Of the Beginning of Days

"Of the Beginning of the Days" is the first chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion, the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.
==Synopsis==
Before Arda was completely shaped, the First War between the Valar and Melkor began. At this time, the Vala Tulkas came to Arda to lend his strength in the fight against Melkor. Melkor then forsook Arda and hid from Tulkas; and there was peace in Arda for a long time.
At the prayer of Yavanna, Aulë made two lamps to provide light: Illuin and Ormal. Both were placed in the north and south of Arda, leaving the world always in daylight. Yavanna had planted trees and flowers, and the beasts began to multiply.
Then, the Valar rested after their labor, but Melkor grew jealous of their work and sent spies among them. During the Spring of Arda, Tulkas espoused Nessa and slept. Therefore, Melkor took his chance and passed the Walls of Night with his servants, coming to Middle-earth without the knowing of the Valar. Melkor began to delve into the Earth and built his first fortress, Utumno. He marred all the labors of the Valar and broke the Two Lamps. However, Melkor fled upon hearing the voice of Manwë and the coming of Tulkas.
The Valar departed to Aman and there begun their labor once again. Behind the walls of Pelóri, the Valar established Valinor. Cities were built; and Yavanna hallowed the mound Ezellohar. Yavanna sang as she sat upon the mound, and there grew two saplings that were the Two Trees of Valinor, and called Telperion and Laurelin.
After the labors of the Valar, Ilúvatar decided the fates of his children: Elves shall remain immortal until the end of days, whereas Men were given the Gift of Ilúvatar, that they shall not be bound to the earth. It was declared that the Children of Ilúvatar will join the Second Music of the Ainur.
== Appearances ==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Oor die Begin van Dae
Albanian 	Rreth Fillimi i Ditëve
Amharic 	የቀናት መጀመሪያ
Arabic 	حول بداية الأيام
Armenian 	Օրերի սկիզբի մասին
Azerbaijani 	Günlərin Başlanğıcı Haqqında
Belarusian Cyrillic	Пра пачатак дзён
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	За началото на дните
Catalan 	Dels Inici dels dies
Cebuano 	Mahitungod sa Sinugdanan sa Mga Adlaw
Chinese 	天地之初，萬物之始
Croatian 	O Početku dani
Czech 	Začátek dnů
Danish 	De ældste tider
Dutch 	Over het Begin der Tijden
Esperanto 	Pri la komenco de Tagoj
Estonian 	Umbes Päevade alguses
Filipino 	Tungkol sa simula ng mga araw
Finnish 	Aikojen alku
French 	Au commencement des jours
Galician 	Sobre o comezo dos días
Georgian 	დღეები დასაწყისის შესახებ
German 	Vom Anbeginn der Tage
Greek 	Σχετικά με την αρχή των ημερών
Gujarati 	દિવસની શરૂઆત દિવસો
Haitian Creole 	Osijè de kòmansman jou
Hebrew 	של תחילת ימי
Hindi 	दिनों की शुरुआत के बारे में
Hungarian 	Az idők kezdetéről
Icelandic 	Um upphaf daga
Italian 	Riguardo all'Inizio dei giorni
Japanese 	日の始まりについて
Kannada 	ದಿನಗಳ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ
Kazakh 	Күндердің басталуы туралы (Cyrillic) Künderdiñ bastalwı twralı (Latin)
Korean 	일의 시작에 관하여
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Күндөрдүн башталышы жөнүндө
Laotian 	ກ່ຽວກັບການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນຂອງມື້
Latin 	De initium dierum
Latvian 	Par dienas sākumu
Lithuanian 	Apie dienos pradžia
Macedonian Cyrillic	Почетокот на деновите
Malagasy 	Mikasika ny fiandohan' andro
Malaysian 	Tentang permulaan hari
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Өдрийн эхэн үе
Nepalese 	दिनहरू सुरुवातको
Norwegian 	Om det Begynnelsen av Dager
Pashto 	د ورځو په پیل کې
Persian 	درباره آغاز روزها
Polish 	Początek dni
Portuguese 	Sobre o início dos dias
Punjabi 	ਦਿਨ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਬਾਰੇ
Romanian 	Despre începutul zilelor
Russian 	О начале дней
Serbian 	О почетку дани (Cyrillic) O početku dani (Latin)
Sinhalese 	දවස්වල ආරම්භය ගැන
Slovak 	O Začiatku dní
Slovenian 	O na Začetka dni
Spanish 	De los Sobre el comienzo de los Días
Swahili 	Kuhusu mwanzo wa siku
Swedish 	Om de Början av Dagarna
Tajik Cyrillic 	Дар бораи оғози рӯзи
Tamil 	நாட்களின் ஆரம்பம் பற்றி
Thai 	เกี่ยวกับจุดเริ่มต้นของวัน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Про початок днів
Urdu 	دنوں کے آغاز کے بارے میں
Uzbek 	Кунларнинг бошланиши ҳақида (Cyrillic) Kunlarning boshlanishi haqida (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Khoảng đầu ngày
Telugu 	రోజుల ప్రారంభం గురించి
Turkish 	Günlerin Başlangıcına Dair
Turkmen 	Günleriň Başlangyjy Hakda
Uzbek 	Кунларнинг Бошланиши Ҳақида (Cyrillic) Kunlarning Boshlanishi Haqida (Latin)
Welsh 	Ynglŷn â Dechrau'r Dyddiau
Xhosa 	Malunga nokuqala kweentsuku
Yiddish 	וועגן די אָנהייב פון טעג
fr:Au Commencement des jours (Chapitre)
nl:Over het Begin der Tijden
pl:Początek dni
ru:Квента Сильмариллион
tr:Günlerin Başlangıcına Dair
Category:The Silmarillion chapters