Medieval Fantasy in Popular Culture

When it comes to characters that have made influencing decisions, its due to their willingness to follow their own desires and have their loyalty to their superiors tested that they are able to make these decisions at all. This can include consequence that could result in demolishing or enhancing their internal desire for a different outcome. Fiction includes this aspect presumably to give more perspectives to a situation especially when issues arises. For example, we can take a look at the backstory of Aulë, the Smith of Arda and creator of the dwarves, than compare this to other powerful myths and stories such as those in Greek mythology and Christian scripture. The story of Aulë begins with his reluctance to wait for the creation of the perfect children of Iluvatar, ones directly envisioned by the first deity of Arda, Iluvatar. So of his own devices he created the dwarves. Like children, they obeyed his command and only acted upon his wishes. However, when he meet with Iluvatar , ...

            In Youngs’ article on Tolkien, there is a section in which she brings up the story about the Dwarves. Creature that are thought to be as dark creatures because they woke up before the elves who are the Children of Ilúvatar . The dwarves were created by Mahal, also known as Aulë   the Smith. Aulë created the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves all in which came from one unknown mountain somewhere in the darkness of Middle-Earth. This however didn’t help Aulë because he didn’t have the right to give the dwarves independence of life to them or any other creation.   Ilúvatar found out and quickly expressed his disapproval to Aulë about the dwarves, in this conformant Aulë   admitted to having the desire of wanting to create more living things. However, in his remorse he lifted his hammer to destroy the dwarves, but the dwarves beg for mercy. Ilúvatar taking pity among them let them live but they were no...