Talk:Valinor
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"Valinor as explained was the home of the Valar, Tolkien's term for the gods of Middle-earth."
As I understand it, Tolkien did not consider the Valar gods: only Illuvatar was a god. The Valar were more like Archangels, with the Maiar a category of lesser angels. I'm not sure how I would rephrase the quoted statement, though. --Ted C 14:22, 30 October 2006 (EST)