Facts about Tolkien's Middle-earth Mythology

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   Arda, the world of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology, was conceived as a flat world that was later reshaped into a globe after the destruction of Númenor.

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   Sauron, the dark lord of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology, originally served as a lieutenant of Morgoth before rising to become the primary antagonist of the Third Age.

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   In Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology, the cosmological creation account is told in the Ainulindalë, where the world is sung into existence through music.

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   Morgoth, the primary villain of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology, is established as a Vala who descended into evil before the creation of the world itself.

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   The word 'elvish' languages Quenya and Sindarin in Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology were developed by Tolkien over decades from his personal interest in linguistics.

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