The Silmarillion
By: J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien
Edition: 1st Ballantine Books ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1979-03
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9780345272553
Copyright date: 1977
Description: Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord.
Notes: "Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet from the 1982 J.R.R. Tolkein calendar. Copyright 1981 by Random House, Inc."--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

"Ballantine/Fantasy/32581"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Ainulindale; title: Valaquenta; title: Quenta Silmarillion; title: Beginning of days; title: Aule and Yavanna; title: Coming of the elves and the captivity of Melkor; title: Thingol and Melian; title: Eldamar and the Princes of the Rldalie; title: Feanor and the unchaining of Melkor; title: Silmarils and the unrest of the Nnoldor; title: Darkening of Valinor; title: Flight of the Noldor; title: Sindar; title: Sun and moon and the hiding of Valinor; title: Men; title: Return of the Noldor; title: Beleriand and its realms; title: Noldor in Beleriand; title: Maeglin; title: Coming of men into the West; title: Ruin of Beleriand and the fall of Fingolfin; title: Beren and Luthien; title: Fifth battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad; title: Turin Turambar; title: Ruin of Doriath; title: Tuor and the fall of Gondolin; title: Voyage of earendil and the war of wrath; title: Akallabeth; title: Ofrings of power and the third age; title: Tables; title: Genealogies; House of Finwe; title: Descendants of Olwe and Elwe; title: House of Beor; title: House of Hador and the people of Haleth; title: Sundering of the elves; title: Note on pronunciation; title: Index of names; title: Appendix elements in Quenya and Sindarin names.