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01-04-2004, 01:08 AM | #1 |
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Favorite Maiar
since there is already a thread about everyone's favorite Vala...who is everyon'e favorite Maia?
Mine are Arien (obviously!) and Sauron (in his form of Annatar) |
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That's easy. Uinen without a doubt. In fact, I like her better than most Valar.
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01-04-2004, 06:41 AM | #3 |
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Ossë, Uinen (Ulmo is my favorite Vala ) and Olorin; Olorin is perhaps the absolute favorite.
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01-04-2004, 07:26 AM | #4 |
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Olorin, definitely!!!!!!!!!!
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01-04-2004, 05:59 PM | #5 |
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Olórin for me as well
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01-05-2004, 03:34 PM | #6 |
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Huan and Thorondor. Neither were ever stated to be Maiar, I know, but Tolkien never said they weren't either. I think they must have been, myself...
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01-07-2004, 09:56 AM | #7 |
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Oi. I second that, Stern. if Huan was indeed Maiar then he would be #1 on my list. But seeing as there is no proof I'm going to have to stick with the definite Olorin. And then Eonwe, the Herald of Manwe.
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Tom Bombadil... though i guess i might be in for and argument on that one
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01-07-2004, 09:55 PM | #9 |
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Were any of Estë's Maiar named?
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I believe Melian was one of Varda's handmaidens, but she spent a lot of time in Lorien, which was of course Este's garden.
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I've had this discussion before but there have always been a lot of different opinions: who do you think was the most powerfull Maia (overall)??
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01-08-2004, 12:14 PM | #15 |
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It would have been cool to see a real Maiar battle. I suspect that Eonwe was the most powerful, at least until Sauron came to power as a sorceror under Morgoth. Either way it was never really known who was the most powerful Maiar. Melian was more of a sorceress type so she could be the strongest besides Sauron in that respect. Perhaps Osse, I always thought of him as quite powerful. But I am sure there are other powerful Maiar that were not specifically named. Maybe some of Tulkas' or Orome's followers . . .
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Eonwe is regarded as the most powerful and Sauron is regarded as the mightiest, at least from what I've read
Therefore it would be Sauron... I agree with Arien that Eonwe was the most powerful, but in the sense of fighting. That is where the might of Sauron comes in, he is the mightiest at it all, in the bigger picture of things...
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