The Silmarillion

by Tolkien, J. R. R.

• ISBN13: 9780618135042
• ISBN10: 0618135049
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-15
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

Set in a time far earlier than Tolkien's master works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, this is the epic history of the elves, and the grand story of the creation of Tolkien's magical world. The Lord of the Rings narrated the great events at the end of the Third Age; but the tales of The Silmarillion are legends deriving from a much deeper past, when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils. Never published in the author's lifetime, The Silmarillion is an essential compendium for all Tolkien fans. It will be published in five consecutive volumes, each completely unabridged. The series contains not only the Quenta Silmarillion, but four other short works: the Ainulindale, Valaquenta, Akallabeth and Of the Rings of Power.

Author Biography

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in World War I, he embarked on a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He is best known as the creator of Middle-earth and the classic works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface to the Second Edition	x
Ainulindale	13	(10)
Valaquenta	23	(234)
Quenta Silmarillion
Of the Beginning of Days	35	(8)
Of Aule and Yavanna	43	(4)
Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor	47	(8)
Of Thingol and Melian	55	(2)
Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie	57	(6)
Of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor	63	(4)
Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor	67	(6)
Of the Darkening of Valinor	73	(5)
Of the Flight of the Noldor	78	(13)
Of the Sindar	91	(7)
Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor	98	(5)
Of Men	103	(3)
Of the Return of the Noldor	106	(12)
Of Beleriand and its Realms	118	(7)
Of the Noldor in Beleriand	125	(6)
Of Maeglin	131	(9)
Of the Coming of Men into the West	140	(10)
Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin	150	(12)
Of Beren and Luthien	162	(26)
Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad	188	(10)
Of Turin Turambar	198	(29)
Of the Ruin of Doriath	227	(11)
Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin	238	(8)
Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath	246	(11)
Akallabeth	257	(26)
Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age	283	(27)
Tables	305	(5)
Genealogies:
The House of Finwe
The Descendants of Olwe and Elwe
The House of Beor
and V The House of Hador and The People of Haleth
The Sundering of the Elves
Note on Pronunciation	310	(3)
Index of Names	313	(42)
Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names	355	(11)
Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North	366