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Thingol · 02-16-2002, 11:30 PM

Silmarillion: A must read, the history of the first age

The Unfinished Tales: The Silm does not have much actual narration in it; The Unfinished Tales contains some of the stories in narrative form. Its got some other tales that do not appear in other books as well. My personal favorite story from this book is the story of Tuor and his journey to Gondolin

The History of Middle Earth: If you think you know everything there is to know about Tolkien you are wrong. There are 12 volumes and they are a very heavy read (I'm reading them now and can bairly get through book 2) and contains a great deal of info about Middle Earth.

If you still want to know more about Tolkien you can pick up the letters of Tolkien, Tolkien answers some of the questions that come up during your study of Middle Earth (I don't own this book, but I borrow it from a friend of mine every now and then). I hear the Atlas of Middle Earth is a real nice book also. Its got alot of maps and traces the journey of Frodo and the rest of the fellowship. You can always read Sir Gwain and the Green Knight or The Tales of Tom Bombadillo also. Read the Silmarillion first, then the Unfinished Tales. After that just pick a book and read it. I don't know the names of each individual book in the History of Middle Earth series but on page 4 or 5 of Books 2 there is a post titled HoME question that I started. In it there is a list of the names of each of the 12 books.

[ February 17, 2002: Message edited by: Thingol ]

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Thingol Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 259	Silmarillion: A must read, the history of the first age The Unfinished Tales: The Silm does not have much actual narration in it; The Unfinished Tales contains some of the stories in narrative form. Its got some other tales that do not appear in other books as well. My personal favorite story from this book is the story of Tuor and his journey to Gondolin The History of Middle Earth: If you think you know everything there is to know about Tolkien you are wrong. There are 12 volumes and they are a very heavy read (I'm reading them now and can bairly get through book 2) and contains a great deal of info about Middle Earth. If you still want to know more about Tolkien you can pick up the letters of Tolkien, Tolkien answers some of the questions that come up during your study of Middle Earth (I don't own this book, but I borrow it from a friend of mine every now and then). I hear the Atlas of Middle Earth is a real nice book also. Its got alot of maps and traces the journey of Frodo and the rest of the fellowship. You can always read Sir Gwain and the Green Knight or The Tales of Tom Bombadillo also. Read the Silmarillion first, then the Unfinished Tales. After that just pick a book and read it. I don't know the names of each individual book in the History of Middle Earth series but on page 4 or 5 of Books 2 there is a post titled HoME question that I started. In it there is a list of the names of each of the 12 books. [ February 17, 2002: Message edited by: Thingol ] __________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.