Age of the Lamps: The Spring of Arda - Silmarillion Explained

Quenta Silmarillion Explained Video #1

This video is a detailed description of the beginning of the Quenta Silmarillion, which is the third section of J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion. This section goes over the first half of Chapter 1: Of the Beginning of Days. I begin with the continuing battle of Melkor against the Valar and finish at the end of the Spring of Arda. I will also explain the layout of Arda to help you Join me to learn all about the beginning of days in Middle Earth!

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Ormal by andead (deviantart)
Illuin by andead (deviantart)
The beginning of days by rohavon (deviantart)
Iluvatar by ulrichvii (deviantart)
Who living has descended pits utumno or has explored darkness counsels melkor in laurenin archives
Melkor by formenost (deviantart)
Tulkas by steamey (deviantart)
Melkor (Morgoth) by Giovanni Calore (artstation)
Melkor destroying the lamps by William Thomy (artstation)
Great Lamps by Linda Garland
Melkor’s Rising by Andrea Suppa (artstation)

[johns]

Awesome video! One thing about the Years of the Lamps is that it's total time accounts for 55% of the history of Arda, counting from the descent of the Valar and the Maiar to 150 of the Fourth Age. I would have loved to hear some tales of the Wars of the Powers!

[delliv]

Superb series. Great story telling. Keep up the good work.

Also do the Hobbit, the LOTR and Tolkien's other books.

Also do C. S. Lewis' Narnia books too.

[DavidMacDowellBlue]

I must say most of the HOME series consist of Tolkien's own writings, including all the things his son left out of THE SILMARILLION (and which he later concluded he should not have removed), as well as the later changes he (Tolkien) was making to the work.

[BudTezzy]

So many great story plots in Toilkens books. The Spring Of Arda has more information than the Hobbit. It could at least be made into one movie. Would be a great story to perhaps include Tom Bombadil and whatever he was doing at that time. Then what about the Nameless Things? Surely Oreme or Aule or Yvanna had a run in with them? It would be a different kind of story but still a great story to be told. It would be more like the Neverending Story in scale.



Beren and Luthien could certainly be its own trilogy! Would LOVE to watch that.

Then the Noldor and everything they did!

[steveparrots]

❤ nice video. I dont quite get the “one cup”reference though 😂