Was Saruman a Maia?

Saruman, who was a Maia, had lost his shape with his “death”. As a discorporate spirit, he turned westward, but a wind came from the West and pushed him away. Apparently his spirit was left naked, powerless, and wandering in Middle-earth, not unlike Sauron after the One Ring was destroyed.

Are dragons Maia?

According to this belief, dragons are Maiar, ancient spirits in the form of gigantic, serpentine monsters. The fact that Maiar had the ability to take on corporeal forms has been established previously: Melkor’s deadly allies, the Balrogs, were Maiar in the raiment of fire and shroud.

Is Smaug the dragon or Drake?

Voice. Smaug was a fire-drake of the Third Age, considered to be the last “great” dragon of Middle-earth.

Where is Valinor in The Hobbit?

Valinor as explained was the home of the Valar, the Powers of Middle-earth. The sea to the west of the island was called Ekkaia, or the Encircling Sea; it surrounded both Valinor and Middle-earth. Each of the Valar had their own region of the land where they resided and altered things to their desire.

What does Valinor mean in English?

Valinor (Quenya; IPA: [ˈvalinor]; also Valinórë [valiˈnoːre], meaning ‘Land of the Valar’), the Land across the Sea, was the realm of the Valar in Aman; the place to which they migrated after being driven from Almaren by Melkor in times before the First Age.

What are the major cities in Valinor?

The major city of Valinor was Valmar, where the Vanyar and the Valar resided. Two other cities were Alqualondë and Tirion, the respective homes of the Teleri and the Noldor. It also had an island, Tol Eressëa, just off its east coast.

Where is the Isle of Estë in The Hobbit?

To the east of the Halls of Mandos was the Isle of Estë, which was situated in the middle of the lake of Lorellin which in turn was situated to the north of the Gardens of Lórien (not to be confused with Lothlórien in Middle-earth which was created by the same Valar, Lórien also known as Irmo, the Vala of dreams).