The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth recounting the events of the First and Second Ages and introducing some of the key characters such as Galadriel Elrond Elendil and the Dark Lord Sauron.The tales of The Silmarillion 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.Included on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindal is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Nmenor 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 The Lord of the Rings.This brand-new unabridged recording is read by the acclaimed actor director and author Andy Serkis.J.R.R. Tolkiens book The Fall of Nmenor was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 07-11-2022. Read more