Lord of the Rings | Ideas for Group Discussions for The Silmarillion
Most people come to this book only after having read The Lord of the Rings and it seems likely that the primary interest to be found in The Silmarillion lies in its ability to shed light on that novel. Discussion might focus on the extent to which reading The Silmarillion effects understanding of The Lord of the Rings and, more specifically, on what information contained in The Silmarillion is most relevant to Tolkien's earlier fiction.
1. It was suggested above that The Silmarillion is in many ways a religious text. Middle Earth's...
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