num_pages: 439
description: An alternate cover edition can be found here.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 Fëanor, 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 Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy.
language: English
title: The Silmarillion
titlecomplete: The Silmarillion
characters: Celebrian, Morgoth, Fëanor, Túrin Turambar, Fingolfin, Saruman, Lúthien, Húrin Thalion, Glaurung, Finwë, Galadriel, Bregor, Beren, Niënor, Tuor, Gandalf, Elrond Half-elven
genres: Mythology, High Fantasy, Novels, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 279093
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Gandalf Award
publisher: Unwin Paperbacks