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Manwë’s Role and Authority
Manwë is described as not only the King of Valinor and the Valar but also the ruler of the world. He commands other beings of his order and possesses the greatest wisdom and authority. Manwë is characterized by his lack of personal ambition for power; instead, he governs for the sake of peace. He commands the winds, the skies, and birds, and his connection with eagles and other spirits is recurrent throughout the narrative, indicating their role as messengers and agents of insight about the world.