d'Or et de l'Arbre d'Argent est de consistance liquide et recuellie dans des cuves. [If we deepen the symbolism of water in Tolkien a little more, we'll...

with the Valar. Some critics have suggested that The Lord of the Rings was directly derived from Richard Wagner's opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen...

stronghold, and because of this, it is moved further away from the Earth by the Valar to diminish Melkor's influence. Christopher Tolkien considers this a further...

element of rising to nobility. Men cannot climb the hierarchy, as Eru, Valar, and Elves are permanently above them. But the Elves voluntarily leave at...