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'''"Of Men"''' is the twelfth chapter of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', as published by [[Christopher Tolkien]]. It briefly recounts the Awakening of [[Men]], the [[Secondborn]] [[Children of Ilúvatar|Children]] of [[Ilúvatar]], after the first rising of the [[Sun]]. "Of Men" also compares the nature of the [[Elves]] to Men, and mentions Men's inevitable takeover of the [[Dominion of Men|dominion]] over Middle-earth from the [[Elder Children of Ilúvatar]].
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'''Of Men''' is the twelfth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].


[[Category:The Silmarillion chapters]]
==Synopsis==
This chapter recounts the Awakening of [[Men]], the [[Men|Secondborn]] [[Children of Ilúvatar|Children]] of [[Ilúvatar]], after the first rising of the [[Sun]]. "Of Men" also compares the nature of the [[Elves]] to Men, and mentions Men's inevitable takeover of the [[Dominion of Men|dominion]] over Middle-earth from the [[Elves|Elder Children of Ilúvatar]].
 
==External links==
* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=9098 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]

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The Silmarillion chapters
  1. Ainulindalë
  2. Valaquenta
  3. Quenta Silmarillion
    1. Of the Beginning of Days
    2. Of Aulë and Yavanna
    3. Of the Coming of the Elves
    4. Of Thingol and Melian
    5. Of Eldamar
    6. Of Fëanor
    7. Of the Silmarils
    8. Of the Darkening of Valinor
    9. Of the Flight of the Noldor
    10. Of the Sindar
    11. Of the Sun and Moon
    12. Of Men
    13. Of the Return of the Noldor
    14. Of Beleriand and its Realms
    15. Of the Noldor in Beleriand
    16. Of Maeglin
    17. Of the Coming of Men
    18. Of the Ruin of Beleriand
    19. Of Beren and Lúthien
    20. Of the Fifth Battle
    21. Of Túrin Turambar
    22. Of the Ruin of Doriath
    23. Of the Fall of Gondolin
    24. Of the Voyage of Eärendil
  4. Akallabêth
  5. Of the Rings of Power

Of Men is the twelfth chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion section within The Silmarillion.

Synopsis

This chapter recounts the Awakening of Men, the Secondborn Children of Ilúvatar, after the first rising of the Sun. "Of Men" also compares the nature of the Elves to Men, and mentions Men's inevitable takeover of the dominion over Middle-earth from the Elder Children of Ilúvatar.

External links

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