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Is the Timeless Void the same Void outside Eru's Timeless Hall?
Is the Timeless Void the same as the Void outside Eru's Timeless Hall before the creation of Eä? Or are they connected as a continuous empty Space?
In the Silmarillion, it is said that Valar thrust ...
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Why did Manwë not understand the concept of Evil?
Manwë and Morgoth were brothers from their very creation. Morgoth whom created evil and wrote into the Music of the Ainur, chords of discord that would affect the events of Arda to come, had corrupted ...
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What happened to Utumno?
What happened to Morgoth's original fortress after he was imprisoned? Was it completely demolished by the Valar? Did Morgoth just abandon it for Angband? What happened to it when Morgoth returned to ...
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Does Morgoth have a fair form? [duplicate]
Sauron, Morgoth's first and foremost lieutenant, had a fair form which was lost only when Ilúvatar pulled Númenor down into the sea with Sauron's fair form trapped within it, such that Sauron's spirit ...
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How did Morgoth create creatures?
Only Eru, had the power to create life, so how did Morgoth create:
Orcs
Dragons
Trolls
Wargs
Werewolves
Giants
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How could Tulkas defeat Morgoth if he was the most powerful Valar?
Morgoth warred against the Valar in the early years of Arda including destroying the Two Lamps which lit the world, and marring the lands in which the Valar had set to prepare for the coming of the ...
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How did Morgoth find Men?
Had Morgoth heard about the coming of men and went looking for them on purpose or was he just wandering and happened upon them? Also how did Morgoth know the tongue of Men?
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Was the Secret Fire within reach of Morgoth or his influence?
In The Silmarillion, it was stated that Ilúvatar set the Secret Fire within the heart of Middle-earth. It is also the consensus that when Morgoth marred Arda, he essentially made Middle-earth his &...
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Was Melkor/Morgoth a Vala or not?
I had always been under the impression that Melkor was a Vala. It seemed to be almost common knowledge among Tolkien fans, including the ones here on SE. Then I came across this line in The ...
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Is there any plate armor in Tolkien's world?
As far as I can recall, no one ever wears plate armor in The Lord of the Rings - only leather and chain mail. But most depictions of Sauron and Morgoth show them wearing heavy black plate armor - ...
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How large was Morgoth in the First Age of the Sun? [duplicate]
Morgoth wore one body which he was unable to change during the First Age of the Sun, the last 500 years or so of the Elder Days.
Morgoth shouldn't have been able to make his body grow bigger or ...
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How large a form did Melkor take for his duel with Fingolfin?
After the Elves took many casualties in the Dagor Bragollach, Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor, rode up to the gates of Angband and challenged Melkor to single battle in such a way that he couldn't ...
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What does Morgoth look like?
Is Morgoth, the original enemy in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth ever visually described? I envisage him as a bigger, meaner version of the physical Sauron, but I cannot find any reference in The ...
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