Given the question: Information: - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the "New York Herald Tribune" for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children's literature. - Elendil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in "The Lord of the Rings", "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales". - Middle-earth is the setting of much of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. The term is equivalent to the term "Midgard" of Norse mythology, describing the human-inhabited world, i.e. the central continent of the Earth in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. Tolkien's most widely read works, "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", take place entirely in Middle-earth, and "Middle-earth" has also become a short-hand to refer to the legendarium or its "fictional universe". - Unfinished Tales (full title: Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth) is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in three volumes in 1980. - Norse mythology is the body of mythology of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition. - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (3 January 1892 2 September 1973), known by his pen name J. R. R. Tolkien, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and "The Silmarillion". - Amandil is a fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien 's Middle - earth legendarium . Amandil was a Lord of Andunie , succeeding his father Numendil upon his death . Amandil is most noted for being the father of Elendil , founder of the Numenorean Realms in Exile . The name Amandil is Quenya for '' Friend of Aman '' signifying his devotion to the Valar in defiance to the policies of the King 's Men . He was also the leader of the faction of Elendili ( '' Elf - friends '' ) , or the Faithful , who endured persecution from the King 's Men . In his youth Amandil was a great friend of Ar - Pharazon , the last king of Numenor . Amandil was also famed across Numenor for being a great sea - captain in the days of Numendil . Later , Amandil became influential in the Numenorean council . However , when Ar - Pharazon brought the conquered Sauron from Middle - earth , his friendship with Amandil withered , and Amandil was soon dismissed from the Council and retired to Romenna . As time passed , Ar - Pharazon began persecuting the Faithful more vigorously . Amandil himself was relatively safe , however , on account of his noble ancestry and the respect he had among the populace from his days as a ship captain . Ar - Pharazon eventually began planning the Great Armament with which he intended to challenge the Valar for control of the Undying Lands . Amandil was one of those who got wind of the plan . He urged his son Elendil not to interfere in the upcoming war , but to expect , and prepare for , a forced departure from the island . He himself decided to set sail for Valinor , there to plead with the Valar for forgiveness and mercy for the Numenorean people , since at least a few had remained faithful . Amandil , to hide what he was doing , set sail east , and later turned west towards Tol Eressea , taking with him three servants . Neither he , nor his servants , were ever heard from again . On his advice , his son Elendil and his grandsons , Isildur and Anarion , who had readied nine ships laden with goods , later escaped... - Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse ; Old English , Swedish/Danish "Midgard", Old Saxon , Old High German , Gothic "Midjun-gards"; literally "middle yard") is the name for Earth (in the sense of oikoumene) inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology, and specifically one of the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology. - The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'present in work' with the subject 'amandil'. Choices: - norse mythology - the hobbit - the lord of the rings - the silmarillion - unfinished tales
The answer is:
the silmarillion