The Hidden Hand of the Valar: How Middle-earth's Guardians Shaped History with Laughter
Bilbo’s struggle went on until… he suddenly laughed. What was it?
Where were the Valar and Maia when the history of Middle-earth was unfolding? Did they just sit in their timeless halls without interfering? Or were they intimately involved in every turn of events without breaking people’s free will?
As Bilbo was struggling with the temptation to leave the Ring to himself, Gandalf tried to help him in any …
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