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	Maiar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maiar are a fictional race from J.
		The Maiar are those spirits which descended to Arda to help the Valar to shape the World.
		Each of the Maiar was associated with one or more particular Vala, and were of similar stock, though less powerful.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maiar (161 words)

	Valaquenta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Of The Maiar: The ‘Maiar’ (meaning unclear, singular ‘Maia’) are Ainur that came into the World with the Valar, but are of lesser rank and power.
		Chief Maiar: The highest ranking Maiar are Ilmarë (poss ‘Heavenly Light’ or ‘Star Light’) and Eönwë (poss ‘Strong Son’).
		The best-known Maiar are Ossë (poss ‘Dreadful Seas’) and Uinen (poss ‘Sea-Maiden’).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valaquenta (1478 words)

	One Risus to Rule Them All...
		Such is the case of Sauron, greatest of the Maiar on Middle-earth who was driven back again and again over the ages and who ever seeks to increase his power and influence over the world.
		The Maiar known as Gandalf, Saruman and Radagast are known by many as wizards for they appear as men with strange powers.
		In truth, they are Maiar sent by the Valar to Middle-earth with careful instructions to use their power appropriately and sparingly.
	mmkurko.home.att.net (2510 words)

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		There were two kinds of Ainur; The Valar and the Maiar.
		Maiar -- The less powerful members of the Ainur.
		Olorin -- A Maiar man. Known as "Gandalf the Grey", "Gandalf the White" later and to the elves, "Mithrandir".
	i.1asphost.com /tamuril/gods.html (344 words)

	Olórin Lore
		These are the Maiar, the people of the Valar, and their servants and helpers.
		Their number is not known to the Elves, and few have names in any of the tongues of the Children of Ilúvatar; for though it is otherwise in Aman, in Middle-earth the Maiar have seldom appeared in form visible to Elves and Men.
		...Now these Maiar were sent by the Valar at a crucial moment in the history of Middle-earth to enhance the resistance of the Elves of the West, waning in power, and of the uncorrupted Men of the West, greatly outnumbered by those of the East and South.
	home.earthlink.net /~odindis/tolkien/lore.html (3283 words)

	The Ainur: The Maiar
		The Maiar did not really have sexes, since they did not have innate physical forms, but they are generally referred to as either male or female, and some of them did take spouses, usually from among the other Maiar (though Melian wed an Elf).
		Ilmarë;: she is the handmaiden of Varda, and one of the greatest of the Maiar, though little is said of her.
		Melian: of all the Maiar, the most is said in The Silmarillion about Melian, who is kin to Yavanna but served both Vána and Estë;; in Lórien she tended the flowering trees in Irmo's gardens, and nightingales sang for her.
	www.wellinghall.net /nonfic/maiar.html (1172 words)

	The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - Ëalar and Incarnation.
		But it is also possible that some of the Maiar, and especially unaffiliated ëalar or Ainur, could have had spiritual power to rival some of the Valar.
		The Istari were Maiar who were incarnated by the Valar as part of their mission, which was to rouse Middle-earth in defiance of Sauron.
		However, Maiar can't be born incarnate, because they're ëalar and ëalar are naturally discarnate.
	forum.barrowdowns.com /archive/index.php/t-5879 (4351 words)

	Maiar
		The Maiar are, like the Valar, spirits from outside the world but of lesser degree.
		The best known Maiar spirits are Gandalf (belonging to the people of Manwë and Varda), Saruman and Sauron (belonging to the people of Aulë.
		Taking physical shape like these Maiar they were able to walk among other creatures unknown of their true origin but could be slain.
	home.arcor.de /gisli.vogler/html/maiar.html (97 words)

	The Grey Havens :: View topic - Maiar in Middle-Earth
		A maiar in my head is a lesser being that is Ainur and came to Arda to serve the Valar.
		Maiar such as Gandalf, Sauron and Saruman, (when they were in Valinor), by contrast doesnt have animal instincts but are "pure" beings of spirit, in the "Maiar" category of Ainur.
		Maiar and Valar were "civilised", pure beings of Spiritual energy, highly intelligent and sentient mind, compared to the third spirit group that wore the shape of animals or beasts, lived according to how animals do, were independant except on requests of assistance, and yet intelligent and sentient.
	tolkien.cro.net /board/viewtopic.php?p=37422 (4653 words)

	Melkor's Maiar - THE TOLKIEN FORUM
		I think he probably would have had some Maiar under his teaching, had he not turned to evil so quickly and got himself kicked out of the ranks of the Valar.
		I always thought that the Balrogs were originally the Maiar "assigned" to Melkor, with Gothmog of course being the greatest of these.
		I'm not sure if the Maiar were 'assigned' to the Valar or if they simply chose which Vala they wished to learn from.
	www.thetolkienforum.com /showthread.php?t=6270 (627 words)

	JoeUser.com - JoeUser.com: Lord of the Rings: Background - Sauron and Gandalf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		But ultimately he was defeated but his underling servant, Sauron the Maiar, survived and went into hiding until the Valar left again for the western most part of the world.
		When that body is destroyed, if the Maiar wants to again have a body it must expend its spiritual energy to do it.
		No one really knows what the deal is with them. One was named Radigast the Brown who makes only a brief appearance in the book and the other two are referred to as the "blue wizards" and just went off into the east never to be seen again.
	www.joeuser.com /index.asp?c=1&AID=2829 (994 words)

	Magic in Middle-earth
		Even the Valar and the Maiar, the most powerful of all, have difficulties in changing their physical shape once they become used to it, which can be explained as their habit (just as a person can get used to a particular suit).
		The only Maiar to openly arrive to Middle-earth during the Third Age were the Istari, five wizards, most notable being Gandalf and Saruman.
		Since the first time their leaders were brought to Valinor, they have been studying magical powers from the Valar and the Maiar, mostly those concerned with artifact creation (the Noldor) or the coexistence with nature (the Sindar).
	www.thecabal.org /gurps/rareitems/memagic.html (2534 words)

	Encyclopedia of Arda: Maiar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Each of the Maiar was attached to the 'people' of a particular Vala.
		So, for example, the Maia Ossë;, as a spirit of the sea, belonged to the people of Ulmo, while Curumo, the Maia who came to Middle-earth as Saruman, belonged to the people of Aulë; the Smith.
		In the Third Age, there were still Maiar in physical form to be found in Middle-earth.
	www.glyphweb.com /arda/m/maiar.html (202 words)

	Maiar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		For those of you who are cretins and don’t know, a Maia is a servant angel in Tolkien’s world.
		Maiar have the ability to change their sex.
		The Maiar visit Earth, but their home is in Valinor, which isn’t exactly heaven, but close.
	www.transsexualtransition.com /Maiar.html (280 words)

	Choice of the Half-Elven
		Maiar are spiritual beings, of the Valar’s order, but a lesser degree.
		Maiar had great power, greater than the Elves because the Maiar were divine beings.
		The Maia blood, which was already in a fairly small amount by the time Elrond and Elros were born, was also thinned with each generation, and with it’s thinning diminished the power of the line, though the Ainur (particularly Maiar) were not doomed to a fading as were the Elves.
	valarguild.org /varda/Tolkien/encyc/papers/halfelfChoice.htm (1278 words)

	Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Wizards
		The wizards were not allowed to dominate or control the inhabitants of Middle-earth.The order of Wizards, the Maiar, came to Middle-earth after the first millennium of the Third Age.
		In the Third Age, there were several Maiar still stayin in the realm of Middle-earth.
		The most powerful of these became the beings known as the Valar, while the many lesser spirits that came to their aid were the Maiar, and perhaps other orders as well.
	www.lotr-trilogy.net /wizards.htm (427 words)

	MERP 2006 Valar Maiar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In Valar and Maiar you learn about Balrogs, as well as all the other greater spirits (good and evil) inhabiting J.R.R. Tolkien's marvelous world.
		Valar and Maiar is the first title in ICE's Peoples of Middle-earth adventure game series.
		Note: ICE's Valar and Maiar is a revised compilation of material previously published as part of the work entitled Lords of Middle-earth, Volume 1: the Immortals: Elves, Maiar, and Valar.
	www.icewebring.com /ICE_Products/M2/M2_2006_Valar_Maiar.shtml (870 words)

	THE TOLKIEN FORUM - Melkor's Maiar
		They were associated with fire which could probably have something to do with the element of Earth and forging (Aulë) but their connection to Aulë(or to any other Vala for that matter) is nowhere stated.
		You may have answered partially answered your own question in your second post.It was probably his power and majesty that drew those Maiar that would follow him.
		The Valarauker(or demons of power)did not seem to follow any Valar in particular.It is probable(indeed likely),that Arien-previously in the service of Vana,was of the same spirit of fire as the Balrog's.
	www.thetolkienforum.com /printthread.php?t=6270 (503 words)

	Neverwinter Nights: Balor / Balrog - Tolkien vs D&D?
		A Balrog were Maiar Demons (which include the likes of the winged beast of the Nazgul and werewolves).
		To be specific, it says "Maiar who rebelled with Melkor, after Sauron the mightiest and most terrible of his servants".
		Sauron, the Istari, and all Balrogs are Maiar.
	nwn.bioware.com /forums/viewtopic.html?forum=58&topic=186825 (1100 words)

	The Community of Tolkien Lovers
		However, as a Maiar (as is described further into this article) he was a member of the group that was responsible for creating the World, so unless you can work out how old the World was (according to Tolkien) it could be said that Gandalf was "as old as the world."
		Olòrin (known in Middle-earth as Gandalf) was a Maia (Maiar is plural) that served Manwë.
		Sauron in particular was a dangerous Maiar, because he took a long time to learn "magic" and had no qualms about using it to further his own ambitions.
	members.fortunecity.com /tolkienlovers/gandalf.html (1785 words)

	Maiar, Gandalf and Sauron
		Chief among the Maiar were Sauron, Saruman and Gandalf.
		As to Sauron, he was an extremely powerful Maiar, but again I question his status as the greatest of the Maiar.
		This doesn't prove he was weaker than Gandalf, but if he stood as the undeniably most powerful of the Maiar, he should have feared no one other than the Valar themselves.
	www.ancientworlds.net /259910 (803 words)

	Principles of Tolkien's Magic
		It appears that these are Maiar of a sort: divine beings sent by the Valar from their realm to look after the people of Middle Earth.
		Even the Valar and the Maiar, the most powerful of all, have difficulties in changing their physical shape once they become used to it, which can be explained as their habit.
		Now the Valar took to themselves shape and hue; and because they were drawn into the World by love of the Children of Ilvatar, for whom they hoped, they took shape after that manner which they beheld in the Vision of Iluvatar, save only in majesty and splendour.
	www.darkshire.net /jhkim/rpg/lordoftherings/magic/principles.html (2626 words)

	The Grey Havens - Else: Who were the Istari?
		Now these Maiar were sent by the Valar at a crucial moment in the history of Middle Earth to enhance the resistance of the Elves of the West, waning in power, and the Men of the West, greatly outnumbered by those of the East and South.
		The greater spirits became known as the Valar, while the lesser were termed the Maiar.
		Throughout this section, though, which was one of the last sections to be composed, Gandalf (and I would infer by extension all the Istari) are Maiar.
	tolkien.cro.net /else/ngershaneck.html (770 words)

	How big were Maiar and Valar really!
		Gandalf is depicted as a "Frail old man" yet in standing in his order Maiar.
		He is the "Wisest of the Maiar" Which in Modern standards is effectively a nobleman, or of 'Princely Stature'.
		The Balrogs were in origin Maiar, of the same order as Sauron or Gandalf.
	www.geocities.com /jrr_tolkiens_works/Articles7.html (1040 words)

	Lord of the Rings -> The greatest of the Maiar
		The sun and the moon are indeed Maiar and those of us who have read "Of the Sun and Moon" know that.
		Eonwe was the only Maiar, and i am almost positive that it was him who captured Melkor for the last time.
		Chief among the maiar of valinor whose names are remembered in the histories of teh Eldar days are Ilmare, the handmaid of Arda and Eonwe, the banner bearer and herald on Manwe, whose might in arms is surpassed by none in Arda.
	www.lotrforums.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=437 (1225 words)

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