Music of the Ainur
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Music of the Ainur is the great cosmic song in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium through which the Ainur shape the creation and history of the world of Eä.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Powers of Arda | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Middle-earth legendarium
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cosmogonic myth ⓘ fictional event ⓘ mythological motif ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ainulindalë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ainulindalë (section of The Silmarillion)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse |
Arda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
divine music of creation
ⓘ
great cosmic song ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Silmarillion (1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralFigure | Eru Ilúvatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
choral music
ⓘ
interweaving themes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
fantasy literature worldbuilding
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modern mythopoeic fiction ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ainur
NERFINISHED
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Eru Ilúvatar NERFINISHED ⓘ Maiar NERFINISHED ⓘ Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
free will and sub-creation
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good and evil ⓘ harmony and discord ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
discord of Melkor
ⓘ
three great themes of Ilúvatar ⓘ |
| influences |
fate of Elves
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fate of Men ⓘ history of Arda ⓘ |
| inUniverseLocation |
Timeless Halls
NERFINISHED
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presence of Eru Ilúvatar ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphoricalMeaning |
art as sub-creation
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divine providence working through history ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
cosmological foundation of Tolkien’s world
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mythic prelude to The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
instrument of creation of Eä
ⓘ
shapes the history of the world ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
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The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
Vision of the World
NERFINISHED
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creation of Eä ⓘ ordering of Arda ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.