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THE COMING OF THE VALAR.

Now this was the manner of the Earth in those
days, nor has it since changed save by the
labours of the Valar of old. Mightiest of regions
are the Great Lands where Men do dwell and
wander now, and the Lost Elves sing and dance
upon the hills. But beyond their westernmost
limits lie the Great Seas, whose waves whisper
about the Magic Isles. Further even than this,
and few are the boats of mortal men that have
dared so far, are set the Shadowy Seas, whereon
there float the Twilit Isles and the Tower of Pearl
rises pale upon their most western cape. But as
yet it was not built, and the Shadowy Seas
stretched dark away till their utmost shore...
By J. R. R. Tolkien
Published by Ballandne Books:
The Hobbit
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
The Book of Lost Tales Part I
The Book of Lost Tales Part II
The Tolkien Reader
Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
By Humphrey Carpenter:
Tolkien: The Authorized Biography
By Paul H. Kocher:
Master of Middle-earth:
The Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
By Robert Foster:
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth:
From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion
CONTENTS
Foreword
I THE COTTAGE OF LOST PLAY
Notes and Commentary
II THE MUSIC OF THE AINUR
Notes and Commentaries
III
THE COMING OF THE VALAR AND
THE BUILDING OF VALINOR
Notes and Commentary
IV
THE CHAINING OF MELKO