-
mythic style of the
creation of Eä, the "world that is." The
second part,
Valaquenta,
gives a
description of the
Valar and Maiar,
supernatural powers of Eä...
-
especially of
those of
lesser power than the 9
great rulers". In the
Valaquenta,
Tolkien wrote that the
Maiar are "spirits
whose being also
began before...
- and is
corrupted by Melkor's
power until the
Remaking of the World. The
Valaquenta tells how
Melkor seduced many of the
minor Ainur, the Maiar, into his...
- At the end is a
section about the Valar,
which was
later moved to the "
Valaquenta".
Tolkien abandoned the Ainulindalë for many years.
Although it did not...
-
material published posthumously in The Silmarillion,
especially the "
Valaquenta" (Quenya: "Account of the Valar"), The
History of Middle-earth, and Unfinished...
-
Tolkien 1977, "
Valaquenta", "Of the Maiar" and "Of the Enemies"
Tolkien 1980 "The Istari"
Tolkien 1996, p. 384–385.
Tolkien 1977 "
Valaquenta"
Tolkien 1977...
- his
halls upon Taniquetil, the
highest mountain in Valinor, and in the
Valaquenta of "all
swift birds,
strong of wing". Upon
their first appearance in the...
- for the king of the Valar.
Tolkien 1977, ""Ainulindale"
Tolkien 1977, "
Valaquenta"
Tolkien 1980, "The Istari"
Tolkien 1977, ch. 3 "Of the
Coming of the...
- "Treebeard".
Tolkien 1954, book 3, ch. 9: "Flotsam and Jetsam".
Tolkien 1977,
Valaquenta Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion" ch. 2: "Of Aulë and Yavanna" Tolkien...
- ch. 11 "Of the Sun and Moon and the
Hiding of Valinor"
Tolkien 1977, "
Valaquenta"
Tolkien 1977, ch. 1 "Of the
Beginning of Days"
Tolkien 1977, ch. 7 "Of...