Both The Lord of the Rings films and The Rings of Power television series have alluded to greater powers at work throughout J.R.R. Tolkien's ... have called the Valar "gods," these beings were ...

According to The Silmarillion, the Maiar were created by Eru Ilúvatar (the God of Tolkien's Middle-earth) to help the Valar shape the world. Similar to angels in Christian theology, the Maiar ...

Thus, they were consecrated by Varda so that no impure or evil creature ... who sought the help of the Valar. After the ...

The Maiar are spirits that helped the Valar to build and shape the world of Arda, each a member of a different Vala. Each Maia was a spirit associated with the Valar, gods of Arda. Some Maiar ...