Ainulindalë and Valaquenta (Silmarillion Study, Part 2)
If you’re following along with our Tea with Tolkien book club, this is week two of our The Silmarillion read-along! We are only on week two out of twenty, and we haven’t covered too much ground already so if you’d like to jump in there’s still time!
This book club will run through the end of May and then we’ll begin a new book club in the fall. If you have any suggestions for our fall book club, keeping in mind that it should be something written by Tolkien or at least someone Tolkien-adjacent, you can find me on instagram or twitter @teawithtolkien.
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So this week we’re discussing the first part of The Silmarillion, "Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur" as well as Valaquenta. These two chapters are separate from the Quenta Silmarillion, or the Silmarillion proper as it’s often referred, which we are beginning next week.
Blog posts for each individual chapter can be found below:
Guide to the Silmarillion: Ainulindalë
Ainulindalë, while only a few pages long, is one of the richest chapters of The Silmarillion. It's the kind of chapter people write entire books about, and I'm so excited to be able to delve a bit deeper into it with you!
Guide to the Silmarillion: Valaquenta
Getting to know the Valar and the Maiar
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