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'''Ainur''' (Singular '''Ainu''') are fictional spiritual beings from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth|Middle-earth legendarium]]. The Ainur were the first beings created by Eru Ilúvatar. The word ''Ainur'' is from the [[Quenya]] language, and translates as "Holy Ones".  

'''Ainur''' (Singular '''Ainu''') are fictional spiritual beings from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth|Middle-earth legendarium]]. The Ainur were the first beings created by [[Eru Ilúvatar]]. The word ''Ainur'' is from the [[Quenya]] language, and translates as "Holy Ones".  

As the first creation and servants of God, Eru Ilúvatar, the Ainur can be seen as similar to the [[Angel]]s of [[Christianity]].<ref>"The cycles begin with a cosmogonical myth: the Music of the Ainur. God and the Valar (or powers: Englished as gods) are revealed. These latter are as we should say angelic powers, whose function is to exercise delegated authority in their spheres (of rule and government, not creation, making or re-making)." ''The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien'', #131</ref>

As the first creation and servants of God, Eru Ilúvatar, the Ainur can be seen as similar to the [[Angel]]s of [[Christianity]].<ref>"The cycles begin with a cosmogonical myth: the Music of the Ainur. God and the Valar (or powers: Englished as gods) are revealed. These latter are as we should say angelic powers, whose function is to exercise delegated authority in their spheres (of rule and government, not creation, making or re-making)." ''The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien'', #131</ref>