Can the Valar reproduce?

As it turns out, J.R.R. Tolkien never decided that the Valar could not have children; rather, he simply decided that they (the greatest of the Ainur who entered Ea) did not have children. His reasoning is never explained in any detail.

Could the istari have children?

Yes they could. It’s unlikely that they ever would want to, but it’s theoretically possible. This is actually something that Tolkien changed his mind about.

Are Valar angels?

The Valar ([‘valar]; singular Vala) are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. They are “angelic powers” or “gods” subordinate to the one God (Eru Ilúvatar). Scholars have noted that the Valar resemble angels in Christianity, but that Tolkien presented them rather more like pagan gods.

Are the Valar and the Ainur the same?

The Valar are a subset of the Ainur. The term Ainur supposedly goes back on a word borrowed from the language of the Valar themselves, but the Elves interpreted it as “holy ones”. The Ainur are all the sentient spirits that were created by the Almighty (Eru Ilúvatar) before the creation of the physical universe, Eä.

Why didn’t the Valar have children?

As it turns out, J.R.R. Tolkien never decided that the Valar could not have children; rather, he simply decided that they (the greatest of the Ainur who entered Ea) did not have children. His reasoning is never explained in any detail.

Is Ilúvatar the father of the Valar?

The Valar were Ainur, spirits that were brought into being by Ilúvatar’s thought, and He may therefore be considered their father. Some of the Ainur were also considered siblings “in the thought of Ilúvatar”.

Who are the Valar in Norse mythology?

As Ainur, the Valar were divine, immortal spirits who had no physical body and could remain invisible. Nonetheless, they often took the shapes of Men, Elves, or other forms of nature. Some called the Valar “gods,” but they were actually emissaries or regents of Ilúvatar, and they were not to be themselves worshiped.

What are the other names of the Valar?

Other names. The Aratar (Sindarin: Exalted) or High Ones of Arda were the eight greatest of the Valar: Manwë, Varda, Ulmo, Yavanna, Aulë, Mandos, Nienna, and Oromë. Melkor, the most powerful of all, is not counted among them. Lórien and Mandos were brothers, and would be referred to together as the Fëanturi or “Masters of Spirits”.