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4 stars
this is absolutely outstanding. Tolkien's bible of his world
E-book
English language
Published June 7, 2009 by HarperCollins.
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion (EBook, 2009, HarperCollins)
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- 978-0-06-192765-2
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4 stars
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The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. 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. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at …
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. 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. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
Wild Woila reviewed The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Partly biblically dull, partly high drama
3 stars
Biblically dull in parts, making for a perfect sleep story. But some chapters were great standalone stories full of action & high drama. Otherwise, only for world-building nerds.
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Norbert reviewed Das Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Das Silmarillion
5 stars
Was soll ich sagen? Ich liebe dieses Werk einfach .)
Taru Luojola reviewed The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Kuivaa ja unettavaa
1 star
Nyt on tämäkin järkäle kahlattu (englanniksi vieläpä). Aikakirjamaisen tiivis proosaluettelo kuvitteellisen maailman tapahtumista, välillä kerrontaa hidastetaan jonkin tärkeän käännekohdan ympärillä, mutta sitten kuitataan taas muutama vuosisata parilla lauseella. Jos tykkää aikakirjaproosaa lukea, suosittelen mieluummin jotain oikeita historiallisia aikakirjoja. Muut kuin hardcore-tolkienistit tuskin kostuvat tästä mitään.
