The Silmarillion: The legendary precursor to The Lord of the RingsThe legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings “A creation of singular beauty . . . magnificent in its best moments.”—The Washington Post Set primarily in the First Age of Middle-earth, The Silmarillion contains the legend of the creation of the world and an account of the Elder Days. It is the ancient drama remembered by Elrond and Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings, and the harrowing origin of the adventure that ends ages later with Frodo and the One Ring. At the story’s heart are the three Silmarils, jewels that held within them the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor, and Fëanor, the most gifted of elven artificers. When the Two Trees are destroyed, the Silmarils become coveted, setting into motion events that lead to the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor, and their hopeless war against the greatest enemy Middle-earth has ever known: Morgoth. |
Contents
VALAQUENTA | 13 |
Quenta Silmarillion | 22 |
Of the Beginning of Days | 27 |
Of Aule and Yavanna | 37 |
of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor | 43 |
Of Thingol and Melian | 54 |
Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië | 56 |
Of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor | 64 |
Of Beleriand and its Realms | 135 |
Of the Noldor in Beleriand | 145 |
Of Maeglin | 152 |
of the Coming of Men into the West | 163 |
Of the Ruin of Beleriand | 175 |
Of Beren and Lúthien | 190 |
Of the Ruin of Doriath | 272 |
Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin | 285 |
Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor | 69 |
of the Darkening of Valinor | 77 |
Of the Flight of the Noldor | 83 |
Of the Sindar | 100 |
Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor 109 | 109 |
Of Men | 116 |
Of the Return of the Noldor | 120 |
of the Voyage of Eärendil | 295 |
Tables | 367 |
Note on Pronunciation | 373 |
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Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North | 445 |
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Ainur Aman Angband Arda Aredhel Aulë Barahir Beleg Beleriand beneath Beren Brethil Celegorm Children of Ilúvatar Círdan counsel Curufin dark deeds doom Dor-lómin Doriath Dorthonion Dwarves dwell dwelt Eärendil earth east Edain Eldar Elendil Elrond Elves Elwing Eöl evil fear Felagund fell Finarfin Fingolfin Fingon Finrod Finwë fled Galadriel Gelion Gil-galad Glaurung Gondolin Gondor grew Gwindor heart hills Hithlum host Huan Húrin Idril Isildur King knew land light looked Lord Lúthien Maedhros Maeglin Mandos Manwë Melian Melkor Menegroth Middle-earth mighty Morgoth Morwen mountains Nargothrond Narog Níniel Noldor Númenor Númenóreans Orcs Oromë Ossiriand passed Quenya realm Ring River Sauron shadow ships shores Silmaril Silmarillion Sindar Sindarin Sirion slain song sons of Feanor spoke stood sword Teiglin Teleri Thangorodrim Thingol things thou thought took towers Trees Tuor Turambar Turgon Túrin Ulmo Valar Valinor Varda West words Yavanna