1. The Creation Story: The Ainulindalë

Lord of the Rings Lorecast - J.R.R. Tolkien's World & Writings Explained

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🗓️ 25 February 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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How did Tolkien's world begin? Here's his creation myth, as told by the Elves, with some very interesting foreshadowing for what this means for the future of the world and how things will play out for both Good and Evil. Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, early access, and ad-free listening: https://www.patreon.com/lotrlorecast Sponsors: Audiobooks.com- Get 3 FREE Audiobooks! https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100173810-11099382?sid=flore Links: Live Shows and game streams: youtube.com/c/robotsradio Talk Lord of the Rings and join the Robots Radio fam: Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Stay plugged in on Twitter: twitter.com/robots_radio Send me a note! Email: robotsnetwork@gmail.com www.robotsradio.net Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ringslore for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Lord of the Rings lorecast, the show that explores the background of Tolkien's amazing world from the very beginning. I want you to picture in your mind.
0:35.6	I want you to picture in your mind a fire under a starlit sky.
0:42.3	And you and your family, everybody you know, are gathered around this fire.
0:51.3	And you are telling stories.
0:56.4	You are elves
0:57.8	talking about the origin of everything.
1:05.2	You are sharing the story of creation.
1:08.8	The Ainu Lindale.
1:12.6	The music of the Aynur.
1:16.3	The story of Eru.
1:19.7	The one.
1:21.5	The one who is alone.
1:26.1	The Illuvitar. the father of all, and how he created everything.
1:37.3	And even that isn't quite accurate, because he didn't really create everything. He created the Ainur. And they were the ones
1:49.7	who created everything. He gifted them with a vision and with music and with an idea.
2:00.1	He was more of the, the writer of the song, the visionary, and the gifter of the flame imperishable.
2:10.4	Tolkien was the kind of writer who chose each of his words specifically.
2:17.4	You did not edit Tolkien's words. who chose each of his words specifically.
2:21.4	You did not edit Tolkien's words.
2:26.9	He was a philologist, somebody who studied the origins of words and language.
2:38.5	Each individual word was chosen for its specific meaning and because he needed it to be there for a very specific reason.
2:44.5	If you haven't read the Silmarillion, which at times can read like the Old Testament, there are passages here that need to be experienced.
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