Guthrie's review
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion, for the uninitiated, is a large compendium of stories that all occur before the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It details the cosmology of Middle-Earth, charting out how the world was formed from the music of the Ainur (the "Holy Ones") into the land we know from the trilogy.
It centers mostly on the Silmarils, three jewels forged from the light of the trees which bloomed eternally before they were smote by the dark lord Morgoth. It deals with vast amounts of intrigue amongst the majority of the Elven race, and the prophesied doom entwining the fates of those who harbor these jewels.
The presentation of the book, particularly the writing style, is very biblical. Which is apt, considering the book is split into smaller books and stories telling of the trials, tribulations, vindications, and victories of both Elves and Men. The style may be hard to pierce through at first, being very dense and archaic in wording, but the stories told are rich in detail a...more
It centers mostly on the Silmarils, three jewels forged from the light of the trees which bloomed eternally before they were smote by the dark lord Morgoth. It deals with vast amounts of intrigue amongst the majority of the Elven race, and the prophesied doom entwining the fates of those who harbor these jewels.
The presentation of the book, particularly the writing style, is very biblical. Which is apt, considering the book is split into smaller books and stories telling of the trials, tribulations, vindications, and victories of both Elves and Men. The style may be hard to pierce through at first, being very dense and archaic in wording, but the stories told are rich in detail a...more
