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The Silmarillion, Volume 2 | [J.R.R. Tolkien]
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The Silmarillion, Volume 2

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  • by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Narrated by Martin Shaw
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    7 hrs and 29 mins
  • RELEASE DATE
    10-11-05
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Publisher's Summary

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 Ainulindale" is a myth of the Creation, and in the "Valaquenta" the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The "Akallabeth" recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor 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.

Have you listened to Volume 1 of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion?

©1977 George Allen and Unwin (Publishers) Ltd; (P)2001 HarperCollins UK

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    Kathleen Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 03-26-12
    Kathleen Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 03-26-12 Member Since 2011
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    "Master Designer of Worlds"
    If you could sum up The Silmarillion, Volume 2 in three words, what would they be?

    Mind-bending, Enlightening, Soul-Searching


    What other book might you compare The Silmarillion, Volume 2 to and why?

    The Bible. I believe Tolkien designed the book to mimic the Bible since he was setting up the stage of another possible realm from which we could see ourselves w/o the constraints & prejudices of orthodox religions of this world.


    What does Martin Shaw bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Simply to be able to properly pronounce names & breathe breath into the characters w/o being bogged down by having to take each name by syllable. He frees the listener from the technicalities of pronunciation.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    The book drew me into another world & held me captive. My emotions followed me through every peril the characters experienced.


    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Siri Tromsø, Norway 02-15-13
    Siri Tromsø, Norway 02-15-13 Member Since 2012
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    I have read this book more then ones and it is wonderful to have names and things I have no ide how to pronouns. But the one thing I discovered that was a problem was I lacked the family tree and I read the differences of the names but it is some times is hard to hear. Witch leads to my only problem whit this preferments is that the reader is not always concise about names and he dos not have a clear speech.

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