Void

Difference (last change) (Author, normal page display)

Changed: 6c6

In his cosmogonical myth Ainulindalë - the Music of the Ainur - Tolkien, seems to allude to Genesis when he uses 'the Void' to refer to the state 'before' or 'outside' creation. Sindarin iâ for 'void, abyss' also - at least phonetically - resembles the Indo-european root for 'void' [[link][url= http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE136.html][window=new]euә]...

In his cosmogonical myth Ainulindalë - the Music of the Ainur - Tolkien, seems to allude to Genesis when he uses 'the Void' to refer to the state 'before' or 'outside' creation. Sindarin iâ for 'void, abyss' also - at least phonetically - resembles the Indo-european root for 'void' euә [1]...

The nothingness, the inexistence, the absence of Ilúvatar and the FlameImperishable. The Void 'exists' outside the TimelessHalls and Eä. The Void was finally the punishment place for the two Dark Lords.

---

Annotations and Comments

In his cosmogonical myth Ainulindalë - the Music of the Ainur - Tolkien, seems to allude to Genesis when he uses 'the Void' to refer to the state 'before' or 'outside' creation. Sindarin iâ for 'void, abyss' also - at least phonetically - resembles the Indo-european root for 'void' euә [1]...

See also Mythology/Void and Mythology/Chaos

---

FolderCompendium