the Other Orders...

[Eäralda Halatiriva]

and the thoughtful answer. but i still wish to know if the Other Orders exist given this previous quote in the Valaquenta i think that the evils of our Age still have their part in the overall Music, and its playing out to the Great End - this is the Will of the One...

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Eäralda Halatiriva

and the thoughtful answer. but i still wish to know if the Other Orders exist given this previous quote in the Valaquenta i think that the evils of our Age still have their part in the overall Music, and its playing out to the Great End - this is the Will of the One...

*Raises an eyebrow incredulously*

You are aware we are talking about novels and not scripture? You are? Good!

If you take the Istari for instance, it is said that the five are the 'greatest of their order'. Does this then mean there were more than five sent? We just don't know, as this is one of the four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, we've had to count them all. Now we know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

Ummm...sorry, started to drift. It's all conjecture, really, as there is nothing concrete regarding other orders in HoMe or elswhere.

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

*Raises an eyebrow incredulously*

You are aware we are talking about novels and not scripture? You are? Good!

Oh gosh, Morthoron, of course he/she is talking within the Tolkien universe. Illuvatar was the "one" he was talking about, and there was to be a great end in Tolkien's work. By the way, welcome to the Downs Eäralda Halatiriva (nice screenname).

I'm going to see if I can find anything on the subject. Tolkien did begin writing another novel after The Lord of the Rings but stopped after he thought that the sacrifices made in LotR would then all be in vain. I think that there was a mention of some type of wizard.