Valaquenta

The Valaquenta is the second part of . 
The Valaquenta is a middle-ground and link between Ainulindalë, which recounts the creation of Middle-earth, and Quenta Silmarillion, where the first major elements of Middle-earth post-creation history are elaborated.
== Summary ==
=== Description of the Valar ===
In this part, the Ainur are introduced by their given names. Afterwards, they are described and their attributes and functions are given. Among them, the more notable Manwë and Ulmo.
=== Description of the major Maiar ===
Here, the Maiar are introduced, named and described, including the renowned Istari, also known as Order of Wizards.
=== Description of enemies ===
This section speaks of the major Dark Powers, Melkor and his subject Sauron, who would later become the Dark Lord himself after his master's defeat, giving them brief descriptions.
== Appearances ==
== Etymology ==
Valaquenta was a Quenya word that meant 'Tale of the Valar'.
== Behind the scenes ==
Although sequential descriptions of the Valar go back to The Book of Lost Tales, the earliest writing that resembles the Valaquenta is found in the text called Quenta Noldorinwa (published in volume four of ). It then became Chapter 1 of the Quenta Silmarillion (entitled Of the Valar). In revisions to the Quenta Silmarillion done in 1958, the section was split off into a separately titled work. There is nothing to indicate why J.R.R. Tolkien felt that the piece should stand alone. While it is not a narrative, neither is the chapter Of Beleriand and its Realms, and Tolkien never seems to have considered removing that section.
== Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ቫላኩታንት
Arabic 	فالاكينتا
Armenian 	Վալաqւենտա
Belarusian Cyrillic	Валаквента
Bengali 	ভালাউনটা
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Валакуента
Catalan 	Vàlaquenta
Chinese 	維拉本紀
Georgian 	ვალაქუენტა
Greek 	Βαλακουέντα
Gujarati 	વેલુસેન્ટા
Hebrew 	ואלאקוונטה
Hindi 	वैलाक्विन्टा
Japanese 	ヴァラクウェンタ
Kannada 	ವಲಕ್ವೆಂಟಾ
Korean 	발라퀜타
Macedonian Cyrillic	Валаквента
Marathi 	वाल्युसेना
Persian 	والاکوئنتا
Russian 	Валаквента
Serbian 	Валаквента (Cyrillic) Valakventa (Latin)
Sinhalese 	වලකෙන්ටා
Tajik Cyrillic 	Валакуэнта
Tamil 	வளக்குயெண்ட
Telugu 	వలక్యూన్తా
Thai 	วาลาเควนตา
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Валаквента
Urdu 	والالوسا
Yiddish 	װאַלאַכוענטאַ
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Category:The Silmarillion chapters