![]() Full of shame Melkor secretly harbored great anger and thus began his rebellion.ĭuring the creation and shaping of Arda, Melkor thwarted the efforts of the other Valar, marring the world, and while the Valar started to build their kingdom of Almaren Melkor corrupted many of the Ainur First, he dwelt in The Void outside Ea at the beginning of the World, but he later built a new underground fortress in the north of Middle-earth. He spoke to Melkor saying that although he is mightiest amongst the Ainur, he could not create or play a theme, which does not first come from Eru, nor can the Music be altered. Then Eru arose with great might and the Music ceased. Soon the Music was marred and there was no longer any unity or harmony, but a sea of chaos, turbulence, and confusion before the throne of Eru. This brought great discord to the once harmonious Music and each time Eru sounded the beginning of a new theme, Melkor would once again interfere with it. When the Ainur sung the Great Music before Eru, Melkor attempted to take it over and wove into it his own chords of vanity. It was during this lonesome period that Melkor began to have ideas and designs of his own that were not in accordance with his fellow Ainur. Afterwards, Melkor grew ever more impatient of the unclear designs of Eru, and was often alone and apart from his fellow Ainur. His quest was vain for he found not the Flame Imperishable for it lies with Eru alone. Of all the Ainur, Melkor was gifted with the greatest power and knowledge and had a share in all of the gifts given to his fellow Ainur by Eru.ĭesiring to create great things of his own and knowing of but not understanding the Flame Imperishable, Melkor often went forth into the Great Void outside of the Timeless Halls in search of this flame. He was brother to Manwe, the future ruler of Arda. Melkor was in the beginning an Ainu created by Eru in the Timeless Halls. ![]() Sauron later uses this to his advantage on the Numenorians. He warped this gift to be perceived as a curse & an insult, as if immortality had been stolen from Men. Death began as a gift to humans from Illuvatar, allowing them to seperate from the world & go to astral parts unknown (possibly Eru's original inhabitance, where the Valar dwelled before coming to Valinor as Ainur), which elves cannot do as they are bound to it eternally. Melkor's lies and illusions live on in the souls of humans and Elves, who have inherited the world, & takes shape in men as the fear of death. Melkor handed some of his powers to Sauron to corrupt and govern Earth, but Sauron was not defeated until some 3500 years after Melkor's defeat. Sauron became most like Melkor in corruption. The Valar captured him and thrust him through the Door of Night bound in a great chain, Angainor.Īmongst the Maiar (angels) that Melkor corrupted was Sauron, who was the greatest Maiar that has been created. Eventually Melkor claimed Kingship over Earth and declared himself god of the realm, but it took the combined efforts of Elves, humans, Valar, and all the Free Peoples of the world to defeat him. He gained a foothold on Earth's newly created surface and fell into battle with his brethren, which lasted all through Earth's early history. Ashamed, Melkor withdrew, but when Iluvatar showed the Valar His new creation: Earth, Melkor longed to possess it. Eventually, Iluvatar, the sole God, rebuked Melkor for his pride, and reminded him that pride was his weakness. Melkor marred the Great Music of the Valar with his selfish ambitions and inspired fear and corruption amongst his brothers and sisters. He became greedy and hungry for Light, but seeng it was inaccessible to him, he turned to Dark, coveting it and, by seducing many deities and corrupting them for his course, he filled Dark with a fear for all future life. Once part of the Valar (Deities), Melkor became the first Dark Lord who was named Morgoth in Beleriand and Middle-Earth. Morgoth, once named Melkor, is the highest-ranking villain in the universe of the Lord of the Rings, the primary antagonist of the Silmarillion and the master and predecessor of Sauron, in-turn eponymous primary antagonist and the true devil of The Lord of the Rings History.
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