What time does The Silmarillion take place?

The concluding section of the book, comprising about 20 pages, describes the events that take place in Middle-earth during the Second and Third Ages.

Is The Silmarillion a prequel?

The Silmarillion is the prequel to the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, recounting the creation of Middle Earth and its ancient history up to the time of Bilbo Baggins. The narration by Martin Shaw is an unabridged audio book that has been available for a number of years.

Is the 2nd age in The Silmarillion?

A “second” age implies that there was a “first” age that came before it, and Tolkien’s First Age is the primary subject of his book The Silmarillion. The book focuses on the adventures and tragedies of the elves in their epic wars with the Dark Lord Morgoth.

Is The Silmarillion before Lord of the Rings?

The Lord of the Rings was published on: July 29, 1954. The Silmarillion was published on: September 15, 1977. That’s a two decade gap. Most authors recommended readers to read their books in the order they were published.

How many years did The Lord of the Rings take place?

The Hobbit begins in the year 2941 and ends in 2942. The Lord of the Rings picks up 60 years later with Bilbo’s party in 3001, but then there’s a time skip of 17 years between Bilbo leaving the Shire and Frodo beginning his quest, meaning the bulk of the Lord of the Rings is set in 3018, some 77 years after The Hobbit.

What year is The Hobbit set in?

2941
The Hobbit is the first published novel by J.R.R. Tolkien set in Middle-earth. The book was first published on September 21, 1937 and is set in the years 2941 to 2942 of the Third Age before the events of The Lord of the Rings.

Should I read Silmarillion before Children of Hurin?

Considering the nature of the story’s structure, it is actually possible to read ‘The Children of Húrin’ without any prior knowledge of any events in ‘The Silmarillion’. Actually, I would urge readers to go through this book first and then tackle ‘The Silmarillion’ later on.

What is the summary of The Silmarillion?

“The Silmarillion is the history of the War of the Exiled Elves against the Enemy, which all takes place in the North-west of the world (Middle-earth). Several tales of victory and tragedy are caught up in it; but it ends with catastrophe, and the passing of the Ancient World”. ― J.R.R.

When did Tolkien start writing The Silmarillion?

Tolkien first began working on the stories that would become The Silmarillion in 1914, intending them to become an English mythology that would explain the origins of English history and culture. Much of this early work was written while Tolkien, then a British officer returned from France during World War I, was in hospital and on sick leave.

Are the Rings of power and the Third Age part of Silmarillion?

Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age along with the Akallabêth are wholly separate and independent from the rest of the Silmarillion.

What is the difference between The Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion?

In The Lord of the Ringswere narrated the great events at the end of the Third Age; but the tales of The Silmarillionare legends deriving from a much deeper past, when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils.