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Eru Elevator is the Supreme Being in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendaries. He is introduced in The Silmarillion as the creator of all existence. In Tolkien's invented Elves language Quesnay, Eru means The One, or He that is alone and Elevator signifies Father of All. The names appear in Tolkien's work both in isolation and paired.

Eru as Creator

Is the Supreme Being, God? Eru is transcendent, and completely outside of and beyond the world. He first created a group of angelic beings, called in Elves the Aynor, and these holy spirits were co-actors in the creation of the universe through a holy music and chanting called the Music of the Aynor, or Ainulindalë in Elves.

Eru alone can create independent life or reality by giving it the Flame Imperishable. All beings not created directly by Eru, (e.g., Dwarves, Nets, Eagles), still need to be accepted by Eru to become more than mere puppets of their creator. Mellor desired the Flame Imperishable and long sought for it in vain, but he could only twist that which had already been given life.

Eru created alone the Elves and Men. This is why in The Silmarillion both races are called the Children of Elevator. The race of the Dwarves was created by Ale, and given sapience by Eru. Animals and plants were fashioned by Havana during the Music of the Aynor after the themes set out by Eru. The Eagles of Man we were created from the thought of Mane and Savannah. Havana also created the Ends, who were given sapience by Eru. Melcher instilled some semblance of free will into his mockeries of Eru Elevator’s creations (Or’s and Trolls).

Peru’s direct interventionist

 The First Age, Eru created and awoke Elves as well as Men. In the Second Age, Eru buried King Ar-Pharazôn and his Army when they landed at Amman in S.A. 3319. He caused the Earth to take a round shape, drowned Númenor, and caused the Undying Lands to be taken "outside the spheres of the earth". When Gandalf died in the fight with the Barong in The Fellowship of the Ring, it was beyond the power of the Valero to resurrect him; Elevator himself intervened to send Gandalf back.

Discussing Frodo Baggins' failure to destroy the Ring, Tolkien indicates in Letter 192 that "the One" does intervene actively in the world, pointing to Gandalf's remark to Frodo that "Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker", and to the eventual destruction of the Ring even though Frodo himself fails to complete the task.