> The theory is usually that he's one of the major gods, not a demigod It's probably too blatant for Tolkien to have cone up with but Tom Bombadil has the same

> The theory is usually that he's one of the major gods, not a demigod It's probably too blatant for Tolkien to have cone up with but Tom Bombadil has the same number of letters in first/second names as Eru Iluvatar. The ring has absolutely zero effect on him, but that would probably be true of any of the Valar just as much as Eru himself.