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The term Aḥkārumāḥā (V."Those of Arda"; S."Ardhonrim"; Q. "Ardamárë") refers collectively to the Ainur who entered Arda, the world within , and bound themselves to its fate. Unlike those Ainur who merely shaped the vast cosmos of Eä but remained free to wander the stars, Ardhonrim the fully descended into the physical realm of Middle-earth and its surrounding lands, whether as Valar, Maiar, or lesser spirits, taking on form and purpose within its unfolding history.

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