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All that the Valar made, Melkor looked to destroy; long before the [[Elves]] awoke, he threw down the [[Lamps of the Valar]], destroying their dwelling in [[Almaren]]. They removed to [[Valinor]], and fearing for the coming Elves, made war on Melkor and imprisoned him for three ages. By the time he was released, the Elves had come to Valinor; Melkor turned back to his evil ways; slaying [[Finwë]] and stealing the Silmarils, he destroyed the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] and fled back to his ancient fortress of [[Angband]] in the north of [[Middle-earth]]. | All that the Valar made, Melkor looked to destroy; long before the [[Elves]] awoke, he threw down the [[Lamps of the Valar]], destroying their dwelling in [[Almaren]]. They removed to [[Valinor]], and fearing for the coming Elves, made war on Melkor and imprisoned him for three ages. By the time he was released, the Elves had come to Valinor; Melkor turned back to his evil ways; slaying [[Finwë]] and stealing the Silmarils, he destroyed the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] and fled back to his ancient fortress of [[Angband]] in the north of [[Middle-earth]]. | ||
The name Melkor means "he who arises in might". The name is generally used to refer to this Vala prior to his theft of the Silmarils; afterwards he is usually referred to as Morgoth. | |||
'''See also:''' <br> | '''See also:''' <br> | ||
[[Morgoth]]<br> | [[Morgoth]]<br> | ||
[[Morgoth Bauglir]] | [[Morgoth Bauglir]] | ||
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Said to be the mightiest dweller in Arda, Melkor was of the same order of the Valar and equal in power to Manwë himself, who was Melkor's brother in the mind of Ilúvatar. While the Valar descended into Arda to order and govern wisely, though, Melkor sought power for himself alone, and sought to bend all things to his own will.
All that the Valar made, Melkor looked to destroy; long before the Elves awoke, he threw down the Lamps of the Valar, destroying their dwelling in Almaren. They removed to Valinor, and fearing for the coming Elves, made war on Melkor and imprisoned him for three ages. By the time he was released, the Elves had come to Valinor; Melkor turned back to his evil ways; slaying Finwë and stealing the Silmarils, he destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor and fled back to his ancient fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth.
The name Melkor means "he who arises in might". The name is generally used to refer to this Vala prior to his theft of the Silmarils; afterwards he is usually referred to as Morgoth.
See also:
Morgoth
Morgoth Bauglir
