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   Is the Silmarillion a 'work'?

   • It is however in his view "immensely problematic" as it is not a "work" as usually understood: "The Silmarillion" (in roman) is the enormous corpus of documents and drafts that J. R. R. Tolkien built up throughout his creative life, while " The Silmarillion " (in italics) is the 1977 book that Christopher Tolkien edited.

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   Is the Silmarillion a true story?

   • The Silmarillion is actually tolkien's first book and also his last. In origin it precedes even The Hobbit, and is the story of the First Age of tolkien's Middle Earth. It shows us the ancient history to which characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, talk, rhyme and sing about.

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   Was the Silmarillion ever made into a movie?

   • CHRISTIAN HOLUB: We've hit the 40th anniversary of The Silmarillion, perhaps the most misunderstood of Tolkien's major works and certainly the only one never made into a movie by Peter Jackson.

   Why You Should Read J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'

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   Why did Tolkien make The Silmarillion a sequel?

   • After the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien's publisher, Stanley Unwin, requested a sequel, and Tolkien offered a draft of the writings that would later become The Silmarillion. Unwin rejected this proposal, calling the draft obscure and "too Celtic", so Tolkien began working on a new story that eventually became The Lord of the Rings .

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_SilmarillionThe Silmarillion - Wikipedia

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   Tolkien began to revise The Silmarillion, but soon turned to the sequel, which became The Lord of the Rings. He renewed work on The Silmarillion after completing The Lord of the Rings, and he greatly desired to publish the two works together.

3. tolkiengateway.net › wiki › The_SilmarillionThe Silmarillion - Tolkien Gateway

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   Jul 7, 2024 · The Silmarillion is a book which is a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien 's works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1977, with assistance from fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay . It covers the history of the world of Arda from the birth of Eä to the end of the Third Age.

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5. lotr.fandom.com › wiki › The_SilmarillionThe Silmarillion | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom

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   The Silmarillion is a complex work that explores a wide array of themes inspired by many ancient, medieval, and modern sources, including the Finnish Kalevala, the Icelandic sagas, the Bible, Greek mythology, World War I, and Celtic myths.

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7. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien | Goodreads

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   Sep 15, 1977 · 9,563 reviews 223 followers. August 5, 2021. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien. The Silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay.

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8. tolkienlibrary.com › booksbytolkien › silmarillionThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien - Tolkien Library

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   The Silmarillion is actually tolkien's first book and also his last. In origin it precedes even The Hobbit, and is the story of the First Age of tolkien's Middle Earth. It shows us the ancient history to which characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, talk, rhyme and sing about.

9. journals.tolkiensociety.org › mallorn › articleThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Account of the ...

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   Abstract. Christopher Tolkien shares the making and initial thoughts of the Silmarillion, starting from the beginning. His father’s essays are quoted throughout the account to supplement the world building that establishes the Middle-earth explored in The Lord of the Rings.