the Valar and Maiar, supernatural powers of Eä. The next section, Quenta Silmarillion, which forms the bulk of the collection, chronicles the history of...

poetry in the prose of The Silmarillion. Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in the second half of the Quenta Silmarillion, which tells the story of...

the West" Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion", ch. 6 "Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor" Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion", ch. 9 "Of the Flight...

Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter 1: "Of the Beginning of Days" Tolkien 1977, "Valaquenta" Tolkien 1977, Valaquenta, "Of the Maiar" Tolkien 1977, Quenta Silmarillion...

and The Lord of the Rings. Their history is described in detail in The Silmarillion. Tolkien derived Elves from mentions in the ancient poetry and languages...

The earliest "Silmarillion" — also referred to as the "Sketch of the Mythology", this is the start of the Silmarillion proper The Quenta Noldorinwa — a...

alliterative verses The 1930 Quenta Noldorinwa and first Annals The 1937 Quenta Silmarillion and later Annals The later Quenta The final Annals These, with...

1965. Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion" ch. 1 "Of the Beginning of Days" Tolkien 1987, p. 209 Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion" ch. 8 "Of the Darkening...

Goes Ever On. Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion", ch. 13 "Of the Return of the Noldor" Tolkien 1977, "Quenta Silmarillion", ch. 15 "Of the Noldor in Beleriand"...

Quenta, in the role it will play in the rest of the legendarium. In this version, as well as in its later rewriting, the pre-1937 Quenta Silmarillion...