The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion
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The popular paperback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself, to complement the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings paperbacks. Includes a special preface by J.R.R. Tolkien.The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.

THE SILMARILLION

BY

J.R.R. TOLKIEN

Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First published in Great Britain by George Allen & Unwin 1977

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EPIGRAPH (#ulink_466d185f-60f5-5237-a60a-903214c520ce)

The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, or the First Age of Tolkien’s World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils.

The three Silmarils were jewels created by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them were imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth. Thereafter the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils; but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, guarded in the fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth.

The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth and their war, hopeless despite their heroism, against the great Enemy. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindalë is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, which are narrated in The Lord of the Rings.

Contents

TITLE PAGE (#u68cae298-7376-5400-914c-d4157b547366)

COPYRIGHT (#ud23523a3-1256-5608-9548-800a36a5ee10)

EPIGRAPH (#u0df895f6-d094-5ce3-b914-d4c87b1ebd8d)

FOREWORD (#ued14faf9-68a3-5758-8b14-5a7f796b4942)

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION (#u313c6ac3-db7a-5771-a63a-ab4d475e3e54)

FROM A LETTER BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN TO MILTON WALDMAN, 1951 (#ueab4e0b3-2744-5530-a1b3-b715a260310a)

AINULINDALË (#u60f582fd-c632-597d-a40c-be3abf2f142b)

VALAQUENTA (#ue3f56a22-d321-5235-8cdc-6261f609ce6f)

QUENTA SILMARILLION (#u36c5f836-0b3e-5d74-a082-768da28aa034)

CHAPTER 1: OF THE BEGINNING OF DAYS (#ud31391aa-6b75-5f39-8a45-0ee45ff2a5ec)

CHAPTER 2: OF AULË AND YAVANNA (#ud9d2c3a3-acfe-5822-8ec4-5b9137e69fc8)

CHAPTER 3: OF THE COMING OF THE ELVES AND THE CAPTIVITY OF MELKOR (#ucb0c6aa3-32a7-5fe2-91bd-a5be7a87fbaa)

CHAPTER 4: OF THINGOL AND MELIAN (#udfcc3052-5034-566d-b732-fd7ed2918f53)

CHAPTER 5: OF ELDAMAR AND THE PRINCES OF THE ELDALIË (#u0831cd16-e0b5-59d9-b9ea-371209fab4bc)

CHAPTER 6: OF FËANOR AND THE UNCHAINING OF MELKOR (#uaa1721fd-309b-5962-ae99-9c82ca00be2c)

CHAPTER 7: OF THE SILMARILS AND THE UNREST OF THE NOLDOR (#u3de3c243-16db-58c2-871b-d7ab5eded462)

CHAPTER 8: OF THE DARKENING OF VALINOR (#uf7a46133-0b14-55f2-93f1-9a063a9ba993)

CHAPTER 9: OF THE FLIGHT OF THE NOLDOR (#ub91ff5e5-a790-5341-9a0b-a33841bc4ab9)

CHAPTER 10: OF THE SINDAR (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 11: OF THE SUN AND MOON AND THE HIDING OF VALINOR (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 12: OF MEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 13: OF THE RETURN OF THE NOLDOR (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 14: OF BELERIAND AND ITS REALMS (#litres_trial_promo)