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What is the silmarillion?
I've never read, it but I am considering geting it so I need help disideing whether to get it or not.
I need help!
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01-02-2005, 04:02 PM | #2 |
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basically a prequel of sorts... much more "standard mythology" then LoTR... creation myths and such, and the early history of elves and men over a long period of time and through different character's stories
i can't see any reason not to read it, unless you really only like tight plot line character-type stories... the sil is more like reading a collection of norse or greek mythology
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it can be difficult, at least in the beginning, and there are a hell lot of names..
but it is great when you have finished abiut the valar and that sort. I recommend it, it is almost as good as LoTR, and some of the stories are atleast as great.
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01-02-2005, 07:25 PM | #4 |
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its alot like reading a history textbook or something. a really good textbook. theres no narritives like in LotR, but the stories are still amazing.
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01-02-2005, 10:02 PM | #5 |
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30 or so years before LoTR, JRRT was writing a set of stories about Elves, Orcs, Demi-gods (which late were rewritten to be the Valar), etc set in acinet Britain. He later began to rewrite them set in a 'Middle earth'. After he wrote the Hobbit and Lotr, he started rewriting them again to be the prior events of the 'Middle Earth' that the Hobbit and LoTR were in. The published Silmerillion, only partly finished by JRRT and partly by his Son, and partly unfinished, has three main parts: The early chapters are about the creation of Ea, and Arda, and war of the Valar against Melkor; The main part is the War of the Noldor, Sindar, and Edain, againster Melkor/Morgoth, The last part is some material about Numenor and the Making of the great rings. It is a set of related short stories, rather than a novel.
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01-03-2005, 08:57 AM | #6 |
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01-03-2005, 03:56 PM | #8 |
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it is basically the mythology of middle-earth and arda and valinor, and the beginnings of sauron and the Ainur, logically, you should read the Silmarillion, then the Hobbit, then LoTR
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01-06-2005, 08:13 AM | #9 |
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trust me, it's better than lotr
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01-06-2005, 08:28 AM | #10 |
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Repost, but what the hell.
The Silmarillan By Andúril I like the Silmarillian because it is nice I read it a while a-go and it took a long time because it was hard at first and there are lots of charachters and it is quite complex and confusing and it reads like my ensyclopaedia and I finally got through it and smiled and put it down and then I read the Lord of the Ring and I got new insites into who was everybuddy was and there historys and liniage and I think the Silmarilian is wonderful and brilliant and excellent and darn cool and it also has a lot of nice stuff inside like all about how the universe was created and the Vallar and Mayar and the dark lord Sauron and also Melkor and morgoth and Ingwe and all the types of Elfs and strange creatures like ungoliants and I would recommend this book to anyone who liked the Lord of the Ring and also the Hoppit but if you have only read the Hoppit then I advise you to go read the Lord of the Rings first before the Silmarrilan also you might want to practise reading your encuclopaedia before starting so that you won't be de-terred The End |
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01-06-2005, 05:46 PM | #12 |
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ya i think the Sil would be kinda boring if u havent read LotR first
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01-06-2005, 07:22 PM | #13 |
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well chronologically, it would make sense to read the sil first
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01-07-2005, 08:13 AM | #14 |
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When I finally got around to reading it, I did it just before a re-read of 'The Hobbit' and LOTR. That was kind of nice, because it was still fresh in my mind when I read LOTR, so I understood all the historical references there.
You should definitely read LOTR first if you haven't read either it or 'The Silmarillion' (and 'The Hobbit' first of all, of course). But it can be very good to read the three chronologically, if it's a re-read for the second two.
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But like Manveru also said, it wouldn't make any sense at all without having already read LotR. Honestly, me9996, you really should read it.
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01-07-2005, 04:18 PM | #16 |
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I need help
I have been trying to buy the silmarillion for some time now but cannot find it any where. From what i can it is a bit like the history of middle earth. Am i right and can some one give me the jist of what is in it.
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01-07-2005, 04:28 PM | #17 |
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its more like the mythology of middle-earth, about gods and the beginning of the races
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01-07-2005, 04:30 PM | #18 |
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definitly read it
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