valar – Aw Yiss

r-navy:

The 14 Valar of the Arda

I redesigned them again, this time… all together 🙂

soraniizu:

SO !!! The amazing @harnatano had the amazing idea to make a “tag yourself” meme with all the Valar, and wrote amazing texts for each of them x’D

So illustrations are mine, funny texts belong to dear @harnatano !!

ENJOY

philukas:

VALAR POSTERS – Aulë

christmashippo:

And here is Vaire, the weaver. I’ve had the sketch in my folders for a few weeks, and somehow managed to finish it in one night.

The line-art is black again because using overlay didn’t look good this time. Also, FOUR HANDS!? What was I thinking???

christmashippo:

Here, have a Mandos. Finally managed to find a look for him.

sycamoreleaf:

~~is it too late to jup on the baby ainur bandwagon?~~

enanoakd:

—->FULL VIEW HERE<—-

The genealogy of the Ainur. The God-spirits of Middle-Earth.

Much of this information comes from the MERP expansion of the fandom by Iron Crown Enterprises and Tolkien Enterprises.
Hope you like it.

The Ainur, or “Holy Ones,” were the first beings created by Eru, the one God. According to the Elda tale known as the Ainulindalë, their spirits predated the creation of Ea, “The World that Is.” They came into Existence in the very Beginning. Eru’s thought gave birth to two groups of Ainur: the exalted Valar (Q. “Powers”) and their lesser but more numerous brethren, the Maiar (Q. “Hands” or “Beautiful Ones”). Together, these immortal ser- vants form a community borne out of Eru’s conception, a community entrusted with the both the making and guardianship of Arda, “the Place.” (Endor, “Middle-earth,” is the central continent in Arda.) Eru (who the Eldar call “Iluvatar”) kindled the Ainur with the Flame Imperishable, the Secret Fire, giving the Holy Ones Being and Vision. After sending the Flame to burn at the heart of Ea, the One spoke to the Ainur. He imparted themes of music and the Ainur sang. They sang separately at first, but Eru eventually gathered them in the Timeless Halls and instilled in them a grand theme. This theme guided the Ainur into harmony and gave birth to the Great Music. The Ainu chorus sang the Great Music, and the pattern and being of all that exists was born. Ea—the World and the Heavens—grew out of the Song, as did Fate.

flamesburnonthemountainside:

slithertoes:

Valar week: 09/14 – Aulë

– Aulë with ~~his sons~~ his Maiar (Curumo left, Mairon right)

– Aulë giving tiny smith hammer to tiny dwarf (nearly sent me into cardiac arrest just sketching it, I can’t deal,,)

– Aulë having to/realizing he’s not able to destroy the dwarves

If Aulë ’s taught me anything, it’s that fatherhood must suck tremendously (what with not one, but two of his maiar going bad and never returning– at least it’s not at once)

If anything though, I consider him the “patron father” figure out of the Valar; someone who loved as a father does before the concept was fully hammered out. (Hah. ”Hammered”. I’m funny. . )

OMG!!!!!

This is an awesome depiction of Mahal :O @determamfidd have you seen this?

fishfingersandscarves:

DETS HAS THE VOICE OF AN AUSTRALIAN ANGEL AND SHE IS TRYING TO ONE UP MY DWARVISH SONG BY POSTING HERS,,,ESSENTIALLY WE’VE BEEN SKYPING FOR TWO HOURS AND THINGS HAVE OCCURED,,ENJOY THIS YAVANNA IN vALINOR

FIGHT ME YOU TALENTED FISH

Good GODDAMN SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL

her haaaaaaaair!!! DRESSSSS, GUH, her tattoosssssss ❤ so fab and fierce gah I love her!!

perplexingly:

You know how Gandalf didn’t want to be one of the Istari?