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Dates
Immortal; existed before the creation of Arda
Location
Associated with the Timeless Halls in the Void
Pronunciation
iloo'vatarr (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
'Father of all'1
Other names
Eru
Titles
The One
Note
Ilúvatar is sometimes used alone as the name of this being, but also often in combination with his other name Eru, as Eru Ilúvatar

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  • Updated 4 May 1998
  • Updates planned: 10

Ilúvatar

A name of Eru

The name among Elves of Eru, the One, from whom the Ainur and the Children of Ilúvatar had their being. Through the Music of the Ainur, Ilúvatar created the world and the beings who inhabit it, and only he fully knows its fate.


Notes

1

'All-father' was also a title of the Norse god Odin, a fact of which Tolkien must certainly have been aware.

See also...

Ainur, Aman, Aulë, Bent World, Children of Aulë, Children of Earth, Circles of the World, Dagor Dagorath, Deeps of Time, Doomsman of the Valar, Dwarves, Eä, Eru, Eruhíni, Fathers of the Dwarves, [See the full list...]

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  • Updated 4 May 1998
  • Updates planned: 10

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Ilúvatar

A name of Eru

Dates
Immortal; existed before the creation of Arda
Location
Associated with the Timeless Halls in the Void
Pronunciation
iloo'vatarr (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
'Father of all'1
Other names
Eru
Titles
The One
Note
Ilúvatar is sometimes used alone as the name of this being, but also often in combination with his other name Eru, as Eru Ilúvatar

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 4 May 1998
  • Updates planned: 10

Ilúvatar

A name of Eru

The name among Elves of Eru, the One, from whom the Ainur and the Children of Ilúvatar had their being. Through the Music of the Ainur, Ilúvatar created the world and the beings who inhabit it, and only he fully knows its fate.


Notes

1

'All-father' was also a title of the Norse god Odin, a fact of which Tolkien must certainly have been aware.

See also...

Ainur, Aman, Aulë, Bent World, Children of Aulë, Children of Earth, Circles of the World, Dagor Dagorath, Deeps of Time, Doomsman of the Valar, Dwarves, Eä, Eru, Eruhíni, Fathers of the Dwarves, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 4 May 1998
  • Updates planned: 10

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus questionnaires work on the screen or in printed form to suit your needs, in any of dozens of languages.