1. The Creation Story: The Ainulindalë
Lord of the Rings Lorecast
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Christopher Tolkien, the Eluvitar, the Father of All, the One Who Stands Alone
I don't think that this was something that Tolkien did consciously. But who's to say that the Eluvitar is not Tolkien himself? He himself created this world alone. All of the children of his mind came forth and sang together in time. And I guess in the end, Christopher Tolkien helped finish the work for him. So he wasn't ultimately alone. Maybe we're all just continuing to tell the story. Peter Jackson could be one of those as well. Who knows?
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