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the　roaring　of　the　waves。　His　spouse　is　Uinen；　the　Lady　of　the　Seas；　whose　hair　lies　spread　through　all　waters　under　sky。　　
All　creatures　she　loves　that　live　in　the　salt　streams；　and　all　weeds　that　grow　there；　to　her　mariners　cry；　for　she　can　lay　　
calm　upon　the　waves；　restraining　the　wildness　of　Oss？。　The　Númenóreans　lived　long　in　her　protection；　and　held　her　in　　
reverence　equal　to　the　Valar。　
Melkor　hated　the　Sea；　for　he　could　not　subdue　it。　It　is　said　that　in　the　making　of　Arda　he　endeavoured　to　draw　　
Oss？　to　his　allegiance；　promising　to　him　all　the　realm　and　power　of　Ulmo；　if　he　would　serve　him。　So　it　was　that　long　ago　　
there　arose　great　tumults　in　the　sea　that　wrought　ruin　to　the　lands。　But　Uinen；　at　the　prayer　of　Aul？；　restrained　Oss？　and　　
brought　him　before　Ulmo；　and　he　was　pardoned　and　returned　to　his　allegiance；　to　which　he　has　remained　faithful。　For　　
the　most　part；　for　the　delight　in　violence　has　never　wholly　departed　from　him；　and　at　times　he　will　rage　in　his　wilfulness　　
without　any　mand　from　Ulmo　his　lord。　Therefore　those　who　dwell　by　the　sea　or　go　up　in　ships　may　love　him；　but　　
they　do　not　trust　him。　
Melian　was　the　name　of　a　Maia　who　served　both　Vána　and　Est？；　she　dwelt　long　in　Lórien；　tending　the　trees　that　　
flower　in　the　gardens　of　Irmo；　ere　she　came　to　Middle…earth。　Nightingales　sang　about　her　wherever　she　went。　
Wisest　of　the　Maiar　was　Olórin。　He　too　dwelt　in　Lórien；　but　his　ways　took　him　often　to　the　house　of　Nienna；　and　　
of　her　he　learned　pity　and　patience。　
Of　Melian　much　is　told　in　the　Quenta　Silmarillion。　But　of　Olórin　that　tale　does　not　speak；　for　though　he　loved　the　　
Elves；　he　walked　among　them　unseen；　or　in　form　as　one　of　them；　and　they　did　not　know　whence　came　the　fair　visions　or　　
the　promptings　of　wisdom　that　he　put　into　their　hearts。　In　later　days　he　was　the　friend　of　all　the　Children　of　Ilúvatar；　and　　
took　pity　on　their　sorrows；　and　those　who　listened　to　him　awoke　from　despair　and　put　away　the　imaginations　of　　
darkness。　
　
Of　the　Enemies　
Last　of　all　is　set　the　name　of　Melkor；　He　who　arises　in　Might。　But　that　name　he　has　forfeited；　and　the　Noldor；　who　　
among　the　Elves　suffered　most　from　his　malice；　will　not　utter　it；　and　they　name　him　Morgoth；　the　Dark　Enemy　of　the　　
World。　Great　might　was　given　to　him　by　Ilúvatar；　and　he　was　coeval　with　Manw？。　In　the　powers　and　knowledge　of　all　　
the　other　Valar　he　had　part；　but　he　turned　them　to　evil　purposes；　and　squandered　his　strength　in　violence　and　tyranny。　For　　
he　coveted　Arda　and　all　that　was　in　it；　desiring　the　kingship　of　Manw？　and　dominion　over　the　realms　of　his　peers。　
From　splendour　he　fell　through　arrogance　to　contempt　for　all　things　save　himself；　a　spirit　wasteful　and　pitiless。　　
Understanding　he　turned　to　subtlety　in　perverting　to　his　own　will　all　that　he　would　use；　until　he　became　a　liar　without　　
shame。　He　began　with　the　desire　of　Light；　but　when　he　could　not　possess　it　for　himself　alone；　he　descended　through　fire　　
and　wrath　into　a　great　burning；　down　into　Darkness。　And　darkness　he　used　most　in　his　evil　works　upon　Arda；　and　filled　it　　
with　fear　for　all　living　things。　
Yet　so　great　was　the　power　of　his　uprising　that　in　ages　forgotten　he　contended　with　Manw？　and　all　the　Valar；　and　　
through　long　years　in　Arda　held　dominion　over　most　of　the　lands　of　the　Earth。　But　he　was　not　alone。　For　of　the　Maiar　　
many　were　drawn　to　his　splendour　in　the　days　of　his　greatness；　and　remained　in　that　allegiance　down　into　his　darkness；　　
and　others　he　corrupted　afterwards　to　his　service　with　lies　and　treacherous　gifts。　Dreadful　among　these　spirits　were　the　　
Valaraukar；　the　scourges　of　fire　that　in　Middle…earth　were　called　the　Balrogs；　demons　of　terror。　
Among　those　of　his　servants　that　have　names　the　greatest　was　that　spirit　whom　the　Eldar　called　Sauron；　or　　
Gorthaur　the　Cruel。　In　his　beginning　he　was　of　the　Maiar　of　Aul？；　and　he　remained　mighty　in　the　lore　of　that　people。　In　　
all　the　deeds　of　Melkor　the　Morgoth　upon　Arda；　in　his　vast　works　and　in　the　deceits　of　his　cunning；　Sauron　had　a　part；　　
and　was　only　less　evil　than　his　master　in　that　for　long　he　served　another　and　not　himself。　But　in　after　years　he　rose　like　a　　
shadow　of　Morgoth　and　a　ghost　of　his　malice；　and　walked　behind　him　on　the　same　ruinous　path　down　into　the　Void。　
　
HERE　ENDS　THE　VALAQUENTA　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
QUENTA　
SILMARILLION　
　
The　History　of　the　
Silmarils　
　
　
Chapter　1　
Of　the　Beginning　of　Days　
It　is　told　among　the　wise　that　the　First　War　began　before　Arda　was　full…shaped；　and　ere　yet　there　was　any　thing　that　grew　　
or　walked　upon　earth；　and　for　long　Melkor　had　the　upper　hand。　But　in　the　midst　of　the　war　a　spirit　of　great　strength　and　　
hardihood　came　to　the　aid　of　the　Valar；　hearing　in　the　far　heaven　that　there　was　battle　in　the　Little　Kingdom；　and　Arda　　
was　filled　with　the　sound　of　his　laughter。　So　came　Tulkas　the　Strong；　whose　anger　passes　like　a　mighty　wind；　scattering　　
cloud　and　darkness　before　it；　and　Melkor　fled　before　his　wrath　and　his　laughter；　and　forsook　Arda；　and　there　was　peace　　
for　a　long　age。　And　Tulkas　remained　and　became　one　of　the　Valar　of　the　Kingdom　of　Arda；　but　Melkor　brooded　in　the　　
outer　darkness；　and　his　hate　was　given　to　Tulkas　for　ever　after。　
In　that　time　the　Valar　brought　order　to　the　seas　and　the　lands　and　the　mountains；　and　Yavanna　planted　at　last　the　　
seeds　that　she　had　long　devised。　And　since；　when　the　fires　were　subdued　or　buried　beneath　the　primeval　hills；　there　was　　
need　of　light；　Aul？　at　the　prayer　of　Yavanna　wrought　two　mighty　lamps　for　the　lighting　of　the　Middle…earth　which　he　had　　
built　amid　the　encircling　seas。　Then　Varda　filled　the　lamps　and　Manw？　hallowed　them；　and　the　Valar　set　them　upon　high　　
pillars；　more　lofty　far　than　are　any　mountains　of　the　later　days。　One　lamp　they　raised　near　to　the　north　of　Middle…earth；　　
and　it　was　named　Illuin；　and　the　other　was　raised　in　the　south；　and　it　was　named　Ormal；　and　the　light　of　the　Lamps　of　the　　
Valar　flowed　out　over　the　Earth；　so　that　all　was　lit　as　it　were　in　a　changeless　day。　
Then　the　seeds　that　Yavanna　had　sown　began　swiftly　to　sprout　and　to　burgeon；　and　there　arose　a　multitude　of　　
growing　things　great　and　small；　mosses　and　grasses　and　great　ferns；　and　trees　whose　tops　were　crowned　with　cloud　as　　
they　were　living　mountains；　but　whose　feet　were　wrapped　in　a　green　twilight。　And　beasts　came　forth　and　dwelt　in　the　　
grassy　plains；　or　in　the　rivers　and　the　lakes；　or　walked　in　the　shadows　of　the　woods。　As　yet　no　flower　had　bloomed　nor　　
any　bird　had　sung；　for　these　things　waited　still　their　time　in　the　bosom　of　Yavanna；　but　wealth　there　was　of　her　　
imagining；　and　nowhere　more　rich　than　in　the　midmost　parts　of　the　Earth；　where　the　light　of　both　the　Lamps　met　and　　
blended。　And　there　upon　the　Isle　of　Almaren　in　the　Great　Lake　was　the　first　dwelling　of　the　Valar　when　all　things　were　　
young；　and　new…made　green　was　yet　a　marvel　in　the　eyes　of　the　makers；　and　they　were　long　content。　
Now　it　came　to　pass　that　while　the　Valar　rested　from　their　labours；　and　watched　the　growth　and　unfolding　of　the　　
things　that　they　had　devised　and　begun；　Manw？　ordained　a　great　feast；　and　the　Valar　and　an　their　host　came　at　his　　
bidding。　But　Aul？　and　Tulkas　were　weary；　for　the　craft　of　Aul？　and　the　strength　of　Tulkas　had　been　at　the　service　of　an　　
without　ceasing　fax　the　days　of　their　labour。　And　Melkor　knew　of　an　that　was　done；　for　even　then　he　had　secret　friends　　
and　spies　among　the　Maiar　whom　he　had　converted　to　his　cause；　and　far　off　in　the　darkness　he　was　filled　with　hatred；　　
being　jealous　of　the　work　of　his　peers；　whom　he　desired　to　make　subject　to　himself。　Therefore　he　gathered　to　himself　　
spirits　out　of　the　halls　of　E？　that　he　had　perverted　to　his　service；　and　he　deemed　himself　strong。　And　seeing　now　his　time　　
he　drew　near　again　to　Arda；　and　looked　down　upon　it；　and　the　beauty　of　the　Earth　in　its　Spring　filled　him　the　more　with　　
hate。　
Now　therefore　the　Valar　were　gathered　upon　Almaren；　fearing　no　evil；　and　because　of　the　light　of　Illuin　they　did　　
not　perceive　the　shadow　in　the　north　that　was　cast　from　afar　by　Melkor；　for　he　was　grown　dark　as　the　Night　of　the　Void。　　
And　it　is　sung　that　in　that　fe