Aug 23, 2024 · Eru Ilúvatar, also known as the One, is the single omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent creator. He has been existing eternally in the Timeless Halls and possesses the Flame Imperishable in his spirit which kindles existence from nothingness. Eru created the Ainur before anything else, whom he kindled with the Flame Imperishable.

Eru Ilúvatar was the supreme being of Eä. He was the single creator of existence, all-knowing and all-powerful, and the only entity with the power to create souls.

In Tolkien's invented Elvish language Quenya, Eru means "The One", or "He that is Alone" and Ilúvatar signifies "Allfather". [T 1] Eru first created a group of godlike or angelic beings, the Ainur, consisting of the powerful Valar and their assistants, the Maiar.

Eru Ilúvatar is the overarching protagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, and is introduced in The Silmarillion and has a minor yet pivotal role in The Lord of the Rings. He is the supreme being of the universe, creator of all existence.

The Gift of Ilúvatar, also known as the Gift of Men[citation needed] or Death, [1] refers to a gift of Eru Ilúvatar to his Younger Children, which remains a source of some confusion for Tolkien enthusiasts. The concept includes both mortality, leading to death of old age, and free will.

Through the Music of the Ainur, Ilúvatar created the world and the beings who inhabit it, and only he fully knows its fate. 'All-father' was also a title of the Norse god Odin, a fact of which Tolkien must certainly have been aware. See also...

Eru (meaning the One or He that is alone in Quenya), also referred to as Ilúvatar (meaning the All High or the Father of All) is the supreme God of Arda and Middle-earth. He is the single creator, standing omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent above the Valar and Maiar.

Dec 31, 2004 · Ilúvatar, the All-father, also Eru, the One. The creator, God in Tolkien 's mythology... It is Eru who created the Ainur and taught them to make music. He led them in …

Eru Ilúvatar, the One Alone, created the Ainur spirits from his thought, kindling them to life with the Flame Imperishable that is found within his being. Eru taught the Ainur with musical themes of which they would sing alone or in small groups while the rest listened, and thus they slowly learned a little of Eru and of each other.

Jan 5, 2025 · Elves were the first of the Children of Ilúvatar to appear in Middle-earth; Men were not to follow until the first rising of the Sun at the end of the First Age, many thousands of years later. Both Kindreds awoke in the far east of Middle-earth: the Elves at …