Letter 131 cont'd

[periantari]

Because it was expanded in the new edition so making sure we cover all the important stuff and things that we can remind ourselves of. :) This section will be about Music of the Ainur and Silmarillion proper.

"The cycles begin with a cosmogonical myth: The Music of the Ainur. God and the Valar (or powers: Englished as gods) are revealed. These

Comments

[elwenlj]

I like the idea of never being told what the final 'doom' of man is. It's a great story device to leave something unsaid.

[periantari]

yes, it leaves some room for own interpretation and imagination. :)

[shirebound]

So many of my stories were inspired by (or included references to) how the Powers sang all of Arda into being. Thinking back, that concept may have been what drew me into The Silmarillion when I first discovered it.

[periantari]

It's a beautiful idea, isn't it? Tolkien writes like poetry. I am drawn to Silmarillion in same way and also his relationships between elves are so complex in the 1st age.