The Silmarillion: Chapter 2

Of Aule and Yavanna

• Aule who is the great smith of the Valar, wishes to create life whom he can teach his craft to.

• His impatience waiting for the Elves to awake gets the best of him and Aule secretly decided to create the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves.

• Iluvatar, also known as Eru (the One), soon learned of Aule's actions

• and Aule is forced to destroy his creations.

•However Iluvatar now does not want to see the Dwarves destroyed, so he grants them life of their own.

•They must however rest until the Awakening of the Elves who Eru has chosen to be the Firstborn of the Children of Iluvatar.

• Yavanna, the spouse of Aule, soon learns of her husband's deeds, she fears the Dwarves, or even the Elves and Men will harm her plants and trees which she loves.

• She goes to Manwe to seek protection.

• Manwe has a vision of the Song of Creation in which Eru tells him not to fear as spirits will also awake to protect what Yavanna holds dear.

• The things that Yavanna holds dear are the plants and trees.

• She does not want any other creature have domination over what she has created.

• So she asks Manwe to give trees voices for all things with roots.

• She warns Aule of the consequences of his actions.

• Aule doesn’t pay attention to her warnings.