skip to content
Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.

The Silmarillion Preview this item
Preview this item

The Silmarillion

Author: J R R Tolkien
Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1979, ©1977.
Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : English : 1st Ballantine Books edView all editions and formats
Summary: 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.
Rating:

Retrieving ratings and reviews data...  

Get this item

Borrow or obtain a copy

Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Material Type: Fiction, Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: J R R Tolkien
ISBN: 0345325818 9780345325815 0345272552 9780345272553
OCLC Number: 33075234
Notes: "Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet from the 1982 J.R.R. Tolkein calendar. Copyright 1981 by Random House, Inc."--T.p. verso. Includes index. "Ballantine/Fantasy/32581"--Cover.
Description: xiv, 458 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Contents: Ainulindale -- Valaquenta -- Quenta Silmarillion -- Beginning of days -- Aule and Yavanna -- Coming of the elves and the captivity of Melkor -- Thingol and Melian -- Eldamar and the Princes of the Rldalie -- Feanor and the unchaining of Melkor -- Silmarils and the unrest of the Nnoldor -- Darkening of Valinor -- Flight of the Noldor -- Sindar -- Sun and moon and the hiding of Valinor -- Men -- Return of the Noldor -- Beleriand and its realms -- Noldor in Beleriand -- Maeglin -- Coming of men into the West -- Ruin of Beleriand and the fall of Fingolfin -- Beren and Luthien -- Fifth battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad -- Turin Turambar -- Ruin of Doriath -- Tuor and the fall of Gondolin -- Voyage of earendil and the war of wrath -- Akallabeth -- Ofrings of power and the third age -- Tables -- Genealogies; House of Finwe -- Descendants of Olwe and Elwe -- House of Beor -- House of Hador and the people of Haleth -- Sundering of the elves -- Note on pronunciation -- Index of names -- Appendix elements in Quenya and Sindarin names.
Responsibility: J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Abstract:

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.

Reviews

Retrieving WorldCat reviews...
Retrieving EMRO reviews...
Retrieving weRead reviews...
Retrieving Amazon reviews...

Tags

Be the first.