Flame of Anor
From Tolkien Gateway
- "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor."
- ― Gandalf[1]
The Flame of Anor is obscurely referred to by Gandalf in the face of Durin's Bane, claiming to wield it. Only speculation can be done about its meaning and nature.
Anor is the Elvish name for the Sun, and so literally the 'flame of Anor' would be the light of the Sun, which originated in the fiery fruit of Laurelin, one of the Two Trees of Valinor.[2]
The expression might metaphorically refer to some power wielded by the Wizard, as a Maia and servant of the Flame Imperishable; with the pure light of the Sun as an antithesis of the "dark fire" of the Balrog.[3]
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