#iluvitar

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Oaths are extremely bindings in Middle Earth, to the point of catastrophe, because Ilúvatar suffered a miserable breakup right before the start of the Silmarillion. No need to critique this analysis, I think the text supports it well enough. He also seems to have made a rash decision to have kids very quickly and then chose to intervene in their lives as little as possible. 

[glorfindel-facts]

Glorfindel is Iluvitar's role model

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Mandos: So you created the elves

Iluvitar: yeah

Mandos: Including the noldor

Iluvitar: yeah

Mandos: what the fuck, man?

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Ilivitar: I am sinking the island of Numenor. Henceforth, no man shall encounter this island and its evil.

*5th age men invent scuba*

Iluvitar: dammit

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

I find “they should have take the eagles” to be a boring argument in a universe where apparently god is real and could have destroyed the ring in a second

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Galadriel: I did it! I passed the test!

Iluvitar: Well... B+

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Iluvitar: I will allow the dwarves to live, but you may not alter them any further. They must exist as you made them.

Aule: Uh, alright. That should be fine, I guess. I think I did a good job.

Iluvitar: You gave the females beards. 

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

The idea of Barad Dur with the giant eye on top seeing everything is really funny if you think about Ilúvatar suddenly making the earth round in the 2nd age and suddenly the curvature of the earth means Sauron can’t see nearly as far any more