Apr 4, 2016 · If Eru is the creator of all that is, does this make him the most powerful force in the Tolkien universe? Has he created beings, such as Sauron, which have more power than him?

Sep 16, 2014 · The Fandom LOTR wiki lists four times Eru Ilúvatar intervened in the history of Arda: creating Elves and Men removing Aman from the spherical Earth resurrecting Gandalf making …

Apr 9, 2020 · So I was wondering whether Eru Ilúvatar has any meaning in and of itself, in-universe, besides being the name of the Creator? Is it at all related to any words in Primitive Quendian, for …

Nov 26, 2021 · I would like to know if there is anything written in LOTR canon about what the Valar had thought about Eru Ilúvatar sending Gandalf back to Middle-earth as Gandalf the White. For example, …

Feb 5, 2022 · Eru tripped Gollum, according to the LOTR wiki, thus destroying the One Ring. If he wanted it destroyed, why didn't he do something earlier, when Isildur took the Ring for his own when …

Apr 29, 2017 · In looking at this question it brings to mind, in-universe (all of JRRT's writings) did he ever say why Eru created multiple species that can communicate? Elves, Hobbits, Dwarfs? Was it just to …

Mar 3, 2019 · Melkor's theme introduced the suffering, not Eru's interpretation of it. Rather, why did Eru not simply Melkor's theme, and the answer is that Eru wanted to demonstrate that Melkor didn't …

Jan 21, 2019 · Eru was infinitely more powerful than the Dark Lords, why didn't he stop them from trying to enslave the Free Peoples?

But Eru granted Men death as a gift (only to have it be thought of as a curse because of Morgoth) and when they wished to die they could leave Arda. Did Eru give Men the gift of death as a way of …

Mar 30, 2022 · If my Silmarillion memory serves, both are names of the ultimate creator. What's the difference? When should one used over the other?