Posted: April 04, 2000 at 08:29:06: by Dave aka Don Quixote
: : : The Elves had many Maiar characteristics, and the decendendents of Melian and Thingol had Maiar blood. I was just wondering if Tolkein intended the Elves to be the level below Maiar amongst the Ainur.
: : : The Ainur (on Arda) order would in this case be: Vala, Herald, Maia, Elf.: : If you wanted to extend the Melianian bloodline further, you could add the royal linage of Numenor to the order. : Disregard, the above statement. My old eyes didn't notice the (on Arda) in your list. Of course, the Vala and Maia were not the ONLY Ainur, there were others that did not enter Ea with them, and your 'mystery guests' like Tom Bombadil and Ungoliant that are not clearly classed as either, but clearly share 'Ainur' Characteristics.
The Vala and Maia are the only 'named' Ainur
Don Q
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