| Dates Men, the Younger Children awoke as the Sun rose for the first time; Elves, the Elder Children awoke three ages earlier Location Awoke in different distant parts of Middle-earth Races Elves and Men Pronunciation Eru is pronounced 'e'roo' Meaning Eru means the 'One' Other names Children of Earth, Children of Ilúvatar, Children of the World, Eruhíni, Two Kindreds Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: E Others About this entry: Updated 12 October 2018 This entry is complete Elves and Men A term for Elves and Men, the two races originally purposed for the world by Eru Ilúvatar, and whose fates were woven by him into the Music of the Ainur. Despite having witnessed the Vision of Ilúvatar, the Valar had no clear idea where and when the Children would awaken, and much of their work in Arda was to prepare the world for the appearance of those two races. The form 'Children of Eru' is very rarely used: the far more common usage, exactly equivalent, is 'Children of Ilúvatar'. See also... Masters of Spirits Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: E Others About this entry: Updated 12 October 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus' free Job Profiler module defines ideal DISC profiles for any role. |
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