Valar Guild

April 10, 2022 Sunday Meeting

Before-meeting

Membership:

Web:

Gaming:

Landroval server:
Eonwe
Fangorn
Ioreth
Nar
Thranduil
Varda

Anor server:
Eonwe
Falco
Fangorn
Varda

Shadowfax server:
Arien
Varda

Treebeard server:
Varda

Tolkien!

"Manwë and Melkor were brethren in the thought of Ilúvatar.
The mightiest of those Ainur who came into the World was in his beginning Melkor; but Manwë is dearest to Iluvatar and understands most clearly his purposes.

He was appointed to be, in the fullness of time, the first of all Kings; lord of the realm of Arda and ruler of all that dwell therein..."

"Great might was given to him by Ilúvatar, and he was coëval with Manwë.

In the powers and knowledge of all the other Valar he had part, but he turned them to evil purposes, and squandered his strength in violence and tyranny.
For he coveted Arda and all that was in it, desiring the kingship of Manwë and dominion over the realms of his peers."

Understanding he turned to subtlety in perverting to his own will all that he would use, until he became a liar without shame.
He began with the desire of Light, but when he could not possess it for himself alone, he descended through fire and and wrath into a great burning, down into his Darkness.
And darkness he jused most in his evil works upon Arda, and filled it with fear for all living things."

"But Manwë Súlimo, highest and holiest of the Valar, sat upon the borders of Aman, forsaking not in his thought the Outer Lands.
For his throne was set in majesty upon the pinnacle of Taniquetil, the highest of the mountains of the world, standing upon the margin of the sea..."

"Manwë has no thought for his own honour, and is not jealous of his power, but rules all to peace."

"And thou, Melkor, shall see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, or can alter the music in my despite. For he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful, which he himself hath not imagined."

And Iluvatar spoke to Ulmo, and said: "Seest thou not how here in this little realm in the Deeps of Time Melkor hath made war upon thy province? He hath bethought him of bitter cold immoderate, and yet hath not destroyed the beauty of thy fountains, nor of thy clear pools. Behold the snow, and the cunning work of frost!"

"Melkor hath devised heats and fire without restraint, and hath not dried up thy desire nor utterly quelled the music of the sea. Behold rather the height and glory of the clouds, and the everchanging mists; and listen to the fall of rain upon the Earth! And in these clouds thou art drawn to Manwe, thy friend, whom thou lovest."

After-meeting!