Posted: February 11, 2000 at 15:57:59: by Wibstap
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: : How many Maiar are explicitly named by JRRT? Can anyone add to the following list, including characters from the HoME who have not been substituted with one of the following (e.g. Fionwë)?
: : Note: Please do NOT name Tom Bombadil: : Aiwendil
: : Alatar
: : Arien
: : Curumo
: : Eönwë
: : Ilmarë
: : Melian
: : Olórin
: : Ossë
: : Pallando
: : Salmar
: : Tilion
: : Uinen : : Cheers
: : Berembrôg :
: Radagast
: Sauron
: and while we're on bad guys
: Gothmog - lord og Balrogs : and if I am not allowed to mention Bombadil - hmmm what about Goldberry :) : In my point of view the peolpe of the Maiar were much more numerous than we think - Many Tolkien fans narrow it down to
: A: The maiar were those who took shape of men/elves
: B: They had to have great power
: B: They had to be named : But I favor also:
: Thorondor
: Huan
: Charcharot
: and maybe even Treebeard :
: you guys can proberly name alot more : Cheers Telchar If you want to get into earlier works, there's also Artaxerxes*
King of the Merfolk*
Man in the Moon (from Roverandom, probably same as Tilion)
Psamathos*
Tevildo, Prince of Cats
Ulbandi (perhaps...assuming she existed) and even though he's basically the same as Sauron, and the concept of Maiar (I think) didn't yet occur to Tolkien, they're still good characters, I guess. *probably not Maiar, but they could have been, if Tolkien kept thinking about them.
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