Ted Nasmith - Beren and Lthien are Flown to Safety.jpg 661 × 876. Ted Nasmith - Aul the Destroyer.jpg 924 × 1,399. Ted Nasmith - At Tarn Aeluin.jpg 1,344 × 864.
Ted Nasmith - At Lake Cuivinen.jpg 298 × 450. The following 45 files are in this category, out of 45 total. This edition, richly illustrated by Ted Nasmith, is both collector's item and source of reference and fascination for every follower of Tolkien. Media in category 'Images from The Silmarillion '. He worked on The Silmarillion from as early as 1917 but the work was not published until after his death. Tolkien was born of English parents in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 and died in England in 1973. Dealing with the myth of creation, the nature of the Gods, the fall of Númenor and the Rings of Power, they paint a vivid picture not only of Middle Earth but also of the author's soaring imagination. This sumptuous, oversized hardback beautifully presents a revised and reset edition of The Silmarillion, illustrated by way of almost 50 full-colour paintings by celebrated Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith designed to match and complement the illustrated The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. But to gain an insight into the staggering complexity of Tolkien's world, however, the shorter works also included are must-reads. The Silmarillion is a gloriously realised story of rebellion, exile, war and the heroism of elves and men. For information, The Lord of the Rings concerns the end of the Third Age. The Silmarillion represents the source of Tolkien's later work and follows the events of the First Age of Middle Earth. Tolkien is best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but those who thought these two wonderful adventures marked the height of his imagination have many more delights to come. Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1978)
Tolkien worked on THE SILMARILLION all his life - long before THE HOBBIT or LORD OF THE RINGS - and his son and literary executor Christopher Tolkien edited the material he left behind into its current form.Ĭomplete with a series of full-colour paintings by acclaimed Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith‚ this sumptuous new edition allows the stories within to really come alive - from the creation of the world and the Tale of Beren and Luthien to the Fall of Numenor and the End of the First Age.“
These tales of Middle-earth were published posthumously in 1977. This new paperback volume contains fabulous tales of heroes and monsters‚ and the history of the Elves and of the Silmarils - the magical jewels produced by the Children of Iluvatar‚ or Elves (humans being the Younger Children of Iluvatar) it tells of the creation of Middle-earth‚ and the coming of Men into the world it chronicles the early battles between good and evil‚ forces of light and dark‚ which foreshadow the great conflict with Sauron‚ the Dark Lord‚ in LORD OF THE RINGS. It is in this dense and often neglected masterpiece that the entire cosmology for the background for THE HOBBIT and‚ particularly‚ THE LORD OF THE RINGS is documented. J R R Tolkien's SILMARILLION is the core work of the Middle-earth canon.
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