Iluvatar

Iluvatar, also known as Eru, was the primordial being and creator of all things. He desired to create things where there was nothingness. He created from his thought the spirits known as Ainur, the Valar and the Maiar. He revealed a great musical theme to his servants and brought them into a great music which contained the creation and density of the world. The spirits descended to build the world according to his music.