Tolkien Tidbits

A breakdown of Tolkien’s Ainulindalë, the first chapter of The Silmarillion. I share a mini summary, some personal thoughts, ten tidbits and five fav quotes! The Ainulindalë, as the first chapter of The Silmarillion, starts literally at the very very beginning – with the creation of Tolkien’s world before the count of time even began. This chapter names some of the big players who you’ll want to keep track of throughout the rest of the story, starting with Eru Ilúvatar,…

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A short introduction to The Silmarillion, the first read in our Second Breakfast Book Club! Including fun tidbits about the structure and writing of the book. It’s hard to know where to even begin in introducing such a seminal piece of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium. Have you read it? Have you heard of it? The Silmarillion is not your typical novel. It’s quite different from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, even though it’s thought of as a prequel of sorts to them both….

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