Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium
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Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium
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The cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium combines aspects of Christian theology and metaphysics with pre-modern cosmological concepts in the flat Earth paradigm, along with the modern spherical Earth view of the Solar System. The created world, Eä, includes the planet Arda, corresponding to the Earth. It is created flat, with the dwelling of the godlike Valar at its centre. When this is marred by the evil Vala Melkor, the world is reshaped, losing its perfect symmetry, and the Valar move
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Fictional cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology_of_Tolkien%27s_legendarium
date created:
2007-01-22T01:02:18Z
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2024-09-02T07:20:09Z
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