Sleep Story - The Silmarillion Chapter 1 & 2 by J.R.R. Tolkien

Sleep Story - The Silmarillion Chapter 1 & 2 by J.R.R. Tolkien - John's Sleep Stories

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Settle in and kick off your cares of the day and join me as I revisit our old friend Professor Tolkien. I will be reading chapters 1 and 2 of his dense saga "The Silmarillion". If you enjoy the video and are feeling generous, donations can be made to my cashapp: $jcryan21 Never required but always appreciated. Please like and comment if you enjoyed the video and subscribe for new sleep stories each week!
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Chapter 1
32:40 - Chapter 2

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@kates3659 Жыл бұрын

Please read more chapters! This is beautiful

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

I certainly plan to! The first 6 chapters are up on the channel as well as the two prologues. with more forthcoming. Enjoy ;)

@amandaharris5055 Жыл бұрын

Omg I just found this and Im so excited. I'm so inlove with these books! ❤

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

welcome! Glad you are here

@shawnscott2855 Жыл бұрын

Same here

@anthomyray8306 Жыл бұрын

Really can I have one then? Please

@catwoman3247 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for reading. Your voice is perfect for reading so soothing.

@johnssleepstories 7 ай бұрын

You are so kind. Thank you for listening!

@LexiWhatWeGot Жыл бұрын

I've been falling asleep to this video for weeks and only just a few days ago found your videos for the Ainulindalë and the Valaquenta and I'm just enamored. Will you be reading more Tolkien works? I saw you already have one up for the Hobbit and the Concerning Hobbits appendix. If you do read more, if I may make a suggestion, my favorite Tolkien story is called Roverandom, a story from the book Tales from the Perilous Realm. If I could fall asleep to that every night I'd be so very happy. Thank you so much for these wonderful stories and for sharing that lovely sonorous voice with us!

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and the lovely suggestion. I've never read that one, I'll have to give it a shot 😉

@Soefae Жыл бұрын

You have an incredibly soothing voice. Thank you for this reading.

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤

@morten3465 Жыл бұрын

This is really good stuff. Please do the whole book!

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

That's quite an undertaking! I shall do my best :)

@user-pz5qv3kw3j 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this 💕 haven’t been able to get through the Silmarillion myself, but your voice makes it easy to focus on it! So excited to listen to the rest!

@johnssleepstories 9 ай бұрын

Well thank you so much for listening in! Your timing is excellent as most of the book is up on the channel by now. I only have a few chapters left to do. It definitely IS a tough read. Doubly so when trying to read it aloud 😉 Thank you again for being here 🙏

@StefanStefan-uv4cc Жыл бұрын

Well you my good sir, have earned a subscriber!

@lisaray9404 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video and for the beautiful presentation of Chapters 1 and 2 of The Silmarillion. 😊💖🙏

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being here and for listening! More chapters are up on the page now :)

@Divine_Chareka Жыл бұрын

This is phenomenal 👏

@JennaRose957 5 ай бұрын

You have a new subscriber ❤️ this is beautiful work!

@johnssleepstories 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. If you're enjoying the Silmarillion, the entire book is up now and the last appendix will be up next month. Then ill be starting The Hobbit 😊

@astrobot702 8 ай бұрын

Unfinished Tales vibes. You rock, sir..

@johnssleepstories 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words

@asmrwhisperingtea4567 Жыл бұрын

beautiful writing

@custosdelucerna Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, it is beautiful and calming. It reminds me of Neil Gaiman's (audio)book Norse Mythology, if he were trying to make me sleepy

@ayahslife8773 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE your voice! I hope your channel gains many subscribers! Excellent thank you 🙏

@johnssleepstories 2 жыл бұрын

You are too kind! Thank you

@Cpkeim Жыл бұрын

Thanks John

@Danthehorse Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I did not realise how much I wanted this in my life. Superb. I will enjoy listening to all of these ! New sub ❤👍🙂

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Welcome friend! I'm glad you found the channel. 🙂 Pleasant Dreams

@mareld5940 Жыл бұрын

Great reading, keep it up! Cheers from Sweden 🌟

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thank you for lsitening!

@DrCrazyEvil 8 ай бұрын

Just found your channel and i gotta say i love your voice. And you read hp lovecraft too? Im glad youre trying to finish simarillion too subbed!

@johnssleepstories 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel 😃

@asmrwhisperingtea4567 Жыл бұрын

Love this ❤

@dingusdingus6662 Жыл бұрын

thanks john

@vvvxzv Жыл бұрын

just what I needed

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

@samuelwright7270 Жыл бұрын

Just what the doctor ordered

@stathisrps Жыл бұрын

Excellent audiobook and excellent narration. And i want the title of music which plays in the video. It is so beautiful...

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I can't quite remember the exact name of the piece but I believe it is all music from Hildegard of Bingen. I chose it because it was ethereal sounding and because it was royalty free so I wouldn't get flagged by youtube 🤐

@stathisrps Жыл бұрын

@@johnssleepstories and thank you to make me start reading this J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece which i never read! And i want to say one more time that your narration is beautiful!

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

@@stathisrps You are far too kind. Thank you for your words

@alyboatright Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening!

@amimoakatsa4349 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@RWplusB Жыл бұрын

Also, I have a fun edit of this I've made with more music in the background that my kids listen to at night time.

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful 💜 so happy to help your family get a good night's sleep 😊

@hazbojangles2681 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was clicking on the Fall of Gondolin but it’s all good 👍

@NebMunb Жыл бұрын

How did the Valar not know that Melkor went to middle earth on like day 3? These are the worst omnipotent beings ive ever known.

@stephennash7470 Жыл бұрын

…hahaha…because they were partying and not paying attention? And Melkor is one of the Valar, Manwe’s twin brother I believe and he has power of darkness that they had never encountered before And the Valar are created beings not Lluvatar himself so they are not omniscient.

@anthomyray8306 Жыл бұрын

One melkor stands out from everyone and does bad and those followed him are his spy

@samanthadrennan 6 ай бұрын

I love how the story lulls you to sleep only to blast you awake with a loud commercial at the end

@johnssleepstories 6 ай бұрын

Haha sorry nothing I can do about those. I will NEVER put an ad in the middle of my videos. That's my promise. And my hope is you are too deep in sleep by the time that ending ad rolls around lol. Thanks for listening

@Slechy_Lesh 8 ай бұрын

27:19

@johnbruce2868 Жыл бұрын

Tolkien was a scholar of early medieval linguistics. The name Arda may well be taken from Old Irish (the precursor of modern Irish and Scots Gaelic) 1 ard = I (b) (adj.) high above ground, elevated lofty, of a tall tree, (f) of rank superior. II substantive (a) high place, height (d) metrical term for a final rhyming or consenting syllable in the metre rinnard (internal assonance of an Irish poetic form). The combined meanings of this word appear appropriate to the creation of Arda as described by Tolkien. Note the insinuation of a lofty, noble, place, with tall trees. In particular Arda was made by Iluvatar "themes of music"... who, together with the Ainur, "make a great music." (The Silmarillion Prologue 1 - Ainulindalë). Thus, the word Arda combines meanings contained within the interpretation Old Irish 1 ard; of a lofty, noble, place; tall trees and music. See 1 ard in eDIL, the online dictionary of Old Irish. The Silmarillion is the most beautiful scholarship combined with wisdom and profound creativity, beautifully read by John to communicate the depths of its consciousness. Thank you, very much.

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Your interpretation is more than likely correct. Tolkien was a linguist and a scholar first for sure.

@njmj4365 2 жыл бұрын

thanks it really make me tried

@johnssleepstories 2 жыл бұрын

It's quite dense. Even reading it was an endurance test lol

@RWplusB Жыл бұрын

I wanna work with you on a project. How can I make that happen?

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for your interest 😊 You can email me at Johndrives21@gmail.com

@k3h032 Жыл бұрын

6:11 Page 46

@MikePotvin Жыл бұрын

Is Arda a realm or a "continent of the middle earth?

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Great Question! Arda is, to my recollection, The name Tolkien uses for the planet middle earth is located on. It contains the continents of Valinor, Middle Earth, and Rhun

@anthomyray8306 Жыл бұрын

Man this is so tiring make it into a movie already

@Pub2k4 Жыл бұрын

27:28 It happened again 😅

@williamjohnson8870 Жыл бұрын

I heard it too. I paused it thinking it was something outside my house lol

@littlevoice_11 6 ай бұрын

Do you plan to read any creation myths from other cultures?

@johnssleepstories 6 ай бұрын

Oh that's an interesting idea. I mean this one is purely fantasy and I wouldn't want to offend any real cultures... But if you know of ones that are this well written please do send them my way. Thank you for listening! 🙏

@Pub2k4 Жыл бұрын

15:00 Who the heck is saying “Hey Guys” in the background? Sounded a bit creepy 😅

@johnssleepstories Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! lol I DID NOT catch that. I believe it was one of my neighbors in the backyard. :( One of the downsides to recording in an apartment

@Pub2k4 Жыл бұрын

@@johnssleepstories It’s all good, friend. It’s not a blooper, it’s a feature 🙂

@Amanda-cd6dm Жыл бұрын

Yoga, Daddy

@johnkronos6435 5 ай бұрын

Blood and soil.

@johnssleepstories 5 ай бұрын

Excuse me?

@johnssleepstories 5 ай бұрын

If this is some neo nazi bs, you can show yourself out. We don't approve of that loser ideology here. Tolkien mocked and laughed at your predecessors who were too meth addled to even know what an Aryan actually is, and I mock and laugh at you for your backward, impotent, nonsensical hatred toward your fellow human beings. You will never find love nor happiness unless you abandon this hate filled garbage ideology. Everyone is welcome on this page. Regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation. The only thing not welcome here is intolerance and bigotry. You are not welcome here if you hold these beliefs. Take a hike back to 4chan. Good bye