![]() ![]() Compared to LOTR and The Hobbit, The Silmarillion feels much more… remote and alien (disclaimer: It’s one of my favorite books in the world). The Silmarillion covers thousands of years at least (which certainly doesn’t make a movie any easier), but the meat of it is the history of the five hundred year long First Age and the war for the Silmarils, sacred jewels Morgoth stole from the Elves. For the unfamiliar, The Silmarillion is the tale of the early days of Middle-Earth, starting before its creation, and continuing through the legends of the great wars between the Elves and Morgoth (cursed be his name), Sauron’s master. ![]() And that’s probably a good thing: The Silmarillion is a very different kind of story than Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, and it’s not nearly as well-known. Despite the incredible success of The Hobbit film trilogy, the final great tale of Middle-Earth is going to remain beyond Jackson’s reach.
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