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' 'Silmaril
By SKOT (iAKHK K
Gamecock Staff Writer
Unquestionably, one of the best
examples of modern fantasy literature is
the "Lord of the Kings" trilogy by the
late John Ronald Ruel Tolkien. Tolkien's
death in 1972 caused much grief among
his readers, but there were some good
f tidings after his death. It seemed that the
collections of his notes on "The
Simarillion" would be posthumously
published.
Many followers of the Tolkien
mythology have waited anxiously for
four years for "The Simarillion" but it
seems that now these fans are being
disappointed. The newly published book
is not at all like Professor Tolkien's
previous works, and if the reader does
not start "The Silmarillion" in the right
frame of mind, he will be sorely
distressed.
"The Silmarillion" is Tolkien's most
enthusiastic work. He began work on the
material for it years before he ever wrote
"The Hobbit." He wrote so many different
versions that after his death it
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became nearly impossible for the book to
be released. His son, Christopher
Tolkien, edited the various works and
combined the best of the pieces to form
the present edition.
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Silmarillion" is that it is much more
intense than any of Tolkien's previous
material. The book should be classified
as mythology and not as fantasy. Dealing
principally with tales of the higher gods,
the book has four basic stories. There are
two minor stories, each less than ten
pages and then a quick survey of the
events concering the history surrounding
the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
The main body of the book is dedicated
to Quenta Silmarillion, the history of the
Silmarils. TheSilmarils were three great
jewels that captures the essence of the
Trees of Light, which were the most
wonderous of the gods accomplishments
on Earth.
The Silmarils were made by Feanor,
greatest of the Elves. Morgoth, the
traitorous god, captures the Silmatils
and takes them to his dark lands. Then
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dialogue. It is much like the ap
of "The Return of the King,"
book in "The Lord of the Rings'
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passage means.
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