Annotated Ainulindalë

by fortmarinus

 

“And he spoke to them, propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him, and he was glad.” Ainulindalë 1:2

 

The Silmarillion is a collection of stories from Tolkien’s legendarium. The first part, called Ainulindalë, is a Creation myth. The story is written in prose and reads a bit like Scripture. I thought it would be interesting to simply format the work to look more like a real book of scripture. I added chapter headings, verse line numbers, and annotations/references as one might find in a Bible. I think it makes the work fun to read. And, it also allows one to use Chapter and Verse to quote a specific line.