0234: The Book of Lost Tales I » A Completely Different Silmarillion

How different was Tolkien’s earliest Silmarillion—and which of its most important ideas had not even taken shape yet?

In Episode 234 of The Tolkien Road, John and Greta complete their survey of The Book of Lost Tales 1 with its final six chapters. Along the way: the awakening of the Elves, the Darkening of Valinor, the Flight of the Noldor, the Sun and Moon, the Hiding of Valinor, and the coming of Men.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction

01:36 — The Book of Lost Tales 1, Part 3

05:02 — Tolkien Quote of the Week

06:11 — Tolkien Transforming War Into Myth

07:37 — Revisiting the Book of Lost Tales

09:07 — Christopher Tolkien’s Monumental Task

10:15 — The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kor

11:49 — The Frame Narrative Continues