Maiar
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The Maiar are powerful, angelic spirits in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium who serve the Valar and often act as guides or guardians of the world, including figures like Gandalf and Sauron.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angelic spirit
ⓘ
divine being ⓘ fictional race ⓘ |
| alignment |
evil
ⓘ
good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
elements
ⓘ
natural forces ⓘ |
| canFall | yes ⓘ |
| canTakeForm | humanoid bodies ⓘ |
| cosmicOrderRole | maintenance of Arda ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| fallenMember | Balrogs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fallenMember | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupMember | Istari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Characters in The Silmarillion
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Middle-earth deities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the beautiful ⓘ |
| nature | incarnate spirits ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Aiwendil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arien NERFINISHED ⓘ Curumo NERFINISHED ⓘ Eönwë NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Melian NERFINISHED ⓘ Olórin NERFINISHED ⓘ Radagast NERFINISHED ⓘ Saruman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | thought of Ilúvatar ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Music of the Ainur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eä NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerLevelComparedToValar | lesser ⓘ |
| role |
guardians of the world
ⓘ
guides of Elves and Men ⓘ servants of the Valar ⓘ |
| serves | Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Ainur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.