{"id":79885,"date":"2021-02-07T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=79885"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:35:53","slug":"valar-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2021\/02\/07\/valar-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Valar: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m going to be doing a series of posts here as I read The Silmarillion<\/em> to help me keep all the Valar straight in my head. This is an introductory post, giving an overview of the Valar…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Main Valar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not all of the Valar come up that often in The Silmarillion<\/em>. Here are the main ones to remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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…and here’s a slightly larger collection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Main Relationships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of the Valar are related to each other through marriage<\/span> and as siblings<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other Graphics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cartoon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Byzantine Icons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Stained Glass<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Drawing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Painting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Epic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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