Standing at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor are The Tales - the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called th... » 

Standing at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor are The Tales - the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called the book The Silmarillion. It contains the first accounts of the gods and elves, dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs. «