The Music That Created Middle-earth

Before the Shire, before the Rings of Power, and before the rise of Sauron,

there was only Eru, the One. To understand the epic tragedy and soaring heroism

of Middle-earth, we must first journey to the very beginning, to the creation myth that forms

the foundation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium: the Ainulindalë, or "The Music of

the Ainur." This is not a tale of a spoken word or a divine hammer, but of a cosmic

symphony that literally sang the universe into existence. It is a story of divine harmony,

and the first, most profound act of discord that would forever shape the destiny of all

things.