The Power of Nine - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

O'Boile · 08-26-2002, 08:56 AM

"What I am about to say may sound a bit off the wall, but here goes! :
The numbers 3, 7 , 9, and 5 appear frequently throughout Tolkien's work. 3, 7, and 9 all represent completeness and perfection. 5 represents God's grace.
There were 9 Valar and 9 in the fellowship. In the Poem of the Ring, 3 rings were given to the Elves, 7 to the Dwarves and 9 to men. Though they were given (all but the Elven Rings) by the dark lord, I believe that to be a corruption of the original plan of Eru. The 3 races were to be the impetus for the destruction/overthrowing of Melkor's discordant song. The discordant song went against the unity of the theme of Eru."

Joy, there were more than 9 Valar. I think the number was 14.

08-26-2002, 08:56 AM	#1
O'Boile Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 117	"What I am about to say may sound a bit off the wall, but here goes! : The numbers 3, 7 , 9, and 5 appear frequently throughout Tolkien's work. 3, 7, and 9 all represent completeness and perfection. 5 represents God's grace. There were 9 Valar and 9 in the fellowship. In the Poem of the Ring, 3 rings were given to the Elves, 7 to the Dwarves and 9 to men. Though they were given (all but the Elven Rings) by the dark lord, I believe that to be a corruption of the original plan of Eru. The 3 races were to be the impetus for the destruction/overthrowing of Melkor's discordant song. The discordant song went against the unity of the theme of Eru." Joy, there were more than 9 Valar. I think the number was 14.