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1. The Creation Story: The Ainulindalë

Lord of the Rings Lorecast

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Tolkien's Somarillion

Tolkien was the kind of writer who chose each of his words specifically. You did not edit Tolkien's words. Each individual word was chosen for its specific meaning. And because he needed it to be there for a very specific reason. If you haven't read the Somarillion, which at times can read like the Old Testament, there are passages that need to be experienced.

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