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The Silmarillion: Gift Set [Audio]
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By
J. R. R. Tolkien, Martin Shaw (Read by)
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | CD-Audio, Unabridged Edition | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 20 August 2001 |
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. Included on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. |
About the AuthorJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd January, 1892 at Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, but at the age of four he and his brother were taken back to England by their mother. After his father's death the family moved to Sarehole, on the south-eastern edge of Birmingham. Tolkien spent a happy childhood in the countryside and his sensibility to the rural landscape can clearly be seen in his writing and his pictures. Reviews'How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?' The Guardian 'Demanding to be compared with English mythologies at times rises to the greatness of true myth' Financial Times 'A creation of singular beauty magnificent in its best moments' Washington Post 'A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope its power is almost that of mysticism' Toronto Globe & Mail
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd | | ISBN: | 0007120605 |
| EAN: | 9780007120604 | | Dimensions: | 14.0 x 12.0 x 7.0 centimeters (0.32 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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