{"product_id":"9780007264896-the-silmarillion","title":"The Silmarillion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30th Anniversary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTo celebrate the 30th anniversary of first publication, a new de luxe edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring the revised, reset text, a colour frontispiece illustration, bound in special materials and presented in a matching slipcase.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTo celebrate the 30th anniversary of first publication, a new de luxe edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring the revised, reset text, a colour frontispiece illustration, bound in special materials and presented in a matching slipcase.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIncluded in the book 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 Númenor 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eFor the first time, we are publishing a deluxe edition of this pivotal work, featuring the revised, corrected text and including, by way of an introduction, a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth. Quarter-bound, and set in a matching slipcase, this attractive edition will prove a fine addition to any Tolkien collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943024210017,"sku":"9780007264896","price":64.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28549561.jpg?v=1722689769","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780007264896-the-silmarillion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}