluvatar/Eru (God) created the Ainur (angels) which were the Valar and the Maiar. They sang about the world (which did not exist yet) to Eru and then Eru gave being to the things that the Ainur sang.

The greatest of the Ainur was Melkor, and he wanted to become even greater. He caused all sorts of havoc in the Music and eventually Eru had to step in and stop the Music and create his own theme. This theme is the Children of Iluvatar (Elves and Men).

Some of the greatest of the Ainur go into the world and become the Valar and they begin the process of actually making the things they sang. They are aided by lesser spirits that are known as Maiar.

Melkor was also in the world and he tried to ruin everything that the Valar did. The Valar did not like this and they fought against Melkor and through this struggle the world was created.

(There. That was the short, short, short, short version. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )

06-21-2002, 09:11 AM	#24
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	Iluvatar/Eru (God) created the Ainur (angels) which were the Valar and the Maiar. They sang about the world (which did not exist yet) to Eru and then Eru gave being to the things that the Ainur sang. The greatest of the Ainur was Melkor, and he wanted to become even greater. He caused all sorts of havoc in the Music and eventually Eru had to step in and stop the Music and create his own theme. This theme is the Children of Iluvatar (Elves and Men). Some of the greatest of the Ainur go into the world and become the Valar and they begin the process of actually making the things they sang. They are aided by lesser spirits that are known as Maiar. Melkor was also in the world and he tried to ruin everything that the Valar did. The Valar did not like this and they fought against Melkor and through this struggle the world was created. (There. That was the short, short, short, short version. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...