The Silmarillion by J R R Tolkien & Edited by Christopher Tolkien
Brand: Mariner Books
Product Description
Majestic . . . Readers of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will find in The Silmarillion a cosmology to call their own medieval romances fierce fairy tales and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury . . . It overwhelms the reader. Time 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. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Fanor most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth the first Dark Lord. Thereafter the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middleearth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fanor 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. A creation of singular beauty . . . magnificent in its best moments. Washington Post Heartlifting . . . a work of power eloquence and noble vision . . . Superb Wall Street Journal show more
Condition : New
Author : J R R Tolkien Edited By Christopher Tolkien
Weight : 460.19
Publisher : Mariner Books
Language : English
EAN : 9780544338012
ISBN10 : 0544338014
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20141007
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 137 X 208 X 28mm