num_pages: 386
description: 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.
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: 279065
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: Houghton Mifflin Company