Posted: February 21, 1999 at 17:52:26: by Artanaro
Though this is not a topic I have recently seen discussed, what reason did Tolkien have for giving the Valar genders. I understand in most mythologies, the theme of powerful indivuals acquiring their abilities from their godly ancestory is present. I understand the reasoning for giving the Maiar genders, but why the Valar. Tolkien mentions somewhere in the Silmarillion I believe, that the Valar marriages were different in the since from our perception of marriages. This is one question that truly puzzles me.
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