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In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, made
the Ainur of his thought; and they made a great Music before him. In this Music
the World was begun; for Ilúvatar made visible the song of the Ainur, and they
beheld it as a light in the darkness. And many among them became enamoured
of its beauty, and of its history which they saw beginning and unfolding as in a
vision. Therefore Ilúvatar gave to their vision Being, and set it amid the Void,
and the Secret Fire was sent to burn at the heart of the World; and it was called
Eä
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Then those of the Ainur who desired it arose and entered into the World at the
beginning of Time; and it was their task to achieve it, and by their labours to
fulfil the vision which they had seen. Long they laboured in the regions of Eä,
which are vast beyond the thought of Elves and Men, until in the time appointed
was made Arda, the Kingdom of Earth. Then they put on the raiment of Earth
and descended into it, and dwelt therein.
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The Great among these spirits the Elves name the Valar, the Powers of Arda, and
Men have often called them gods. The Lords of the Valar are seven; and the
Valier, the Queens of the Valar, are seven also. These were their names in the
Elvish tongue as it was spoken in Valinor, though they have other names in the
speech of the Elves in Middle-earth, and their names among Men are manifold.
The names of the Lords in due order are: Manwë, Ulmo, Aulë, Oromë, Mandos,
Lórien, and Tulkas; and the names of the Queens are: Varda, Yavanna, Nienna,
Estë, Vairë, Vána, and Nessa. Melkor is counted no longer among the Valar, and
his name is not spoken upon Earth.
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Manwë and Melkor were brethren in the thought of Ilúvatar. The mightiest of those Ainur who came into the World was in his beginning Melkor; but Manwë is dearest to Ilúvatar and understands most clearly his purposes. He was appointed to be, in the fullness of time, the first of all Kings: lord of the realm of Arda and ruler of all that dwell therein. In Arda his delight is in the winds and the clouds, and in all the regions of the air, from the heights to the depths, from the utmost borders of the Veil of Arda to the breezes that blow in the grass. Súlimo he is surnamed, Lord of the Breath of Arda. All swift birds, strong of wing, he loves, and they come and go at his bidding.
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Of the Valar, Part III: Varda
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Of the Valar, Part IV: Ulmo, Part I: A Mounting Wave
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Of the Valar, Part IV: Ulmo, Part II: The Veins of the World
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Of the Valar, Part V: Aulë
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Of the Valar, Part VI: Yavanna
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Of the Valar, Part VII: The Fëanturi
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Of the Valar, Part VIII: Námo and Vairë
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Of the Valar, Part IX: Irmo and Estë
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Of the Valar, Part X: Nienna
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Of the Valar, Part XI: Tulkas and Nessä
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Of the Valar, Part XII: Oromë and Vána
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Of the Valar, Part XIII: But a Veil
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Of the Maiar, Part I: The People of the Valar
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Of the Maiar, Part II: Ilmarë and Eönwë
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Of the Maiar, Part III: Ossë and Uinen, Part I: Amid the Roaring
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Of the Maiar, Part III: Ossë and Uinen, Part II: Delight in Violence
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Of the Maiar, Part IV: Melian and Olórin, Part I: Melian
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Of the Maiar, Part IV: Melian and Olórin, Part II: Olórin
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Of the Maiar, Part IV: Melian and Olórin, Part III: Among Them Unseen
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Of the Enemies, Part I: For He Coveted
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Of the Enemies, Part II: A Spirit Wasteful
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Of the Enemies, Part III: The Valaraukar
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Of the Enemies, Part IV: Sauron
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Here Ends the Valaquenta
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