Posted: April 09, 2000 at 21:22:04: by Frode
In some threads there have been debates on whether there is a hiearchy among the maiar. Tolkien does mention such a hiearchy on a few occasions.
In Unfinished Tales he writes that Radagast is of lesser power than Saruman and Gandalf. He also writes that Saruman had a higher 'valinorean stature' than Gandalf.
In a remarkable passage in one of his letters, Tolkien stresses that Sauron "is of the same angelic order (maiar) as Gandalf and Saruman, but of a FAR HIGHER stature".-Frode
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