The silmarillion is perhaps the most unique and difficulttoexplain book i have read. The silmarillion tells of the elder days, of the first age. A numberone new york times bestseller when it was originally published, the silmarillion is the core of j. A complete summary is impossible, because the book spans millennia and has one earthshattering event after another. Is the silmarillion actually a good book or is it one of. Then i lost the book and couldnt find it for a long time. Tolkiens imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a. The silmarillion tells of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world, when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinor. And the silmarillion was the culmination of that work a biblesque epic of fantasy history, stretching from the creation of the universe to the final bittersweet departure of the elves from middleearth. Tolkien the silmarillion vol 3 audio book 4 cassettes new sealed.
I try and update this site when i get the time which is rarely these days. Explore our list of audiobooks, middle earth the silmarillion, j. Oct 29, 2015 the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world. I remember buying the book at that time, but i can not now recall whether i ever actually finished reading it. Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cd rom software cd rom. It is among the books i love the most, but this might not be the case if i had not read it in a bizarre way that i can hardly recommend to anyone else, and yet may be the best way to read it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And, finally, tolkiens son, christopher, reads selections from his fathers the silmarillion, the epic foundation upon which rests the whole of his work. The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon. Buy the silmarillion cd box set complete and unabridged by isbn. Jrr tolkien audio cd collection harpercollins publishers. The silmarillion symphony is an underscoring project based on the tolkien novel the silmarillion. Tolkien 1998, cd, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay.
This set contains a hardcover edition of the silmarillion, a full color map of beleriand by john howe with a booklet by brian sibley which details the background to the silmarillion, a color postcard featuring taniquetil, a full color fold out sheet featuring tolkiens own depiction of heraldic devices with. Is the silmarillion actually a good book or is it one of those things that only big tolkien fantasy fans like. Kilby and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. The silmarillion is told here in a brilliantly faceted audio production.
Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. One is the silmarillion, the legendarium proper, and then the 1977 silmarillion, which may or may not be what tolkien envisioned. Includes unlimited streaming of the silmarillion symphony ep. Connecting this work with the lord of the rings is unfinished tales, a. The silmarillion, the book tolkien spent all of his adult life writing, was, sadly, incomplete when tolkien died at the age of eighty one in 1973. The deeps of time via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. The silmarillion, set many thousands of years before the war of the ring as told in those more famous books and concerning the elves doomed yet heroic battle to recover the silmaril jewels. Comes in a card case, with artwork by kristin huxman. When i was eighteen, i tried to read the silmarillion. In a moment of weakness nothing to see herei decided to catalogue my old tolkien collection, and i made this website to keep track of everything.
Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cd rom software cd. The cd version is an excellent way to become acquainted with the silmarillion. I loved the hobbit as a boy, but i couldnt handle the lord of the rings until i got a little older, in my early teens. Is the lord of the rings tv series the silmarillion.
Tolkien, it is the story of the creation of the world and of the first age, this 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. To me, the silmarillion is tolkiens truly great book. Christopher tolkien 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 morgoths lust for the silmarils, pure and powerful magic. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977 with assistance from guy gavriel kay. Aug 01, 20 the silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. I love this book, and rank it right up there with real mythologies from the greeks, the bible, etc. The silmarillion, like tolkiens other middleearth writings, was meant to have taken place at some time in earths past. The silmarillion project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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. It is to this ancient drama that the characters in the lord of the rings so often look back to.
The silmarillion cd box set complete and unabridged. R tolkiens the silmarillion the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world. The silmarillion is tolkiens first book and his last. It has been twentynine years since the silmarillion by j. The silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from valinor and return to middleearth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great enemy. The silmarillion limited collectors box, published by harper collins in 1999. Im currently reading the edition illustrated by ted nasmith, and although its large and the illustrations are nice, im finding that the text is often not the same as in other editions, which i frequently see referenced here on this sub. The silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j.
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