Is Sauron a maiar or Valar?

Long before the First Age, Sauron’s name was originally Mairon. He was the mightiest Maia of the Vala Aulë the Smith, and learned much from Aulë in the ways of smithying and handiwork, becoming a great craftsman, and “mighty in the lore of” Aulë’s people. He was among the most powerful Maiar.

Did the Balrog Gandalf fought have a name?

In TA 1980, a Balrog awoke in Khazad-dûm when the Dwarves had mined too deep for Mithril. It drove the Dwarves out of their home and slew King Durin VI, and the Balrog was thereafter called “Durin’s Bane”. Gandalf the Grey fought the Balrog, allowing the Fellowship to escape Moria.

Is Sauron a coward?

Sauron was a coward. Especially after being cast down by Elendil and Gil-galad, he was terrified of personal confrontation. An excellent analogy of his mindset is when Big Boss Morgoth, Sauron’s master, was challenged to battle by Fingolfin.

Why doesn’t Sauron appear in Lord of the Rings?

In the movie canon, he is simply an eye because he was so weakened after losing his ring that he could no longer take a physical form of his own. The thing is, Maia usually don’t have physical bodies.

Does Sauron take physical form?

And, to be fair, after his defeat in the Battle of the Last Alliance, Sauron wasn’t able to take physical form for many years, but when he started regaining power around 1000, a new physical form was probably one of the first things he worked on.

Who created Hobbits Silmarillion?

J. R. R. Tolkien

Are Hobbits part elf?

Hobbits are an offshoot of men. Their origins are unknown and they don’t appear in any records until the Third Age. They are not related to elves or orcs.

What happens to the Valar after spring of Arda?

Spring of Arda ends. The Valar retire to Aman, while Melkor rules Middle-earth; Valinor founded; Trees of the Valar are created. Aulë the Smith creates the Dwarves but is not allowed to awaken them; Yavanna thinks of the Ents in response.

What does Arda Unmarred mean in The Lord of the Rings?

Arda Unmarred was a symmetrical world with everlasting light. Arda Marred was the name given to the world as it is: the world after the wars of the Valar and Melkor, and the dispersing of Melkor’s Fëa and hröa throughout the world.

How did the Ainur come to Arda?

When Eä was created, many of the Ainur chose to dwell within it as long as it should last, and they built Arda and chose to reside there. The most powerful of these Ainur were called the Valar, the Powers of the World.

What happened to Arda after the fall of Númenor?

After the Fall of Númenor, Arda is made round and new lands are created east of Middle-earth (and west too, now that the world is round and can be circumnavigated), out of these Sun Lands that are apparently meant to be North and South America, though none of Tolkien’s mythology deals with what happens there.