Do you really need to read “The Silmarillion” before reading “The ...
Jul 5, 2021 · To support this, it's noteworthy that most people think you should read LotR before Silm, even though there are a lot of references in it that you won't understand unless you read …
tolkiens legendarium - What is the chronological reading order for …
Sep 19, 2016 · @JasonBaker I can see the connections but I would argue this question is different. This is not a recommended reading order for most readers, which is what that …
What are all the prophecies in The Lord of the Rings?
Jan 28, 2024 · 5 I was originally planning this answer to cover LotR/Silm as well in a similar scope, but it was looking like more effort than it was worth and so I stopped after The Hobbit. …
At what point in the writing of The Lord of the Rings did Bilbo's ...
Jan 8, 2023 · @DavidRoberts - Of note though is the comment from PoMe page 14, that Tolkien did at one point consider putting Note on Shire Records in Silm instead of in LotR 2nd edition. …
In what order should Tolkien's writings on Middle-earth be read?
Aug 23, 2011 · It is enough just to read them. Do not be overly concerned about finding 'a reading order' You would be ill advised to take Tolkien's Writings on Middle Earth so seriously that you …
the lord of the rings - Are Tolkien's orcs immortal? - Science …
Jul 2, 2014 · In his essay , which can be found in , Tolkien explicitly states that the Orcs have a lesser lifespan than the Numenoreans. This would suggest that they are long-lived, but not …
Did Tolkien come up with the Ents as he was writing Lord of the …
Sep 7, 2021 · Tolkien did indeed create the Ents for The Lord of the Rings, only inserting them into The Silmarillion as he revised it later. From a relatively early point (probably following the …
Was Tolkien's "round-world version" really his definitive view of …
I've heard many times that, in his final years, Tokien rejected the idea of a flat Arda, and embraced a new story in which the world was always round and the Sun and Moon existed …
Is Shelob a Maia? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
Apr 24, 2014 · By odd coincidence I'd just re-read the Ungoliant chapters in it yesterday; there's a LOT of info in them that appears nowhere else and that CT unfortunately left out of the …