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''Eä'', is"that thewhich Quenyais", name foris the material [[universe]] as a realisation of the vision of the Ainur. The Quenya word comesis from the Quenya word for the existential ''to be'' in its aorist form. Thus, ''Eä'' is 'that which is'. ''Eä'' was the word spoken by Eru Ilúvatar by which heto broughtbring the universe into actuality.<ref group=T name="Ainulindalë">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977|loc=''[[Ainulindalë]]''}}</ref>

The Void (''Kúma'', the Outer Dark) is the nothingness outside Arda. From Arda, it is accessible through the Doors of Night. The Valar exiled Melkor to the Void after his defeat in the [[War of Wrath]]. Legend foretells that Melkor will return to Arda just before the apocalyptic battle of Dagor Dagorath. The void is not to be confused with the state of non-being that preceded the creation of Eä.<ref group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1993}}, "Myths Transformed", section VII</ref>