Since five is an ideal number for this sort of thing, The Silmarillion is made up of five parts: 1. * The Ainulindalë (Rock 'n' Roll of the Ainur) Reveals that the gods of Eä are mad awesome arena rockers, possibly rivaling Queen in sheer awesomeness. Their dynamite sound rocked the universe's socks off, and created it. 2. * The Valaquenta (Accounting) is the really really boring part, with all the financial records of Eä. Unless you like accounting, skip this part. Indeed, this details such facts as the number of sprinkles on a leaf, and includes the answer to the age-old question ("if a tree falls in the woods...", the answer being: "go ask Fangorn, I'm too busy". 3. * The Quenta Silmarillion (The Actual Silmarillion) Is the really big part, the one with all the actual histo