The Religion of Middle-Earth

[Jeunemaitre]

Angel,Nov 6 2003, 08:46 AM]Weren't the Gods and all creation created from a song? I've read parts of The Silmarillion and I seemed to recall it all started with a song.

I believe the song was used as an explanitory tool, rather than telling the story in a book, it was passed in song. I can't remember exactly, but I recall something about the third discord of Melkor, which led to a split in the ranks, and [insert details here].
I'll admit that at the time I read it, the shear scale of the Silmarillion's story was beyond me, and consequently I don't remember much. At the time I was more fascinated by the Elvish=English dictionary appendix in the edition I had.

Edit: I guess the message here is knowledge cannot be gained without effort. I recommend reading the book, as it provides an introduction to the theory and belief systems of Middle Earth, as well as the history of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ages. It explains why the elves sailed into the west, and what they would find when their journey ended, and also why the "Old Alliances" between elves and men were made, and how they fell. If you're not interested in reading the text, then you're left out in the cold, because there is too much to cover:

"No no, there is too much: I sum up. Buttercup is marry Humperdink in little less than half an hour..."