The "Ainulindalë" (Quenya: [ˌai̯nuˈlindalɛ]; "Music of the Ainur") is the creation account in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, published posthumously as...

alliteration, rhyme, and rhythm including possibly iambics. This applies to the Ainulindalë, Tolkien's account of the godlike Ainur: It applies, too, to the narrative...

creation of the universe through a holy music and chanting called the Ainulindalë or "Music of the Ainur". "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder...

became The Lord of the Rings. The Silmarillion has five parts. The first, Ainulindalë, tells in mythic style of the creation of Eä, the "world that is." The...

"Tyrant" or "Oppressor". "Morgoth Bauglir" is thus an epithet. His name in Ainulindalë (the creation myth of Middle-earth and first section of The Silmarillion)...

Tolkien 1993, Ainulindalë: Farrer, quoted by Christopher Tolkien. Kane 2009, p. 34. Whittingham 2008, p. 117. Tolkien 1993, Ainulindalë. Nagy 2013, p...

began when the Ainur entered Arda, following the creation events in the Ainulindalë and long ages of labour throughout Eä, the fictional universe. Time from...

obviously" in the Ainulindalë, but also importantly in the culture of the Elves, the Hobbits, and the Riders of Rohan. The Ainulindalë (Quenya: "Music of...

"angelic powers" or "gods" subordinate to the one God (Eru Ilúvatar). The Ainulindalë describes how some of the Ainur choose to enter the world (Arda) to complete...

Annals of Beleriand. The later Annals of Valinor. The Ainulindalë — an early version of the Ainulindalë (the Music of the Ainur). The Lhammas ("Account of...