The Silmarillion J.R.R. Tolkien
The Elder Days, or First Age, of Tolkien’s world, are described in The Silmarillion. The characters of The Lord of the Rings reflect on this historical drama, and some of them, like Elrond and Galadriel, participated in its occurrences. The Silmarillion’s stories are set in a time when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, was in Middle-Earth and the High Elves waged war against him to reclaim the Silmarils, the jewels that held the unadulterated light of Valinor.
The Elder Days, or First Age, of Tolkien’s world, are described in The Silmarillion. The characters of The Lord of the Rings reflect on this historical drama, and some of them, like Elrond and Galadriel, participated in its occurrences. The stories in The Silmarillion are set in a time when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, lived in Middle-Earth and the High Elves fought against him. The collection also contains a number of lesser works. The Valaquenta describes each god’s nature and abilities, and the Ainulindale is a creation narrative.
The Lord of the Rings’ account of the momentous events towards the end of the Third Age is told in Of the Rings of Power, whereas The Akallabeth describes the fall of the vast island kingdom of Nmenor at the end of the Second Age. This important work includes the amended, corrected text as well as an introduction from Tolkien’s interesting 1951 letter, in which he fully explains how he conceptualized the early Ages of Middle-earth.
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The formation of Arda and the occasions that occurred throughout the first, second, and third eras of Middle-earth are comprehensively described in J. R. R. Tolkien’s work The Silmarillion. The Silmarillion is a great place to start for anyone interested in learning about the history of the fantastical world that J. R. R. Tolkien created. As I already stated, it is merely a cursory synopsis because so many specifics are omitted.
The constant narrative voice in The Silmarillion gives the reader a window into the universe as an observer, giving the work an almost religious quality. The Silmarillion is an excellent introduction to the world Tolkien created, detailing everything from Melkor, the oldest and deadliest dark lord, and his corrupting of elves, men, and even one of the Maiar, through the evolution of elves, dwarves, and men and their sad and happy tales.
The Silmarillion starts with him as a young student at a school in the early 1900s and follows him through his time at Oxford, his time serving in the military, and his lengthy career as a researcher and professor. The Silmarillion serves as a sort of prequel to Tolkien’s more well-known works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which both include numerous allusions to characters and incidents from The Silmarillion. The Silmarillion was never completed by Tolkien, and following his passing in 1973, his youngest son Christopher took on the responsibility of editing and putting the book together for release in 1977. Everyone who had fallen in love with Tolkien’s universe rejoiced when The Silmarillion first appeared in print, and it continues to astound and enchant readers today.
In a nutshell, The Silmarillion tells the account of how Feanor, the greatest of all Elves, fashioned the three exquisite jewels known as the Silmarils or Silmarilli. The Silmarils were taken by Morgoth, the Great Enemy, and Feanor and his fellow Elves fought a protracted and bloody battle to recover them. That is a very brief summary of a story that has many, many chapters and hundreds of characters in the final piece. Ainulindalie, or the Creation Story, the Valaquenta, which describes the history of the Valar, the Akallabeth, which covers the history of Numenor in the Second Age, and Of The Rings of Power and The Third Age, which summarizes the later years of Middle-earth and the downfall of Morgoth’s chief aide Sauron, are also included in the book.
