The Secret Flame ( English Secret Fire ) or the Secret Oyun ( Eng. Flame Imperishable ) - in the legend of J.R.R.T. Tolkien brought by Era Ilouvatar into the world bringing life to the fire.
And Iluvatar gave them the illusions of Being, and placed this World in the middle of the Void, and lit the Secret Fire in the heart of the World. And the World was called Ea. [one]
In Chapter V of the second book, The Brotherhood of the Ring , Gandalf , referring to the Balrog , calls himself a servant of the Secret Fire, which means that he is a servant of Ilúvatar.
“I am a servant of the Secret Flame,” said Gandalf. The orcs stopped, there was a dead silence - and I own the flame of Anor. Dark fire will not help you, the flame of Udun . [2]
The secret fire is a part of every soul ( fea ) in Ea; it is a gift of free will . That is why the shaft of Aule was required by Iluvatar to intervene with the free will of the Dwarves he created. This fire was looking for Melkor [3] .
Notes
- С The Silmarillion as translated by Z. A. Bobyr . " Valakent ".
- ↑ Tolkien, JRR Bridge of Khazad-Dum // The Lord of the Rings.
- С The Silmarillion as translated by Z. A. Bobyr. " Ainulindale ".