Why did Valar call for the Elves?
But they also feared that the Elves would be preyed upon by Melkor and his servants. With Melkor imprisoned in Valinor, the Valar sent emissaries to the Elves, inviting them to go live in Valinor, where they would be protected and share in the daily lives of the Valar and Maiar.
Do the Elves live with the Valar?
In east-central Valinor at the Girdle of Arda (the Equator of Tolkien’s world) is Valmar, the capital of Valinor (also called Valimar or the City of Bells), the residence of the Valar and the Maiar in the realm of Valinor. The first house of the Elves, the Vanyar, settled there as well.
Why did the Elves rebel against the Valar?
The Rebellion of the Noldor, also known as the Flight of the Noldor was a historic event during the Elder Days. It was when Feanor and his sons rebelled against the Valar and the other Elvish kindreds, swearing an oath to reclaim Feanor’s Silmarils, which had been stolen by the Dark Lord Morgoth.
Do the Valar care about Men?
In fact, the Valar were very aware of Men. They knew that they were frail compared to Elves, and would easily be killed in any titanic conflict between themselves and Morgoth. First of all, great answer by David Alan Schlaefer. In fact, the Valar were very aware of Men.
Which Valar created elves?
Eru Ilúvatar
At the dawn of time, Middle-earth’s supreme creator god, Eru Ilúvatar, created the Valar to be the caretakers of the world, and to shape its form into one that would be good for Ilúvatar’s next creations, Elves. (Men were also in the blueprints for Middle-earth, but not for some eons later.)
Why were Men not allowed to go to Valinor?
Valinor is, well, an intense place for mortals. A mortal would feel embittered there since everything is deathless there except for them. Jealousy would eat at the mortal until they were truly unhappy, which would hasten their death rather than postpone it. There would be only bitterness.
Why are Men not allowed to go to Valinor?
No man could live in Valinor and survive for long, so Bilbo, Frodo, and Gimli were allowed to get as close to Valinor as they could without being in there, because they contributed so much to bringing Sauron to an end. Otherwise, man’s fate was to be with Eru when they passed on.
Is Tom Bombadil ERU?
No, Tom Bombadil, the mysterious figure from Tolkien’s stories and two poems, is not Eru Ilúvatar, the creator figure from Tolkien’s Legendarium. Despite the ambiguity of the story, Tolkien has confirmed in one of his letters that there is no embodiment of the creator in his stories.