Vala, lord of Darkness. Even as an Ainur spirit, Melkor, which means "He who rises in Might"- was filled with pride, and brought discord to the Great Music and the Vision. Upon Arda, Melkor took Darkness and Cold as his domain. During the shaping of Arda, he thwarted it's making so it became marred and imperfect. And while the Valar set about building their kingdom of Almaren, Melkor corrupted many of the Maiar spirits. He took them into the North of Middle-Earth and built his rival kingdoms of Utumno and Angband. In Arda, Melkor waged waged five great wars against the Valar, laid waste to Almaren, and destroyed both the Geat Lamps and the Trees of the Valar. In the beginning Melkor appeared in forms both fair and foul, but after the destruction of the Trees of Light, he always assumed his evil form, which the Elves called Morgoth, (Hey, Dimitri, see, there?) "The Dark Enemy of the World". Tall as a tower, Morgoth wore an iron-crown and black armor. He carried the mace called Grond, (Grond! Grond! Grond!) the hammer of the Underworld, and a huge black shield. The fire of malice was in his eyes, his face was twisted and scarred and his hands burned of the fire of the Silmarils. Yet, in the War of Wrath, all of Melkor's power was destroyed, and he alone of the Valar was driven from the Spheres of the World, and dwells for ever in the Void. Even more typing... Ugh... well, that's all!
