If you enjoy this site please consider a small donation and help keep it ad free. This is nothing less than a history of middle earth, from the creation of the world. North of middle earth, the three volcanoes are the mountains of the thangorodrim, unde. The maps of tolkiens middleearth hardcover october 2, 2003. Patrick hogan,the book of lost tales, part one and two,unabridged. I do have the print version, however i found it hard to get through since it is presented mostly from a historical point of view.
Tolkien, middleearth or any of the professors stories. Tolkiens map and the messed up mountains of middleearth. The silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world. In the middle, you can see middle earth, with beleriand on its northwestern shore. A redrawn version of the map was reproduced by christopher tolkien in 1987 as an appendix to the lost road and other writings. Oct 24, 2017 the silmarillion audiobook j r r tolkien part 1 2. The sketch was a 28page synopsis written to explain the background of the story of turin to r. Reynolds, a friend to whom tolkien had sent several of the stories. In the menu to the right you can show events, places and character movements. Like the dark matter at the centre of every origin story, this is a mustlisten for fans who want to delve deeper into this mythical world.
The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon him for the. Hosting costs a lot of money and developing new projects takes hundreds of hours. The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon him for. Glorfindel returns to middleearth, bringing with him the blue wizards. Dec 08, 2014 glorfindel returns to middleearth, bringing with him the blue wizards. The silmarillion, the hobbit, the lord of the rings.
Is there any map of arda from the silmarillion that i. Aug 01, 2017 middleearths got 99 problems, and mountains are basically 98 of them. Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from guy. This website is a musthave when reading the hobbit and the lord of the rings, and there is some information about the silmarillion that can. A brief introduction to tolkiens middleearth related works. I purchased the simarillion by jrr tolkien on cd because i am a huge fan of middle earth mythology and this book taps into the historical aspects of the middle earth world and its history. Then wave it in the faces of all those fantasy nerds. Tolkien 1726 the lord of the rings all media types 890 the hobbit all media types 484 the hobbit j. To understand all of the hairtearing i do every time i look at this map, we need to understand where mountains come from. Athney vallis is a biologist from the world of damia. Tolkiens works that were edited and published posthumously by his son christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer guy gavriel kay. Mar 17, 2016 the second silmarillion map is a map on four sheets drawn by j. Nov 11, 2011 by michael martinez november 11, 2011 comments off on christopher tolkien, the silmarillion, and the machine christopher tolkien talks about the silmarillion.
This documentary, narrated by dame judi dench, includes interviews with the tolkien children, her majesty queen margrethe ii of denmark, and tom shippey among others. 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. A map of middleearth, which to generations of fans remains the greatest fantasy world ever created, heavily annotated by jrr tolkien, has been acquired by the bodleian library in oxford to add to. Tolkien which unfortunately is only available in the united kingdom, watch it. Ill borrow the maps from that blog, originally taken from karen wynn fonstads atlas of middle earth. If you ever have the opportunity to watch the full 2hour documentary j. May 03, 2016 a map of middle earth, which to generations of fans remains the greatest fantasy world ever created, heavily annotated by jrr tolkien, has been acquired by the bodleian library in oxford to add to. The final episode of season 6 and the silmarillion part of the series will be another featurelength film like wrath, around 90 120 minutes in length, theoretically. Lotr and silmarillion were both supposed to be one book, so that implies a similarity in length. The silmarillion isbn 0618391118 is a collection of j. The silmarillion and other histories of middleearth j. I absolutely loved the lotr series of books and was looking for something similar but. Map of beleriand from tolkiens the silmarillion with. Ive read the entire history of middleearth series as well as unfinished tales and i.
There are seven lords of the valar and seven queens of the valar melkor is not counted among their numbers. 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. Nov 28, 2014 posts about middleearth written by jamie parsons. Elrond first meets celebrian, the daughter of galadriel and celeborn. Reading it adds texture and delight to reading the lord of the rings. Arda maps is a nonprofit, open source, community driven and educational project. Tolkien maps middle earth science sff geology the anduin the hobbit the lord of the rings the silmarillion arrakis, tatooine, and the science of desert planets what the world of the. Manwe and melkor were brothers in the thought of arda, and while melkor was the more powerful of the two, manwe was iluvatars. This project is not associated with middleearth enterprises nor the tolkien estates. Have you ever wanted to to read jrr tolkiens history of middle earth. Glorfindel introduces the istari to the council, detailing their mission. The silmarillion audiobook j r r tolkien part 1 2 youtube. The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark. The term is equivalent to the term midgard of norse mythology, describing the humaninhabited world, that is, the central continent of the earth in tolkiens imagined mythological past tolkiens most widely read works, the hobbit and the lord of the rings, take place entirely in middleearth.
The silmarillion and other histories of middle earth j. Middleearth is the fictional setting of much of british writer j. Is there any map of arda from the silmarillion that i could. 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. The silmarillion j r r tolkien audiobook part 1 duration. The maps of tolkiens middleearth by brian sibley, john howe. The great tales of middle earth j r r tolkien complete audiobook duration.
We come up with 3 tolkien ages, 882 characters, 796 places, 1624 timeline events and more then 500 licenced pictures to a complete new presentation level of detail. Tolkien wrote the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion, but there are many more books, most of them published after tolkiens death, that tell us more about middleearth and the broader world termed arda that his stories took place in. This map depicts the world of arda during the first age. Tolkiens early conceptions of the map of beleriand were published as the first silmarillion map in volume 4 the shaping of middle earth and the second map of middle earth west of the blue mountains also known as the second silmarillion map in volume 11 the war of the jewels.
John howe is an illustrator best known for his work based on j. The silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. See more ideas about middle earth, tolkien and the hobbit. The silmarillion the one wiki to rule them all fandom. This project is not associated with middle earth enterprises nor the tolkien estates.
R tolkiens the silmarillion the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world. This is a great way to experience the silmarillion. The maps are a terrific companion to the audiobooks since you can. Map of numenor new to this collectors edition, this neverbeforepublished reproduction of the mythical island that was sunk beneath the waves of the sundering sea. If you want to jump into the first and second age of middle earth, this.
This map was the basis for the map of beleriand and the lands to the north included in the silmarillion 1977. The tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first. Christopher tolkien, the silmarillion, and the machine. The second silmarillion map is a map on four sheets drawn by j. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. In the valaquenta, we meet the first cast of characters to play a role in the silmarillion. When a malfunction lands her team on a strange world she makes the ultimate sacrifice by sending her team home while stranding herself, forever. Tolkiens map and the perplexing river systems of middleearth. Not quite mary sueish story of a woman from a modern world landing in middle earth and captured by guards of the mirkwood king, thranduil. It is the primary source for middleearths ancient history and the first age, and for the downfall of the kingdom of numenor. The maps of tolkiens middleearth by brian sibley, john. Brian sibley is the author of the map of tolkiens middleearth, chicken run. The first complete version of the silmarillion was the sketch of the mythology written in 1926 later published in volume iv of the history of middleearth. Middleearths got 99 problems, and mountains are basically 98 of them.