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The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, THE SILMARILLION is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before THE HOBBIT.Tolkien considered THE SILMARILLION his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world and of the 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 Feanor, 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 Feanor 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.This second edition features a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien describing his intentions for the book, which serves as a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages of Middle-earth.
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JLaurenceCohen
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After watching Rings of Power, I had to go back to the source.

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Noellee
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Such an awesome book!!

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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So much is packed into this last chapter that could be easily many different stories.

Earendil and his story is one of the most meaningful if the legendarium. It's where Tolkien's deepest belief have found a story form, in my opinion.

I always find the end of the Sons of Feanor story so very sad.

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JazzFeathers
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I decided to take a break from #MedievalTolkien to finish the Silmarillion proper today.
The last chapters of the story are always so melancholy.
Having read longer versions of The Fall of Gondolin, so much seems to be missing here. Yet, the sense of an epic story is there, even in this short summary.

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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So much packed in just one short chapter.
Like so many times before, l have this strong feeling that Tolkien knew a lot more about these stories than he managed to commit on paper.

I'm always fascinated di Melian's story. I wish we knew so much more about her.

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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Took me four days to read this chapter!
It is a beautiful story, but so hard to read, even after reading it so many times and in so many different versions.
I would have probably finished the book sooner if l hadn't stopped on this chapter.
Let's see what l can do now 😁

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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So let's go back to reading!

I stalled on this chapter and l think it did prevent me to keep reading, to some extent. It has always be a tough one to read.

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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You know when they ask, what would you wish Tolkien had wrote more about?
Nirnaeth Arnoediad forever!
I know Tolkien said that some episodes were never going to be more complete than they are. Still, l can't help but feeling there is a complete trilogy in this short chapter. It is that strong and meaningful.

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JazzFeathers
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What can one say about Beren and Luthien at this point?
This is an incredible story of courage and love. Of loyalty and betrayal. Of fear and fearlessness.
I love that these two complete each other as man and woman, as Elf and Man, as warrior and healer, as wielder of strength and wielder of magic.
They are different, and this is exactly why they may complete each other.
One of Tolkien's higher themes, in my opinion.

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JazzFeathers
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I mean! I MEAN!!
There are so many epic episodes in this extremely epic tale. Yet Fingolfin and his lonely challenge to Morgoth always gets me.
Of course, nobody is suppose to be alone in this battle, yet Fingolfin doesn't hesitate to take it upon himself.
It's an epic challenge, ad yet, l feel to be there, beside Fingolfin. He is not an epic character. He's a living, brave being.

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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This is quite a short chapter, but l've always found it so poetic. Finrod is one of the best, of course, but after reading all of Tolkien's work, l better understand the importance of this meeting between Men and one of the High Elves. It's as if Iluvatar had thought, ok, let's bring things back on track.
This is Arda as it was meant to be.

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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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There was a moment l though the heat and dump were never going to end.
Fortunately, they did. Today is the second day this summer that the temperature is bearable, so I'm planning to start reading again.

But I've just realised l never posted about the last chapters l read in the Silmarillion. Let's fix that!

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Twainy
The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Prime Days … last moment purchase. A steal. Plus it matches my special edition of The Lord of the Rings.

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The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Roary47
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1✨ I read about 45% of this and it was just too much. It is written well, but there is so much going on I can‘t wrap my head around it right now. I‘ll try this again sometime, but the names of elves, locations, and changes in storyline are too much for me to get into right now. Sorry guys I tried. #FellowshipofTolkien @JazzFeathers @Daisey

Daisey That‘s completely understandable. I hope you do try it again later. 7mo
dabbe #hailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🤩🤩🤩 P.S. I bailed on it years ago and have been too afraid to try again! 😂 7mo
Roary47 @dabbe I can see that doing a chapter at a time is doable. I just got so behind and so lost. I need fluffy reads until the school year is over. 😅 7mo
dabbe @Roary47 I don't teach anymore, and I still need fluffy reads! 🤩😂🤗 7mo
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BarbaraJean
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I finished my #FellowshipofTolkien re-read of this last week—it was as beautiful & tragic as ever. This time, I was struck by the themes of pride and jealousy, and sacrifice—the ruin caused by the first two, and the redemption found in the last. The world Tolkien created is so rich and deep—and I loved revisiting it for this buddy read. Thank you @Daisey and @JazzFeathers for hosting!

Daisey I‘m so glad you enjoyed your read, and I appreciated each post you shared along the way. Thanks so much for joining us! 7mo
JazzFeathers So happy you enjoyed the read. I know the Silmarillion can be tough, but if you stick with it, it is so rewording, don't you think? 7mo
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Daisey
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I‘ve appreciated the world building of this book every time I‘ve read it, but after multiple rereads I can simply enjoy reading it as well. There are epic stories with amazing characters. Yet, it only shows a small part of the world Tolkien created, and now reading it makes me want to reread books with other versions as well. This time I switched throughout between print, ebook, & audio versions.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion #reread

Daisey How‘s everyone else doing on getting through the book? 7mo
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JazzFeathers That's very true. Every new reread is a new experience, and every time we read it, we become more familiar vit the story and can start to see beyond the complex plot. It's an amazing book. 7mo
BethM I failed at this one 🤦‍♀️are we reading more? 6mo
Daisey @BethM I am always up for reading more and still have a stack of Tolkien books I haven‘t read. I think for the most part people have finished or stopped reading I‘ll check in with @JazzFeathers and see about making another plan. 6mo
Daisey @BethM As of right now, we don‘t have a set plan. I always want to read more Tolkien, but I‘m busy in a way during the summer that makes it hard for me to say I could keep up on leading another read. Maybe I‘ll check in again with readers before we head back to school to see if there‘s interest in reading more this fall. Do you have thoughts on what you‘re interested in reading next? 5mo
wordslinger42 @Daisey Hey there! I‘m sorry I never responded to any of your tags. I got an iPhone, so I finally have the Litsy app again. Let me know when you all read Tolkien again! 3mo
Daisey @wordslinger42 We‘ve been doing a bit of considering and I think @jazzfeathers is planning to post a poll soon with some options to get reader input on another Tolkien read this fall. I‘m ready to get back to it! 3mo
wordslinger42 @Daisey That sounds great to me!! Keep me posted 😊 3mo
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Daisey
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Sharing a weird word of the week a day late. I‘ve read The Silmarillion several times but never stopped to figure out exactly what weregild meant until this week. In this case, Isildur kept the one ring as a weregild for his father & brother killed in battle.

weregild: monetary value set for a person and paid to their family or lord if slain; also man price or blood money (noun)

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CBee Good one! ☺️ 7mo
CatLass007 I‘ve read the word weregild before, I think it was in one or more of the Harry Dresden books. I never looked up the exact definition, but was able to infer its meaning from the context in which it was used. Thanks for sharing! 7mo
Daisey @CatLass007 I had a reasonably good idea based on context, but the clarification of words I wouldn‘t normally look up is one of the things I love about looking for words to share each week. 7mo
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JazzFeathers
Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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Reading this today.
I've read this story many times, in multiple versions. It's always exceptionally beautiful and moving.

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JazzFeathers
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Let's face it. If this story was written in today's fantasy language, it would be extremely dark and desperate.

Instead, Tolkien chose to write it focusing on desires and even goals, twisted as they may be. And because of this choice, a story that might have been very dark, with an underline of will-power, it's in fact a story of strong wills and desires with an underline of darkness.

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JazzFeathers
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I love the story of the founding of Gondolin. I mean: Ulmo and his prophecy, the secret building, the way Turgon and his people disappear. It's so fairytale-like and yet it makes perfect sense in the narration.
I also love how the Vow starts to work its power. Yet Tolkien was always concerned with showing the Elves as fundamentally fair even when deeply troubled. Thingol's episode shows this perfectly.

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JazzFeathers
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Tolkien has a way to turn the environment into characters. The rivers and the forests, and the hills, the mountains, the plains and the lakes - all have the quality of characters in this narration.

I think this is why, even if at first glance this may seem like a descriptive chapter, there is still a sense of narration here.

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JazzFeathers
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I'm really quite behind 😟
But I'm trying to catch up and am not as far behind as my posts might suggest.

I'm enjoying this a lot. Truly, The Silmarillion Is Better evrybtime you read it, because names and stories become me familiar and nouances come to the fore.

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Daisey
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“Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin” is one of the stories in The Silmarillion that is only a tiny portion of what Tolkien actually wrote about this event. I had to go look up some other passages and revisit the illustrations by Alan Lee after reading the chapter.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion

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Daisey
The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I‘m playing catch up again this weekend. This is another epic story, but unlike most of Tolkien‘s stories that end on a hopeful note, the story of Turin is truly a tragedy. It includes the dragon Glaurung and the sword Gurthang, which are both important and fascinating characters as well.

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CatLass007 Thanks for posting this and thanks for the tag. Is the book dragon a bookmark or some kind of post-it? 7mo
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Daisey @CatLass007 It‘s a magnetic bookmark. It tends to live in whichever of my Tolkien books I‘m reading. 7mo
CatLass007 It‘s awesome! I have a book addiction, a bookmark addiction, and a book plate addiction. I‘m not doing a search for a book dragon bookmark. I‘m really not. Really. 7mo
CatLass007 There are some gorge dragon bookmarks but no book dragon bookmarks, so I think my wallet is safe.🤣 7mo
Roary47 I‘m going to have to start this over. I‘m so lost. 🫣😭 7mo
Daisey @Roary47 It‘s completely ok to just let a lot of this one wash over you on a first read. There are several separate stories with the Silmarils being the main connecting link. Don‘t get stuck in trying to keep all of it straight. (edited) 7mo
Roary47 That‘s good to know. 🥰 7mo
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BarbaraJean
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“For of us is required a blind trust, and a hope without assurance, knowing not what lies before us... And yet we also love the Earth and would not lose it.”
“…the Valar bid you earnestly not to withhold the trust to which you are called…Hope rather that in the end even the least of your desires shall have fruit. The love of Arda was set in your hearts by Iluvatar, and he does not plant to no purpose.”
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BarbaraJean This passage is so fascinating to me, and echoes a lot of my own questions about God and the mysteries of faith and hope and trust. It‘s so interesting to think about Tolkien‘s own faith and how that informed the way he wrote about the “Doom of Men” and the unknown nature of what happens to Men after they die, in the world of Middle-Earth. The Christian parallels are strong here! 7mo
Daisey I would agree very much with your thoughts here. 7mo
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JazzFeathers
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This is another action-packed chapter. So many important things happen here.

True to Tolkien's applicability, Feanor's death can be interpreted as his last act of selfishness, but l think, also as his legacy of action to a people that would tend to pause.

The story of Mahedros and Fingon is one of the most endearing in the Silmarillion. They are among Tolkien's best characters. I wish we knew more about them.

Daisey I agree about the story of Fingon & Maedros! Such a great story and an interesting story to compare to Sam finding Frodo after he‘s carried away by the orcs to the tower of Cirith Ungol. 8mo
JazzFeathers @Daisey True. It seems one of those stories Tolkien really wanted to tell, and not knowing whether the Silmarillion would ever been published, 'repurposed' them in the Lord of the Rings. I wish he knew how much we love them. 7mo
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JazzFeathers
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It kind of annoys me that we'll never know what Men ran away from. What was that shadow they feared but could not fight. We can imagine, of course, but it's obvious that Tolkien intended it as a mystery that needs to be accepted as such.

History is mysterious. Some things, we will never know. He created his history in the same way.

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JazzFeathers
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The creation of the Sun and Moon must be one of the loveliest such myths I've ever heard.

And l love that Tolkien adopted the ancient belief that the Sun is feminine and the Moon is masculine. And l love that Arien is the most powerful of the two and that, even as a fire spirit, she was not swayed by Morgoth and didn't become a Balrog. In fact, as the Sun, she was among his mightiest enemies.

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JazzFeathers
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I really love how Tolkien, here, give us a glimpse of what was happening in Middle-earth while the Valar 'were not looking'.

It gives a sense of a more complex tapestry, as well as a sense that important things happen outside what we consider our world.

Significant things might be happening to us, but what happens in the larger world will eventually impact our life.

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Daisey
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There are so many parts of The Silmarillion that I truly enjoy when rereading, but this has got to by my favorite story. I love Luthien‘s strength and dedication, and Huan is another amazing character. I read a few pages last night and then listened to all of it today.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion #BooksAndBooze

Ruthiella I was wondering where you got your dog‘s name! 7mo
Daisey @Ruthiella Glad you saw this one to figure it out! My vet has given up on knowing where my pet names come from but has learned it usually is book related. 7mo
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Daisey
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I‘m not doing a great job of posting regularly about The Silmarillion or weird words lately, but I‘m sharing this one before I call it a night. Leaguer is a word that‘s pretty easy to figure out in context, but it‘s definitely not one I read often. Leaguer can be a noun meaning a siege and can also be a verb meaning to besiege.

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday #FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion

CatLass007 Interesting word. There‘s no law against not posting daily. Sometimes RL gets in the way. 8mo
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jitteryjane724 I'm excited to try this one again. It's been a few months since I picked it up and I'll need to start from the beginning again but I'm determined! 8mo
rretzler @jitteryjane724 I think I started and stopped reading it for 30 years before I finally read it all the way through. I love Tolkien but just couldn‘t push through this book. I‘m so glad I persevered. 8mo
CBee Thanks for sharing! No worries about not posting as much 🤗 8mo
Daisey @jitteryjane724 It‘s definitely a tough one to get through the first time. There are some epic stories if you can persevere. 8mo
JazzFeathers I've always wondered about that word. As you said, it's easy to understand in context, but l don't think I've ever read it anywhere else 8mo
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JazzFeathers
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It was hard to choose just three pictures!!
This action-packed chapter is, in my opinion, one of the best in the book. Certainly the most epic, with all the vows and the prophesies and the curse. And yet, also so very human, with all those flaws taking over action and decisions.

I love the idea of the Doom of Mandos. Repitedly, it will resurface in the book, almost with its own will. It's an incredible idea.

Daisey I do love this chapter! So epic! (edited) 8mo
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JazzFeathers
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I've never noticed quite this clearly, but the way Morgoth sways the Noldor is very similar to the way Sauron will sway the Numenoreas.

There are many similarities: the lies believed as truths, the divided people, the rebellion against the Valar, the feeling of displacement. The idea of the exile and the fall seem to be present in both stories, which are therefore subtly connected.

What do you think?

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BarbaraJean
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And, here we come to Eol and Aredhel:

“It is not said that Aredhel was wholly unwilling, nor that her life in Nan Elmoth was hateful to her for many years.”

Not a rousing recommendation of their relationship…😬😆

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Daisey Definitely not! This story shows the differences in the intent of enchantments of Melian with those of Eol. The meme did make me laugh though. 8mo
JazzFeathers @Daisey And l wonder how much self-censorship there might be here. Might Tolkien have been esitant to include something so horrible as a real rape in his stories? 🤔 8mo
BarbaraJean @Daisey It really is such a contrast! And the comment is such understatement. @JazzFeathers Yes, that makes a lot of sense. There‘s a lot that‘s very carefully being toned down or just not being said. Then we get further and stronger hints later when Eol meets Curufin, and he disavows Eol‘s claim to kinship: “those who steal the daughters of the Noldor and wed them without gift or leave do not gain kinship with their kin” (edited) 8mo
BarbaraJean @Daisey @JazzFeathers I also wonder how much of a role Nan Elmoth itself plays in both these stories. There is a sense that its enchantments have grown darker, since the time of Thingol and Melian. Clearly Eol prevents Aredhel from finding her way out, but the place itself also seems to play a part. I wonder how much the place itself changed Eol—because of how close it is to Ered Gorgoroth, not far from Ungoliant/her “fell creatures.” 8mo
Daisey @BarbaraJean @jazzfeathers You both make some very good points! The location especially may be key. 8mo
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JazzFeathers
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#Silmarillion new edition

Oh, my goodness! I want it! 😱 I need it! 🤩
Give it to me now!!!!!

Deifio Wow! What a beautiful edition! 8mo
JazzFeathers @Deifio It is 🤩 8mo
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JazzFeathers
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Here, in a nutshell, is Tolkien's complex discourse about what is good and what is evil, what is right and what is wrong. And the reason why these concepts often mix and merge and telling one from the other may become very difficult.

It is, in my opinion, a beautiful passage.

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JazzFeathers
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On first read, it's maybe hard to tell, because at this point, so many things have already happened, but here (in my opinion) is were the story of the Silmarillion truly starts.

Morgoth lusting over the Silmarilli. What a powerful idea.

Melkor is a very 'strange' villain, in my opinion. On the surface, he's very basic: he's pure evil. Yet, the ways his evil works is very very complex.

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JazzFeathers
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I'm fascinated with the relationship between Tolkien and Feanor, which started kind of carelessly (in the first draft of the legendary I'm, Feanor and the Silmarilli were clearly just a storytelling devise) and the evolved throughout the author's life.

Feanor is one of my favourite characters in the Silmarillion. Such a complex, difficult, complicated character.

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JazzFeathers
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The way Tolkien creates environments and realms always has a magica, poetic quality to it. It seems to me as these places have a personality of their own, as if they too were characters in the story.

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Daisey
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I haven‘t had much actual reading time lately, so I caught up yesterday on audio while I took my beagle Luthien for a long rambling walk. “Of the Flight of the Noldor” is heartbreaking to me every time, but it‘s also an amazing story.

This morning I read “Of the Sindar” with breakfast. Here we learn more about Thingol & Melian and meet their daughter Luthien.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion #BreakfastWithTolkien #BookAndBreakfast

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Once, l heard a discussion among fans about whether it was true love between Thingol and Melian, or she had been sent to Middle-earth specifically to enchant him.

I've always thought it is true love, but l was fascinated by the fact that both things were possible.
(Ps: Tolkien does answer the question in HoME 😜)

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JazzFeathers
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"Thus it was that the Valar found at last, as it were by chance, those whom they had so long awaited. And Oromë looking upon the Elves was filled with wonder, as though they were beings sudden and marvellous and unforeseen.”

I love this idea that even if the song has already been sung, there remains always a sense of wonder. The concept of Destiny is very complex in Tolkien.

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So, then. Anyone who's read Tolkien with me in the past knows of my love for the Dwarves. But, l mean, come on! How beautiful is it this origin story? 🤩

I love this chapter also because of the interaction among the Valar. Is it my impression, or - strange as it might sound - there is never much interaction among the Valar? 🤔

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For some reason, I've always loved the story of the Lamps of the Valar and l wish Tolkien had written more about them. The idea of these gigantic lamps illuminating the world... I don't know. There's something magical about it. And then their ruin...

But then, the first part of the Silmarillion, where only the Valar are there, is all exceptionally magical and poetic.

BethM I‘m struggling to follow it honestly 8mo
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JazzFeathers Let's talk about it @BethM The group is here to help along 😁 What do you find challenging? 8mo
CatLass007 My print copy of The Silmarillion is due to arrive tomorrow. I‘m hugely excited about starting from the beginning with both the print and audio versions. I know I‘m going to be off schedule but I can refer to your posts as I read/listen. 8mo
BethM I think it‘s bc I don‘t know what‘s happening. I‘m listening on audio. Is this like a creation story for the LotR world? 8mo
JazzFeathers @CatLass007 Yayyy!!! I think it will be easier to follow on paper. 8mo
JazzFeathers @BethM Ahhhh! The Silmarillion is always a bit baffling because there is so much in it. But there is a core story that regards the coursing of the Noldor. I'd suggest, follow that story if this is the first time you read this book. There is so much more in it, but that's for subsequent rereads. If you only focus on the Silmarilli and the course of the Noldor, you'll get a lot more out of the story in this read 😜 8mo
JazzFeathers @BethM Also, l really think audio is not the best way for this. It've very easy to get mixed up. Maybe you should try paper or ebook @Daisey what do you think? 8mo
Daisey @BethM Yes, it starts with a creation story, but I agree the core of the book is the story of the Silmarils. This is a book I finally feel pretty comfortable with after at least three reads. Now I can listen and follow, but on the first read there‘s no way I would have been able to follow with only audio. 8mo
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BarbaraJean
The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I‘m catching up on my Silmarillion reading tonight, finally starting the Quenta Silmarillion. As before, I‘m having a hard time keeping the names straight, but I DO remember the love story of Elwe/Thingol and Melian. Because of this meme I made upon our last reading of The Silmarillion. 😁 #FellowshipofTolkien

Daisey 🤣😆🤣 8mo
SpellboundReader Lol! 😃👍 8mo
JazzFeathers 😂😂😂😂 8mo
SpellboundReader @BarbaraJean - I saved your meme to my kindle. Every time I scroll through through my photos, this still makes me giggle! 8mo
BarbaraJean @BeeCurious Hahaha--I love it!! Glad I could share the joy. 😁 8mo
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Daisey
The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Yesterday I caught up on my reading of The Silmarillion. Now that we‘ve gotten into the Quenta Silmarillion itself, there are so many names. I appreciate this chart detailing the sundering of the elves. Then, this morning I read “Of Thingol and Melian” in which Elwe falls in love with the Melian, a Maia, and therefore stays in Middle-Earth and becomes known as Thingol.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion

TheAromaofBooks Ooo interesting chart! There are sooooo many names for everything, and everyone seems to have about five names to keep straight!! 8mo
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CatLass007 Thanks for this. I‘ve decided to put this readalong on hold for a bit. I want a print copy to read as I listen to the audiobook. 8mo
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks So many! I‘ve read it multiple times, and they still trip me up. There are a few helpful charts, including this one, at the back of the book. 8mo
Daisey @CatLass007 You‘re welcome! I completely understand wanting this in print. It can be tough to follow. 8mo
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TheAromaofBooks !!!! I knew there was a map and a glossary, but somehow I missed the charts! 8mo
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion

Tolkien put together a fantastic cast of characters here.
I find that every Vala has something special to love, but over time, I've become particularly attached to Manwe, Ulmo and Nienna.

Who are your favourite Valar? 😁

Daisey I don‘t think I have a favorite, but I do appreciate the variety. 8mo
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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#FellowshipOfTolkien #Silmarillion

It doesn't matter how many times l read it, the Ainulindele will always touch my heart with his beauty. It is such a poetic origine story. But also, the deeper you get into the lore, the more essential elements in Tolkien's philosophy you can discern here.

I love the idea that the word was born in music. And that music still survives in the sound of the sea.

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CatLass007 I think I‘m a little off schedule. I listened to Ainulindale, The Music of the (Something? Ainu? Ainul? Ainor?) on Sunday and you‘re posting about it today, Wednesday. Am I behind or ahead? Maybe I need to start over again? Actually, I think I will start over again because I find my thoughts wandering and I‘m missing so much. Please just let me know where I need to be at the end of the day today. (edited) 8mo
CatLass007 Would a print copy of The Encyclopedia of Tolkien help me answer questions about this book? Or do you suggest a print copy of The Silmarillion? 8mo
JazzFeathers Hi @CatLass007 😁 @Daisey posted a schedule for the readalong here https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2704917 Today's read is Of the Beginning of Days. 8mo
Born.A.Reader I swore under whichever bookshelf diety you prefer that I owned a copy of this but I can't find the darn thing. I ordered one from Thriftbooks, it's due in shortly. Hoping to catch up when it comes in 8mo
Daisey @CatLass007 I find The Silmarillion hard to follow in audio only. I enjoy listening, but tend to get lost and have better luck with print. I also recommend the Prancing Pony Podcast episodes to go along with The Silmarillion for deeper understanding. (edited) 8mo
Daisey @CatLass007 Also, in reference to the schedule, we are pretty chill about following the schedule and many of us are very busy. Even as a host, I often fall behind during the week, especially this time of year, and play lots of catch up on the weekends. Don‘t be surprised if posts don‘t quite match the schedule. 8mo
CatLass007 @Daisey Thank you. Did you mean the Prancing Pony Podcast? Most of the buddy reads I‘m involved with I usually listen to the book all at once and then I follow along with the posts and discussions. I believe that‘s not the best way for me to listen to this book. It‘s serious and deep and requires more thought. I believe I will get a print copy of the book so that I have more of my senses involved and I‘m better focused. (cont)⬇️ 8mo
CatLass007 @Daisey I‘m glad you have catch-up days built into the schedule.💕 @JazzFeathers 💕Thank you both for hosting this and all the time and energy you put into it. (edited) 8mo
Daisey @CatLass007 Yes, Prancing Pony . . . Long day meant I forgot to check my own comment. The episodes are fairly long (I couldn‘t keep up with reading and podcasts last time), but I appreciated those I listened to. 8mo
CatLass007 @Daisey I often catch myself forgetting to proofread something. I‘m so glad we can edit posts on Litsy. Also, I‘m pretty happy with finally being able to edit on Facebook Messenger and to do something with texts after I hit the send button. I wanted to make sure that I was on the same wavelength as you 8mo
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