Hey, man, what's a readable cosmology of Middle Earth?

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I hate to admit it, but I cannot freaking read The Silmarillion or the books of lost tales, unfinished tales, and so on - their quasi-biblical style just bores me to tears for some reason, and I suddenly realize I’ve read three pages withuot actually reading a thing.

Is there some sort of “Cliff’s Notes” guide online that lays out the basic cosmology of Middle Earth - that is, the creation myth, the pre-history, and so on, everything leading up to the LOTR series?

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There are several tries at what you want on the internet.
I don’t know of any in Print.
Here is a list of possible internet Readings:
Ainulindalë - Wikipedia Fairly good
Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium - Wikipedia On Erü
Teaching Through Tolkien
A strange take on it: http://www.ufodigest.com/quest4.html

Good Luck

Jim

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Hey, thanks!

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If you have questions after reading, toss them back here.
We can always try to gather up the Tolkien Experts. There are many of us.

Jim