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Please help the wiki by expanding it. |Quenya - Valar.mp3| |By
Gilgamesh. (Help; more articles)| The Valar were the fourteen
powerful spirits of the race of the Ainur who entered Arda after
its creation to give order to the world and combat the evils of
Melkor. They dwelt originally on the Isle of Almaren, but after
its destruction, long before the Awakening of the Elves, they
moved to Aman and founded Valinor. They were the greatest of the
Ainur who witnessed the Vision of Ilúvatar and so came to create
Arda. Melkor came to Arda to claim it for his own. Manwë and
Melkor fought, and Manwë called other spirits to help him in his
battle. Among these were the other Valar and the Maiar. Melkor
withdrew from the battle, and the others continued their
creation of the World. But Melkor saw this, and returned to
fight for control of Arda. The Valar (like any of the Ainur)
have no fixed shape, but often take the shapes of Men and Elves,
or they can remain in