The atrocity of the Akallabêth

[Son of Númenor]

Originally Posted by davem

But why is it necessary for the Valar to have been 'created' - they could just as easily have been the creators themselves. If Eru can exist without any origin so could the Valar. What i don't see is the necessity of Eru to the story. He doesn't seem to serve any purpose that couldn't be supplied by the very slightest alteration to the nature of the Valar themselves & given the tiny part he plays I don't see that he is actually necessary.

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Tolkien understood that the only way to begin a proper allegory is for a whole to be divided.