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	Ainur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ainur were the 'offspring of Ilúvatar's thought', and each was given understanding only of that part of the mind of Ilúvatar from which he or she came.
		Alone of all the Ainur, she wedded one of the Children of Ilúvatar, King Elu Thingol of Doriath.
		From her, a strain of the Ainur entered the bloodlines of the Elves and Men, passed down through generation after generation, and was still present at the time of the War of the Ring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ainur (552 words)

	ainur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Ainur (from Valarin Ayanûz; singular Ainu) are a fictional race from J.
		The Ainur are the spirits who existed with Ilúvatar and helped him to create the world Arda through the Music of the Ainur.
		The lesser Ainur that accompanied the Valar into Arda are known as the Maiar.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /ainur.html (153 words)

	Ainulindalë - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Melkor, who was then one of the Ainur, broke the harmony.
		Finally, Ilúvatar began a third theme which the Ainur could not comprehend since they were not the source of it.
		Ilúvatar then ceased the music, and showed to the Ainur the essence of what their song symbolized, the history of a whole world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_the_Ainur (316 words)

	Guide to the Silmarillion-Stories of the Valar: The Music of the Ainur
		Then the Ainur lifted their voices up in song, and the beauty of their song filled all the depths and heights, and the echo of their song went out into the Void, and it was no longer void.
		The Music of the Ainur is a story from before the beginning of the world, and it explains how the world came to be and why the evil and discord that spread throughout Middle-Earth arose.
		It was because of the evil thoughts of Melkor that Middle-Earth could not be the perfect and beautiful world that Ilúvatar had envisioned and why the Valar, Elves, and Men had to contend with and fight the evil for all of their days.
	www.english.ilstu.edu /students/ajkapla/Final/music.htm (626 words)

	number of the Ainur - THE TOLKIEN FORUM
		Thus it came to pass that of the Ainur some abode still with Illuvatar beyond the confines of the World; but others, and among them many of the greatest and the most fair, took the leave of Iluvatar and desended into it.
		But this condition Illuvatar made, or it is the necessity of their love, that their power should thenceforward be contained and bounded in the World, to be within it forever, until it is complete, so that are it's life and it is theirs.
		But some of the ainur who stayed in the Timeless halls perhaps were like the valar of Arda but didn't had the name vala since they weren't in Arda and therefor wasn't the power of the world.
	www.thetolkienforum.com /showthread.php?t=6016 (800 words)

	Creation
		He was the greatest of the Ainur, having the most power and knowledge, with a share of all the gifts of his brethren.
		Then Eru told the Ainur he would show them what they had wrought, that they would know that though the Ainur and Melkor were mighty, Eru was mightier, and all their efforts worked together to devise things more wonderful than they could imagine as he intended in the end.
		And thus the Ainur, from the memory of his words, and the part each played in the creation, and counsel they took together, did they know much of what was, is, and is to come, and little is left unseen by them.
	valarguild.org /varda/Tolkien/encyc/events/creation.htm (1767 words)

	History of Middle Earth
		He made first the Ainur, who were his Angels, and he gave to them song and music as a gift, and spoke to them of great themes.
		Then Eru bade any Ainur who wished it, to venture forth to Eä, and to shape the visions they beheld while the great theme was sung.
		But though he was greatest of the Ainur, he was not their King.
	people.netscape.com /staats/history.html (943 words)

	The Grey Havens - Else: Of the Valar and the Coming of the Firstborn
		Ilüvatar shows the Ainur what the new world will be like, containing of what they've sung, but also of other things, for only Ilüvatar knows all that is to come.
		Some of the Ainur longed for Arda, and was allowed to enter it, to prepare it for the coming of the Children of Ilüvatar.
		These Ainur were called the Valar, the Powers of the World, for they are bound to belong to the world until it is completed.
	tolkien.cro.net /else/valar.html (783 words)

	myprecious.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Ainur entered the spheres of the world as bodiless spirits and became the elements and powers of nature, they took on physical manifestations, with their own personalities, gender and kinship with one another.
		The Ainur who entered Arda were divided into two orders: the Valar (the gods) and the Maiar (the demigods).
		However, even as there was discord in the Music of the Ainur, so when the actual Shaping of Arda began, a host of Maiar spirits, led by the mighty satanic Vala called Melkor, created a great conflict.
	myprecious.co.uk /archive/history1/creation_of_arda.htm (489 words)

	The Ainulindale
		Never since have the Ainur made any music like to this music, though it has been said that a greater still shall be made before Iluvatar by the choirs of the Ainur and the Children of Iluvatar after the end of days.
		But even as Ulmo spoke, and while the Ainur were yet gazing upon this vision, it was taken away and hidden from their sight; and it seemed to them that in that moment they perceived a new thing, Darkness, which they had not known before except in thought.
		But they had become enamoured of the beauty of the vlsion and engrossed in the unfolding of the World which came there to being, and their minds were filled with it; for the history was incomplete and the circles of time not full-wrought when the vision was taken away.
	www.angelfire.com /co/Minasmorgul/245.html (2109 words)

	middle-earth
		Eru was the creator of the Ainur, and through their Music founded the realm of Arda.
		Meaning: 'The Holy Ones' Pronunciation: eye'noor ('eye' as in the English word) Note: 'Ainur' is a plural term; the singular form is 'Ainu'.
		The Valar where in origin the greatest of the Ainur who witnessed the Vision of Ilúvatar and so descended into Eä to fulfill the vision and create Arda.
	www.geocities.com /cgohery/middle-earth.html (4235 words)

	The Silmarillion-Ainulindalë
		The Ainur perceived the glory of its beginning and were amazed at the splendor of its end.
		Some of the Ainur adjusted their song to Melkor's music rather than to the thought they were given; some stopped singing altogether.
		The rest of the Ainur were quite taken with the vision of the physical things...the colours and the sounds, the blowing of the air, the rush of the water, the substances of the earth.
	balder.prohosting.com /jjck25/lotr/Sil1.htm (2084 words)

	The Ainur: The Valar
		The Ainur (singular form: Ainu) were the beings or spirits that were created directly from the thought of Eru Ilúvatar, long before the creation of Arda.
		It was the singing of the Ainur that in a sense created Arda; though Eru brought it into physical existence, it was the Music that was embodied thereby.
		These Ainur were divided into two groups: the Valar and the Maiar (singular forms: Vala and Maia).
	www.wellinghall.net /nonfic/valar.html (1542 words)

	The Inspiring Tale Page of the Society of the Minas Morgul Mages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		in the hearts of the Ainur, a discord began to arise.
		Then the Ainur were afraid, and they did not yet comprehend the
		Ainur were each left to ponder the wonder of the vision.
	www.neosoft.com /genesis/domains/gondor/morgulindale.htm (1096 words)

	The Grey Havens :: View topic - Maiar in Middle-Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Ainur group however, has both Valar, Maiar and the spirits that resided in Eä but later (decided or was sent) to enter Arda in various services NOT necessarily subordinate to the Valar as Maiar were.
		Any way any Ainur entering the world later would be bound by the same condition of the first that they join their lifeforce with that of Arda, this would make them necessarily subordinate to the Valar who were left in charge of the fulfilment of the song.
		Also the Ainur were free to add things to the song at their own will, such as did Melkor, and also Yavanna, this is why the paiting allegory is not relevant, the Ainulindale was a joint creation, (such as is always the orchestral creation: music), by the musicians (Ainur) and the conductor and composer (Iluvatar).
	tolkien.cro.net /board/viewtopic.php?p=37529 (8593 words)

	Eru Ilúvatar \| Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hearkening to any desire by Eru, the Ainur began to sing magnificently to his satisfaction, for he propounded to each of them a mighty theme of music.
		Not until a while after did the greatest among the Ainur (both in power and knowledge) begin to interweave imaginings of his own thinking, and was not in accord with the original theme.
		There was a Vala, Power of the World (Ainur), who was unwilling to await the designs of Ilúvatar, and sought to create learners to whom he could pour his knowledge, love, and skills into.
	www.lotrlibrary.com /agesofarda/eru.asp (1017 words)

	Loopy Superstring's Tolkien Diary \| (aka Shahriar Z.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Never since have the Ainur made any music like to this music, though it has been said that a greater still shall be made before IllÃºvatar by the choirs of the Ainur and the Children of IllÃºvatar after the end of days.
		But as the theme progressed, it came into the heart of Melkor to interweave matters of his own imagining that were not in accord with the theme of IllÃºvatar; for he sought therein to increase the power and glory of the part assigned to himself.
		Then the Ainur were afraid, and they did not yet comprehend the words that were said to them; and Melkor was filled with shame, of which came secret anger.
	tolkien-diary.blogspot.com (1540 words)

	Essay on Middle-earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He then spoke to the Ainur and asked them to make music of the proposed theme and to enhance the theme with thoughts of their own.
		The Ainur were not permitted however to witness the ending of the events concerning Men and therefore they do not know what will happen to them at the end of their history.
		Those Ainur who entered Eä are known as the Valar, powers of the world and many others were lesser spirits, Maiar, who served and aided the Valar.
	hemsidor.torget.se /users/f/Finwe/sagovarld.htm (9409 words)

	Quenta Silmarillion
		Here, the Ainur were taught to sing by Illúvatar and became a vast heavenly choir.
		However, the Music of the Ainur simply created a Vision; it took the word and command of Illúvatar (and the power of the Flame Imperishable) to make Ed, the World That Is. Thus, the Vision was given substance and reality.
		The Ainur who entered Arda are divided into two orders: the Valar and the Maiar - the gods and the demigods.
	home.datacomm.ch /psychotic/tolkien/silmaril_history.html (6935 words)

	Tolkien's Haven - Middle-Earth Encyclopedia: Ainur - In Depth Article
		The Ainur had no true physical appearance that we would be able to perceive.
		After the creation of the Ainur, they were set the task of singing by Ilúvatar.
		The fourteen most senior of the Ainur were proclaimed the Valar, and at their head the King of Arda, Manwë.
	website.lineone.net /~istari/me-ainur-id.htm (403 words)

	Three Themes \| Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Book of Lost Tales tells that the Ainur listened to the design that Ilúvatar propounded to them, and that he asked them to give the outline he had formed shape and detail by transforming the design into music, each Ainur bringing their own skills and knowledge to the harmony.
		As the Ainur began to play, the first great Theme arose, and in it was told the creation of Arda and the history of its shaping.
		The Ainur closest to Melkor began to be confused or to take on the discordant theme and incorporate it into their music.
	www.lotrlibrary.com /agesofarda/threethemes.asp (847 words)

	Telospace: Ainulindale by J.R.R. Tolkien (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		And many other things Ilúvatar spoke to the Ainur at that time, and because of their memory of his words, and the knowledge that each has of the music that he himself made, the Ainur know much of what was, and is, and is to come, and few things are unseen by them.
		But the other Ainur looked upon this habitation set within the vast spaces of the World, which the Elves call Arda, the Earth; and their hearts rejoiced in light, and their eyes beholding many colours were filled with gladness; but because of the roaring of the sea they felt a great unquiet.
		But even as Ulmo spoke, and while the Ainur were yet gazing upon this vision, it was taken away and hidden from their sight; and it seemed to them that in that moment they perceived an new thing, Darkness, which they had not known before except in thought.
	home.pacbell.net /claydale/ainulindale.htm (2849 words)

	Iluvatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He made the Ainur, the ‘Holy Ones’, and and with them they created the Music of the Ainur.
		Fourteen of the great Ainur became the Valar, the fifteenth (Melkor) turned away from that path and became the first Dark Lord.
		The many other lesser Ainur that went into Arda became the Maiar, the servents and helpers of the Valar.
	heriwen.home.comcast.net /html/iluvatar.html (114 words)

	Tom Bombadil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At first, the Ainur only sang alone, "Yet ever as they listened they came to deeper understanding, and increased in unison and harmony."(7) Singing was essential to the Ainur; it expressed their character.
		As the world was being sung into existence, Melkor (who was the greatest among the Ainur) desired to increase his power and glory and this introduced a dis-harmony into the music.
		The Ainur were the offspring of Ilúvatar's thoughts, and each expressed a different part of him.
	www-students.biola.edu /~brittany/written/tombombadil.html (4068 words)

	The Priesthood
		Then those of the Ainur who desired it arose and entered into the World at the beginning of Time; and it was their task to achieve it, and by their labors to fulfill the vision which they had seen.
		Arda was created through the Music of the Ainur to be a dwelling place for the Children of Ilúvatar (that is, Elves and Men).
		The dwelling place of Iluvatar, beyond the confines of the universe, where the Ainur were given being, and where the Valar and Maiar dwelt before their descent into Arda.
	www.elvenorder.com /iluvatar/pantheon.htm (3481 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Eru then told the Ainur that all of their own themes came from him and nothing else." Erda says, "Quote from AINULINDALE: "And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite.
		Then, some of the Ainur, called the Valar, entered into the Void and create the vision that their music has created for the Music itself did not create.
		It is when the Music of the Ainur (which is the translation of "Ainulindale") enters the Void that it is not void but becomes Creation in potentia.
	homepage.interaccess.com /~hayes/logs/goodevil.txt (2516 words)

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