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Old 05-26-2008, 12:28 AM   #1
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Number of Maiar ?

Well i'am sure this has been questioned many times. What are every body's guesstimates/rough population of Maiar. Thanks for any personal opinions thanks very much.



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Old 05-26-2008, 07:15 AM   #2
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Well i'am sure this has been questioned many times. What are every body's guesstimates/rough population of Maiar. Thanks for any personal opinions thanks very much.
*Shrugs*

I don't know. But I am sure you can fit them all on the head of a pin.

*Reconsiders*

Well, Tolkien gave every impression that the celestial choir of the Ainulindalë was rather immense, so it wasn't a neuftet (would the Balrogs sing bass?); however, not all the Ainur chose to follow the Valar into Eä. Hmmm...I would say hundreds, but that would merely be an assumption.
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Old 05-27-2008, 06:21 AM   #3
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My guess is around a couple of thousand, though it could be more or less.

And if we were talking about Ainur, the number couuld be almost infinite.
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Old 05-27-2008, 04:10 PM   #4
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Thanks very much i also always thought it was at least several thousand. But i guess it's really for each person to decide what they think. Thanks




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