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Thank you. Is it fine if I lock it now then?Finished References for Eru's page.
Yes it should be fine if the references are okay.Thank you. Is it fine if I lock it now then?
@EliminatorVenom @Moonshadow137 @Dinamic8000 @TheMerchant66 @Hop_Hoppington-Hoppenhiemer @Goodyfresh @Colonel_Krukov @Newendigo @Kaltias @Legion350 @DarkDragonMedeus @InfiniteSped @Spinosaurus75DinosaurFan @SheevShezarrine @DreadRegarding the Ainur in their origin (The last key for all Valar and Maiar pages) I propose that they receive a Low 1-C tier for the same reasoning Eru gained his. Essentially all the descriptions of the Ainur before entering Eä (and those who did not enter) describe them as existing besides Eru. Eru gained his Low 1-C tier from a R>F existence compared to a Low 2-C universe (and a potentially 2-A multiverse).
The Ainur do not have statements of holding Eä or an equivalent structure in their "thoughts", but they are stated to exist as real beings to an entity who does.
For the Silmarillion, this would be every chapter from before the AINULINDALË chapter. For instance:
"...he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. And he spoke to them, propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him" - they are besides him and interact with him as real beings (from his perspective).
"Then Ilúvatar arose, and the Ainur perceived that he smiled; and he lifted up his left hand...his countenance was stern..." - Eru's form is perceived from the perspective of the Ainur.
Moreover, in the Letters of Tolkien, we see that the Ainur (in their origins) do indeed exist as more "real" to Eru than Eä. For instance:
Letter 200 - regarding Sauron. Key points are highlighted
"According to the mythology of these things that means that, though of course a creature, he belonged to the race of intelligent beings that were made before the physical world, and were permitted to assist in their measure in the making of it. Those who became most involved in this work of An, as it was in the first instance, became so engrossed with it, that when the Creator made it real (that is, gave it the secondary reality, subordinate to his own, which we call primary reality, and so in that hierarchy on the same plane with themselves) they desired to enter into it, from the beginning of its 'realization." - even after Eru gave it life and made it "real" (from being a song) it remains a subordinate and secondary reality to Eru's own existence and reality. The Ainur in their origin are said to be within Eru's primary reality and entering into this secondary reality. This isn't too relevant as this relationship between Eru and Eä is already established, but it does emphasis that the Ainur also share a similar perspective for Eä.
Moreover, in The Nature of Middle-Earth, the language regarding the entry of the Ainur in Eä is a description of "descent" or entry into a separate thing. The idea of the Ainur entering a lower existence is thus not contradicted. It remains frequent.
"...the Valar to descend into Time, to carry out in Eä (or reality)" - Nature of Middle-Earth: Powers of the Valar
"The Valar entered into Eä and Time..." - Nature of Middle-Earth: OSANWE-KENTA
Also the concept of descent and departure from Eru is in the Silmarillion - "took the leave of Ilúvatar and descended into it." (still the AINULINDALË)
This would make the Ainur Low 1-C and Eru would infinitely upscale from them as being the (repeatedly described) omnipotent God of Tolkien's Legendarium. I suppose that would be an "at least" but I'm not sure as Low 1-C has a 6th dimension to it, and this is just 5d.
Okay. I will lock it in the meantime then.Yes it should be fine if the references are okay.
Although it may need to be unlocked again depending on how my new proposal goes.
I will give my input regarding this by tomorrow. Need to analyze it tardily.
I will unlock the page for you again.One reference link got butchered as I was attempting to fix it. Can someone else do it for me? I can't edit Locked Profiles.
@KLOL506I will unlock the page for you again.
Seem to be acceptable reasoning
I think I fixed it.
I suppose the proposal looks alright.
Once again, i don't have much knowledge of tier 1 qualification. But if it's possible for a being to be low complex multiverse while still being hierarchically inferior to another low 1-C then i think it is okayWhatdo you all think about this?
Under those brackets, is it really canonical or translator notes, or why they are exactly under the brackets? Mind sharing the source."According to the mythology of these things that means that, though of course a creature, he belonged to the race of intelligent beings that were made before the physical world, and were permitted to assist in their measure in the making of it. Those who became most involved in this work of An, as it was in the first instance, became so engrossed with it, that when the Creator made it real (that is, gave it the secondary reality, subordinate to his own, which we call primary reality, and so in that hierarchy on the same plane with themselves) they desired to enter into it, from the beginning of its 'realization."
It's a mix of Letters, Silmarillion, etc.Once again, i don't have much knowledge of tier 1 qualification. But if it's possible for a being to be low complex multiverse while still being hierarchically inferior to another low 1-C then i think it is okay
Having said that, i really want to remember that using material such The Nature of Middle Earth, even as complementary argument, is highly inadvisable. We are dealing with fragments from different versions of Tolkien's Legenderium that for the most part doesn't represent his final vision showed in The Hobbit/LOTR/The Silmarilion
The entire italicised section under quotation marks is letter 200 from Tolkien's Letters. A pdf can be easily found online.Under those brackets, is it really canonical or translator notes, or why they are exactly under the brackets? Mind sharing the source.
Are pdf links okay? If so here.I asked for the source link.
You can click on Letter 200 and it takes you to it. It also has page 279 next to it.Page? I mean, a little instruction is appreciated.
I will read it myself. Thanks for help.You can click on Letter 200 and it takes you to it. It also has page 279 next to it.
No problem.I will read it myself. Thanks for help.
This approach seems to fit with our general wiki standards.It's a mix of Letters, Silmarillion, etc.
We're going to have to disagree on Notes like Nature. I still stand by using them on their own merit as long as they're the more recent writings and not contradictory to the story.
Trurh be told my approach is
1. LOTR and Hobbit (published works)
2. Letters (Tolkien's direct thoughts)
3. Silmarillion (an edited work ny Christopher, not JRR. HOME notes Christopher made specific choices he regreted in his compilation)
4. NOME and HOME (compiled notes from Christopher and Christopher approved writers/editors)
5. Morgoth's Ring and other old drafts (well actually, I put Morgoth's Ring here but it does contain some outright relevant information. It contains some of Tolkien's final writings on his cosmology and characters. Glorfindel for instance gets a fair bit of clarity which he is lacking without).
Thank you.Alright, the scans seem fine, and I don't have an issue with this scaling chain.
So just keep his tier the same and change the wording a bit to include the scaling?No evidence for this.
His justification seems fine as it is.So just keep his tier the same and change the wording a bit to include the scaling?
Shouldn't it be mentioned that he is (in-verse) omnipotent compared to his created race of Low 1-C beings (if the reivision goes through)?His justification seems fine as it is.
Then that's fine. Thank you for heloing our again.It is already mentioned. I don't see a reason for duplicating it. It is optional but does not sound to be really conditioned.
No problem.Then that's fine. Thank you for heloing our again.
Well they'd be in the same tier. Eru is Low 1-C for holding creation as thought or fiction.Isn't this circular scaling though? The Ainur scale to Low 1-C from supposedly being on the same level of existence as Eru, who scales even higher to 1-C for being comparatively "omnipotent" to them, which wouldn't be possible in the first place if they exist on the same level...