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What did the Valar think of Eru Ilúvatar sending Gandalf back to Middle-earth?
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, did all of ...
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Are the Valar vulnerable to the One Ring?
We know that the One Ring would have corrupted any mortal (humans, dwarves, hobbits, etc) or Elf who claimed it. Only Gandalf or another Maia (Saruman, say, or Radagast) could even have tried to wrest ...
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What would happen if an Istar broke the Valar's rule but saved Middle Earth anyway?
If, for example, Gandalf went full Maia, took the Ring and dumped it into Mount Doom before anyone, even Sauron, could stop him—what would happen?
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What are the "Powers" quoted by Gandalf to Frodo in "The Shadows of the Past"?
We know that the Valar are also called Powers of the World. In The Fellowship, chapter II - The Shadows of the Past, we see Gandalf talking to Frodo:
But there is only one Power in this world that ...
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