Silm Re-Read: "Of Aulë and Yavanna" Discussion Post

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Of Aulë and Yavanna

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Important: This is not a spoiler-free zone. It is hard to discuss any chapter in depth without referring to things that happen in later chapters. Proceed at your own risk!

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( Our Favorite Quotes )

( Alternate Versions )

( Food for Thought )

( Works Cited )

Please note: We don't know everything and it's perfectly possible that we missed something. These summaries and questions are by no means supposed to be complete and exhaustive. If you have looked further into this particular topic or would like to discuss something that we've overlooked, please share it! (The questions are starting points, not the only things to discuss.)

Also, please don't be afraid to talk amongst yourselves. We don't want this to be an echo chamber or for us to be lecturing to you. We want this to be a discussion among the community as a whole.

“Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor” and “Of Thingol and Melian” are due on February 9.

"Of the Beginning of Days" and "Of Aulë and Yavanna" Fanworks Post

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This post is for any fanworks relating to "Of the Beginning of Days" and "Of Aulë and Yavanna." Feel free to link to your favorite stories, artworks, etc. Shameless Self-Promotions (SSPs) are allowed. Any works created for this event should be linked to, not posted, here.

Remember, all sorts of fanworks are welcome on this community and welcome to be linked to.* Please keep in mind the SWG ratings and warnings guidelines. Use caution which links you click on if you do not wish to view certain content.


Please use this format to post links (just copy/paste it and fill it in):

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SWG Re-Read - "Of the Beginning of Days" Discussion Post

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First, the Graphics Post has been updated! A big thank you to lignota and ljusastjarnan for creating lovely new banners.

Second, welcome to the first of this fortnight's chapter discussions!
Just to clarify: This is not supposed to be purely a lecture or an essay exchange (although essays and lectures are welcome, of course), nor an elite club! Please feel free to comment on each other's thoughts, whether you agree, disagree or never thought about it like that before. That's how we're going to get a lively and (hopefully) fruitful discussion.
Please don't hesitate to join in – nobody's thoughts are "inadequate" or less valuable than anybody else's, no matter whether you've read The Silmarillion twenty times or whether this is your first, whether you know the History of Middle-earth by heart or never managed to plough through any of it, whether you've been in the fandom for 30 years or whether you're a newcomer. Everybody's got something to contribute!
Also, please don't think that you are "too late" if you don't respond to the discussion posts at once. They are not going to be locked down at any point, so if you have thoughts on past chapters, you can add them at any time, even weeks or months after they have been "due". (The due dates refer to the posting of the discussion and fanworks posts – they are not the only day on which anyone is allowed to contribute!)
Above all, we hope you have fun with this project!

OK, 'nuff of the preliminaries. Without further ado, we present... "Of the Beginning of Days".

Important: This is not a spoiler-free zone. It is hard to discuss any chapter in depth without referring to things that happen in later chapters. Proceed at your own risk!

Chapter 1 – Of the Beginning of Days


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( Summary )

( Our Favourite Quotes )

( Earlier Versions )

( Food for Thought )

( Works Cited )

Please note: We don't know everything and it's perfectly possible that we missed something. These summaries and questions are by no means supposed to be complete and exhaustive. If you have looked further into this particular topic or would like to discuss something that we've overlooked, please share it!