The Maiar are spirits that helped the Valar to build and shape the world of Arda, each a member of a different Vala. Each Maia was a spirit associated with the Valar, gods of Arda. Some Maiar ...

These are the traditional "gods" one might be talking about when reading through Tolkien's works. The "lesser" beings who chose the same were called the Maiar, and while just as important as the ...

The Maiar, of all the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, are perhaps the most fascinating and least expanded upon. The Maiar exist throughout Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings—Gandalf the ...