JRR Tolkien in creating a mythology for Middle-earth led him to draw inspiration from the mythologies of the world in which he grew up. This assembly of various parts of previous myths and works formed the basis of what is known as The Silmarillion. The creation story as described by the story of Ilúvatar has its origins in the creation story of both Catholic and Pagan traditions. Here, Tolkien's personal convictions lead him to direct Eä's destiny on a path reminiscent of biblical tradition. Additionally, the narrative structure of The Silmarillion is reminiscent of the old myths and tales of Gilgamesh and Beowulf. Tolkien's desire to construct a realistic mythology led him to analyze and understand what allowed these tales to endure and be accepted as part of British mythology. A thorough analysis of The Silmarillion will help illuminate these ideas. JRR Tolkien made no secret of his religious education. As a child, his mother converted him to Roman Catholicism and died shortly after. His understanding of his death from a Catholic perspective greatly influenced him throughout his life. Catholic ideology is deeply ingrained in the minds of those who believe in it and influences their behavior later in life, and this effect occurred in Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Ainulindalë, the story of the creation of the Silmarillion, is his unconscious repetition of his beliefs. The first paragraph of Ainulindalë recites the very first moments: “There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he first created the Ainur, the Saints, who were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before anything else was done. And he spoke to them, proposing musical themes; and they sang before him and he was happy. (...... middle of paper ......ect our perception. Tolkien's impressive understanding of the many factors that lend themselves to rich mythology and folklore led The Silmarillion to be arguably his most creative and most impressive He worked on it until his death, wanting the stories to be true to how they truly represented the Middle Earth that existed in Tolkien's mind He died before he had. lucky to finish it, but fortunately his son Christopher carried his father's legacy on and picked up where John Ronald Reuel left off, as if he was still the master of his craft in his au. -beyond. Works Cited Tolkien, JRR The Silmarillion New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Fisher, Jason “From Mythopoeia to Mythography: Tolkien, Lönnrot and Jerome” In AllanTurner, ed., The Silmarillion: Thirty Years Later. , Zurich: Walking Tree Publishers.,2007.