It plays a key role in the creation of the Ainur (angelic beings such as the Valar) and the entire world of Arda in The Silmarillion. Ilúvatar revealed his vision of creation to the Ainur through a ...

Though The Lord of the Rings only mentioned Morgoth briefly, he was one of its most important characters: a Dark Lord whose ...

Both Morgoth and Sauron are incredibly evil bad guys, but which "Lord of the Rings" villain is the most powerful of Tolkien's ...

Middle-earth is a continent on the planet Arda which exists within Eä. The Silmarillion includes Eä's creation story and discusses Melkor, one of the first beings known as the Ainur created by Eru ...