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[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

It’d be so interesting tho, if the Valar saw Celebrimbor as a pseudo-Maia because he can manipulate the world.

Like, the Rings of Power had abilities of Maiar such as hiding Imladris from view, preserving time in Lothlorien, and probably more tidbits I don’t know.

Eldritch Peredhel and Eldritch Galadriel headcanons aside, the Ring that they carried either boosted them to full-Maiarin power (regarding hiding/preserving things) or just, gave them that full ability. The Rings gave elves power beyond anything the elves should’ve been able to do.

And Celebrimbor made the Rings. Maybe the Valar weren’t surprised that Sauron, ex-forge Maia extraordinaire, made the Rings, but Celebrimbor????

The silmarils were bright and lovely, yes, but they had no real, inherent power. However, Celebrimbor’s Rings have very real Power.

So I wonder if the Valar would see a re-embodied Celebrimbor and just go “well, I guess he’s a sorta-Maia, then. Since he can manipulate the world.”

And they just, gave him the Feanorian lands.

Like, every Maia in Valinor has Their Spot where they can manipulate the world a bit and shape it to their preferences. Y’know, tree maiar make forests, that sorta thing.

So the Valar give Celebrimbor relatively free-reign over the Feanorian lands like, “Okay little guy, this is your area. Feel free to manipulate the environment over here. A Vala will step in if you accidentally break something. Have fun.”