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Re: Eru and the Ainur in LotR?
The only reference I can recall being made to Eru during the whole of the Thrid Age is found in Unfinished Tales, in the oath that Cirion swears to Eorl on Elendil's tomb. He says, in Quenya:
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Quote:<hr> Vanda sina termaruva Elenna-nóreo alcar enyalien ar Elendil Vorondo voronwë. Nai tiruvantes i hárar mahalmassen mi Númen ar i Eru i or ilyë mahalmar eä tennoio.<hr></blockquote>
Which means:
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Quote:<hr> This oath shall stand in memory of the glory of the Land of the Star, and of the faith of Elendil the Faithful, in the keeping of those who sit upon the thrones of the West and of the One who is above all thrones for ever.<hr></blockquote>
As far as I can remember, the only person who uses the word 'Valar' in Lord of the Rings is Gandalf.
-Voronwë
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