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The Silmarillion
"The Silmarillion" Author, J.R.R. Tolkien.
The reason I purchased The Silmarillion from Amazon.com was while I was looking for the book Amazon.com showed a couple view's of the book, offered new and used book's I bought new. Amazon.com also showed me other people and site's selling the book even if they were lower in price. Amazon.com was the cheapest thou in this case. Amazon.com packaged the book so well that the book's dust cover nor the binding could be scratch or broken or bent. I also recieved it before the deliever date they estimated to me. I will be purchasing all my book needs and other's from Amazon.com.
"The Silmarillion"
J.R.R. Tolkien is the most capticating Author I have read. His creation of Beleriand and Middle Earth is amazing. I love how The Silmarillion tells you how Middle Earth was created along with who created the Elve's,dwarve's, tree's,sun,Orc's, Dragon's, Dark Lord,and everthing else that exist in Middle Earth. Who made and how the Silmarils came to be. And the importance of them. How life came threw the ages.
I even love the forward, preface to the second edition. I especially loved the letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Milton Walden in 1951 Walden wanted a brief sketch of Tolkien's work, the letter was about 14 page's. They also included Notes of pronunciation to help with the Elvish language,Index of names of each person and place along with page's for a quick referance,there is the family tree's of the King's,Lord's,Dwarves, Elve's, Men who they married and how they became kin, also a Appendix for those like myself whom are interested in the Eldarin language. I love also that map's are included 1 on page 114 which tells lands and kings and lords of those lands. Another map in the very back which is attached to the book but can be opened up which is 3 times larger then the book. There are also illustration's throught out the book, but Tolkien is such an amazing writter you don't need the picture's or map's but they are a great referance. Because i saw in my mind exactly what the pictures and maps looked like. That's because J.R.R.Tolkien is a great Author, his son helped with this book because J.R.R.Tolkien passed away before this was complete, also thanks to the Illistrator
I would recommend this book for children and adults alike. J.R.R. Tolkien is a very capticating writter a book I didn't want to put down. I also read Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and the trilogy "The Lord of the Ring's" of which all those kept me as excited to read as this. "I can't say enough about this book. I highly,highly recommend it."
I was very happy Amazon.com had this book.
Thank you,
Margaret {pardon my Spelling}
The Silmarillion Overview
The tales of The Silmarillion were the underlying inspiration and source of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing; he worked on the book throughout his life but never brought it to a final form. Long preceding in its origins The Lord of the Rings, it is the story of the First Age of Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which characters in The Lord of the RIngs look back and in which some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part.
The title Silmarillion is shortened from Quenta Silmarillion, "The History of the Silmarils," the three great jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves, in which he imprisoned the light of the Two Trees that illumined Valinor, the land of the gods. When Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, destroyed the Trees, that light lived on only in the Silmarils; Morgoth seized them and set them in his crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his people against the gods, their exile in Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroisim of Elves and Men, against the great Enemy.
The book includes several other, shorter works beside The Silmarillion proper. Preceding it are "Ainulindale," the myth of Creation, and "Valaquenta," in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is set forth. After The Silmarillion is "Akallabeth," the story of the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age; completing the volume is "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age," in which the events of The Lord of the Rings are treated in the manner of The Silmarillion.
This new edition of The Silmarillion contains the revised and corrected "second edition" text and, by way of introduction, a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1951, which provides a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages. It also contains almost fifty full-color illustrations by the artist Ted Nasmith, many of which appear for the first time.
The title Silmarillion is shortened from Quenta Silmarillion, "The History of the Silmarils," the three great jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves, in which he imprisoned the light of the Two Trees that illumined Valinor, the land of the gods. When Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, destroyed the Trees, that light lived on only in the Silmarils; Morgoth seized them and set them in his crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his people against the gods, their exile in Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroisim of Elves and Men, against the great Enemy.
The book includes several other, shorter works beside The Silmarillion proper. Preceding it are "Ainulindale," the myth of Creation, and "Valaquenta," in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is set forth. After The Silmarillion is "Akallabeth," the story of the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age; completing the volume is "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age," in which the events of The Lord of the Rings are treated in the manner of The Silmarillion.
This new edition of The Silmarillion contains the revised and corrected "second edition" text and, by way of introduction, a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1951, which provides a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages. It also contains almost fifty full-color illustrations by the artist Ted Nasmith, many of which appear for the first time.
The Silmarillion Specifications
The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Tolkien's work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the "Bible of Middle-Earth" does The Silmarillion justice. Martin Shaw's reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful events and emotions that shaped elven and human history long before Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and all the rest embarked on their quests. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. This is epic fantasy at its finest, thrillingly read and gloriously unabridged. (Running time: 14 hours, 6 CDs)
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