Re: Aule the deity of conlanging

Staving Benct Philip Jonsson:
>I hereby propose to elect Aule the Smith, one of Tolkien's
>Valar, as the deity of conlanging.  Not only is he part of
>a myth created or discovered by a great conlanger, but also
>a conlanger himself, as can be seen from the following
>excerpt:
<Snip the origin of the Dwarves>

Good, except that we should really consider Aule to be a Guardian Angel
rather than a deity. Although the Ainur "have often been called gods", it
is clear that Tolkien identified them rather with the angels (Maiar) and
archangels (Valar) than with pagan gods, and that the name of "God" belongs
to Eru Illuvatar alone - the Numenoreans, in the days of their wisdom,
worshipped only Eru.

Pete

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