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'''Of Aulë and Yavanna''' is the second chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. | '''Of Aulë and Yavanna''' is the second chapter of the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'' section within ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Aulë]], who was the great smith of the [[Valar]], wished to create life whom he could teach his craft to. His impatience waiting for the [[Elves]] to awake got the best of him and Aulë secretly decided to create the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves]]. [[Ilúvatar]], also known as [[Ilúvatar|Eru]] (the One), soon learned of Aulë's actions and Aulë was forced to destroy his creations. However Ilúvatar now did not want to see the [[Dwarves]] destroyed, so he granted them life of their own. | [[File:Ted Nasmith - Aulë the Destroyer.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Aulë the Destroyer'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]] | ||
[[Aulë]], who was the great smith of the [[Valar]], wished to create life whom he could teach his craft to. His impatience waiting for the [[Elves]] to awake got the best of him and Aulë secretly decided to create the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves]]. [[Ilúvatar]], also known as [[Ilúvatar|Eru]] (the One), soon learned of Aulë's actions and Aulë was forced to destroy his creations. However Ilúvatar now did not want to see the [[Dwarves]] destroyed, so he granted them life of their own. However, they had to rest until the [[Awakening of the Elves]], whom Eru had chosen to be the Firstborn of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]]. | |||
When [[Yavanna]], the spouse of Aulë, learned of her husband's deeds, she feared the Dwarves, or even the Elves and [[Men]] to harm her [[plants]] and [[trees]] which she loved. She went to [[Manwë]] to seek protection. Manwë | When [[Yavanna]], the spouse of Aulë, learned of her husband's deeds, she feared the Dwarves, or even the Elves and [[Men]] to harm her [[plants]] and [[trees]] which she loved. She went to [[Manwë]] to seek protection. Manwë spoke with her, and while meditating her wishes, he saw the [[Music of the Ainur|Song of Creation]] and remembered the [[Vision of Ilúvatar|Vision]] in which Eru told him not to fear as spirits would also awake to protect what Yavanna held dear. | ||
==History of the text== | ==History of the text== | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 28 April 2020
Of Aulë and Yavanna is the second chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion section within The Silmarillion.
Synopsis
Aulë, who was the great smith of the Valar, wished to create life whom he could teach his craft to. His impatience waiting for the Elves to awake got the best of him and Aulë secretly decided to create the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves. Ilúvatar, also known as Eru (the One), soon learned of Aulë's actions and Aulë was forced to destroy his creations. However Ilúvatar now did not want to see the Dwarves destroyed, so he granted them life of their own. However, they had to rest until the Awakening of the Elves, whom Eru had chosen to be the Firstborn of the Children of Ilúvatar.
When Yavanna, the spouse of Aulë, learned of her husband's deeds, she feared the Dwarves, or even the Elves and Men to harm her plants and trees which she loved. She went to Manwë to seek protection. Manwë spoke with her, and while meditating her wishes, he saw the Song of Creation and remembered the Vision in which Eru told him not to fear as spirits would also awake to protect what Yavanna held dear.
