Powers
In this article I deal with a matter that I have done some
research
on, and has just blown me away. I recently did an article
about
the end of the world
in which Turin stands beside Eonwe and kills Morgoth (more on that
in
the article "End
of All Things"). I knew there was some mystery here
and
decided to investigate. I recently got a new Tolkien book, the Book
of
Lost Tales 2, and
well, you shall see. I usually don't do an introduction but this
matter
is just so
amazing.... anyway, on to the passage.
"At last Urin (Hurin) and Mavwin (Morwen) fared to Mandos, and Nienori
was not there, nor was Turin their son. Turambar indeed had followed Nienor
along the black pathways to the door of Fui, but Fui (Mandos' wife?) would
not open them, nor would Vefantur (Mandos). Yet now the prayers of Urin and
Mavwin came even to Manwe, and the Gods had mercy on their unhappy fate, so
that those twain entered into Fos Almir, the Bath of Flame, even as Urwendi
and her maidens had done in ages past before the first rising of the sun,
and so were all their sorrows and stains washed away, and they dwelt as
shining Valar among the blessed ones."
There it is. Turin and Nienori bathed in the
bath of flames, and came out as "shining Valar" among the blessed
ones.
Had such a thing happened ever
before or since? No. Why did the Valar do this? I think it
was in
apology for all the evils that had happened to them because of
Morgoth,
and the
Valar had not been able to protect them. It was said they dwelt as
shining Valar? Does that mean they were Maia, or really and truly
Valar?
Then the
Valar have the power to make anyone a Vala? (They do in
our guild but otherwise?) This is a very odd development, and I
know
not
all the answers,
but here is what I do know and have guessed. Enjoy!