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 in the book are several shorter works. The AinulindalŁe is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described.
The Akallabãeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of NĐumenor 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
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's world
Credits : Christopher Tolkien (Editor) J.R.R Tolkien (Author)
