Posted: April 14, 2000 at 04:17:43: by Michael Martinez
: : The Valar are said to be the first in Arda by THE
: : SILMARILLION. Bombadil isn't mentioned in the book.: Yes, I know Bombadill isn't mentioned. However, I remember
: reading that Eru sent other spirits to the world shortly after
: it was formed and was still hot, or something like that. I
: think I read this in the SIL, but I'm not certain. Maybe I
: misread a passage, or imagined it. What THE SILMARILLION tells us is that after Melkor decided to take Arda for himself he and Manwe summoned other spirits (presumably all Ainur) to help them. These became the Maiar and their counterparts, Melkor's servants.
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