What Are the Origins of the Valar? The Valar were created by Eru Ilúvatar, the supreme being in Tolkien’s mythos. They are akin to archangels, serving as his emissaries to the world. Before the ...

Who Are the Ainur, and What Is Their Role? The Ainur are angelic beings created by Eru to assist in the creation of Eä. They include the Valar, who are the most powerful among them, and the Maiar, who ...

Eru created the Valar and the Maiar first in the Timeless Halls. These were the two orders of the Ainur race, with the 15 Valar the most powerful Ainur and the Maiar lesser beings.

The Ainur included all the Valar and Maiar in Tolkien's mythos, but they only got those names after participating in the ...

Morgoth’s most loyal servant and general in this pursuit was Sauron, who was part of the Maiar, lesser beings to the Valar but still significant in power. One of Sauron’s greatest strengths ...

While his fellow Ainur went on to become Valar (sort-of angels), or the lesser Maiar, and attempt to build Arda up in accordance to Ilúvatar's vision, Melkor sought to dominate it and the beings ...

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Valar Labs co-founders (from left) Damir Vrabac, Anirudh Joshi and Viswesh Krishna. Image Credits:Valar Labs The first test they’ve developed, called Vesta, is focused on this specific situation.

At Valar Labs, our aim is to provide every oncologist and cancer patient around the world with diagnostics that can help inform these critical decisions,” said the founders in a blog post.

The New York-based firm has successfully raised a $300 million Valar Fund IX, according to a May 17 SEC filing. While that’s a decently sized fund, it is less than half of the predecessor, which ...