The Silmarillion: A Summary

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@milesteg8183 4 месяца назад

As a young man, after reading LoTR, then The Hobbit, then LoTR again, I finally came to The Silmarillion, and ran smack into a wall. It was so dense compared to the vaporous first books I had just devoured. I couldn’t do it. So I happily went back to LoTR again, and again, and again. Fast forward 20 years (how many agains is that?) and I’m a father looking for a good book to take on a family beach vacation. Heck, I say with shrug, why not. I can’t stress enough how wonderful this book made me feel. Like I was that boy again first reading LoTR. I was enamored and easily finished before the trip was complete. That was about 10 years ago and I’ve happily read and reread anything Tolkien since. I don’t know why I tell you this. Just a fools memories I suppose. ❤

@Abstrakt_YT Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing

@DeadManPutting Месяц назад

I stood outside Sept. 13, 1977 of Coles books in Montreal with my brother to get a copy. I have read it over 50 times. More than a hundred if you count reading only certain parts. It took me ag least 10 years to understand Arda. Know with this amazing vehicle and audio books. These old eyes and dying body remember those days of 40 yrs ago fondly💯🙏🤲

@milesteg8183 Месяц назад

@@DeadManPuttingWe are but mortal men. Our lives are short and fueled by passions pursued. I trust that you have seen many things, both joyous and painful, and that when you wake from this dream, your true journey will begin. May we meet again in some ageless land. 🫡❤️

@stevenmoore3480 Месяц назад

Nobody who reads the master is a fool, Secret Fire bro, Secret Fire.

@JammaLamma 25 дней назад

Great story thank you for sharing🤙

@sonybabeify 5 месяцев назад

"giant lamps getting knocked over and so on" had me rolling

@Tim.Stotelmeyer 4 месяца назад

For me it was "got ambushed by Belrogs. Ouch"

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

Well done Robert - but a couple of points. Morgoth did NOT "steal the Silmarils and while he was at it, destroyed the trees". It was the other way around. The main goal was to kill the trees. AFTER doing that, he then went to Formenos and by good luck was able to take the Silmarils (Feanor was not there and could have taken the Silmarils with him - but he didn't). Also, it would be well to point out to newcomers why the trees were so important - there was no Sun or Moon yet! That is a major point a newcomer should be made aware of. The trees were the ONLY light source in the world at the time (other than the ancient starlight). When Morgoth stole the Silmarils he was in posession of the 3 greatest sources of light in the world (at that time). Other than that it was an excellent summary. Or rather, I should say, a summary of a summary of a summary.

@Cosper79 5 месяцев назад

Do you recall the way, in The Two Towers, the film looked just before Legolas realized that Sauron was 'there' (Rohan)? I always pictured a Simarillon movie having that pale look in a time before the trees (and lamps) came about.

@bladeoflucatiel 4 месяца назад

Do you really think he doesnt know that? The guy who did 999 videos about feanor and morgoth?

@dandiehm8414 4 месяца назад

@@bladeoflucatiel I'm sure Robert know this stuff. This summary was not for Robert. This is a summary for newcombers, and so must be as clear as possible.

@memeaficionado 4 месяца назад

The point wasn't telling IDG something he doesn't know, we all know he knows more about this than we do. The point was adding a significant detail to the summary. @@bladeoflucatiel

@kingjohan1335 4 месяца назад

Actually 🤓☝️

@drice2223 5 месяцев назад

Read the Silmarillion twice, first time was difficult I'll admit . Decided to read a second time and I'm glad I did . Superb book , such a wonderful world this man created !

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

It gets better with every re-read.

@dongray9852 5 месяцев назад

Cover to cover, every year. The whole LOTR excluding Hobbit also. Every reading brings new understanding and depth.

@amrizzato 4 месяца назад

Me too! I think it is the only book I ever read twice!

@gmansard641 4 месяца назад

Same for me. First read it right after Lord of the Rings (when I was 16), and said "what?" A few months later tried the Silmarillion again. Deliberately went slow, and ended up loving it. Re-reading Lord of the Rings after grasping the Silmarillion was an amazing experience, it's astounding how much is in there that you don't notice the first time.

@kimmypfeiffer9130 3 месяца назад

reading it for the first time and then listening to the audio and watching summaries...i'm studying it more than reading it lol

@bladeoflucatiel 5 месяцев назад

I like the part where Morgoth tells the spider: "Ungoliant, get to the choppa!"

@RKroese 10 дней назад

Wait a minute... That is correct! 💯

@tonypapas9854 5 месяцев назад

The tale of Turin Turambar is really so epic and covers EVERY emotion from start to finish. What a story.

@KorriTimigan 5 месяцев назад

Right? Every time I read "Of Turin Turambar" or "The Children of Hurin" I feel so sad and defeated by the end of it. I love that Tolkien had a go at writing a tragedy, and he absolutely pulled no punches.

@neildaly2635 5 месяцев назад

“Only this was wanting. Now comes the night.”

@Count.Saruman 5 месяцев назад

I find that the original version in Lönnrot's Kalevala- the Kullervo cycle- is even better.

@TheRandomOne911 5 месяцев назад

I feel that it has the potential to be a really good miniseries if it was actually taken seriously and they actually followed the source material

@MrNotaracist93 4 месяца назад

Reading this in the silmarillion is still the only time I've shed a tear while reading a book. It was so tragically well done

@michaelarrowood4315 21 день назад

It's a bold move, attempting to summarize The Silmarillion in 12 minutes and 27 seconds. A great effort! Thank you.

@jonathanyaloussa 5 месяцев назад

The last time I was this early the Two Trees were still giving light.

@lilpixie25 5 месяцев назад

Lol

@slappy8941 5 месяцев назад

The last time I was this early, Durin had not yet awakened beneath Mount Gundabad.

@c.antoniojohnson7114 5 месяцев назад

The last time I was this early,I witnessed the creation of Arda.

@panhandlersparadise1733 5 месяцев назад

I've never been this early. Frodo only had nine fingers by the time I met him.

@rjeizzay9619 5 месяцев назад

A wizard is never late, nor is he early

@superslayerguy 5 месяцев назад

The Silmarillion: An elf makes some gems, a dark lord steals them, all the elves get really pissed off and try to get them back.

@Ilikefinalfantasy795 5 месяцев назад

daring a human to go grab a gem from his crown cause there is no way he could succeed.

@gandalf8216 5 месяцев назад

evil lieutenant shapeshifts into vampire and werewolf, before big adorable dog fights him off. then, evil lieutenant trolls human king into invading land of valar, human kingdom sinks to bottom of sea

@AroAceGamer 5 месяцев назад

Not all the elves, just the asshole ones.

@monsieurbennett 5 месяцев назад

Dark lord almost kills all the elves so the gods have to come and save their backsides and drag the naughty dark lord back home for some time out.

@rhaedas9085 5 месяцев назад

@@Ilikefinalfantasy795 A common trope in many myths. Not that it's a bad thing, some plots work well because that's just how people are.

@liamlawsonmusic4702 5 месяцев назад

Man, you're good at this. That is about as fast as you can tell that story.

@mateuszslawinski1990 5 месяцев назад

Ah, yes: the Summarilion.

@RoganGunn 4 месяца назад

Underrated comment 😂👍

@anthonyclayden7717 4 месяца назад

I need the summary of the summary: after 8 mins i’m bored to tears. Good grief it’s drivel.

@tentnant 4 месяца назад

Give this person all the points. Comment of the year award, right here.

@robertcovino4889 4 месяца назад

That’s gold!

@bombadilly 2 месяца назад

Bravo 👏 - A fellow punatic

@leeb8186 5 месяцев назад

Melkor sang so badly that he got kicked out of the band then formed his own that was more metal than the old one every was

@londomolari5715 4 месяца назад

Siniging in the Locrian mode.

@cruiserflyer 4 месяца назад

Are you saying he formed Led Zeppelin? Immigrant song?

@OlsenTheWonderDog 4 месяца назад

@@cruiserflyerNo, Morgoth formed Black Sabbath.

@Mallarkey 4 месяца назад

Megadeth?

@mizukarate 4 месяца назад

The story of Metallica and Megadeth.

@errantwinds-up8uu 5 месяцев назад

I'm happy that you mentioned Guy Gavriel Kay. He's one of my favorite authors! Also, as much as I love LotR, it was the Silmarillion that turned me into a nerd ;)

@JohnnyWednesday 5 месяцев назад

I was very lucky to be given the Fionavar books as a child - fond memories :D

@freshhands9461 4 месяца назад

Me, too! All his other books are also extraordinarily beautiful. Definitely one of my favourite authors

@OlsenTheWonderDog 4 месяца назад

Thank you for providing an easily digestible summary of The Silmarillion. Back in the mid-1970s, I tried to read it, but as a teenager, I found it difficult to comprehend. Now that I’ve matured significantly and with the benefit of resources such as this channel, I can tackle Tolkien’s Silmarillion and the other subsequently published edited works. Thank you for your efforts in distilling Tolkien’s works into bite size chunks.

@escarglow4261 5 месяцев назад

Damn, fair play Robert. When I saw the title and the runtime I genuinely wondered if this was a joke. But that was actually a very good overview of The Silmarillion in like 11 minutes! Impressive stuff.

@MortonFMurphy 5 месяцев назад

I finally read it front-to-back this year and now I think about it all the time. It really was an incredible work.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

And the more you think on it the nore sense everything makes, and the more connections you can make.

@tweetthechicken3870 4 месяца назад

I was attempting to read it, but I think i'm giving up right now lol Made it about halfway Haven't read the load of the rings yet But going to I have only seen the regular versions of the movies lol And a little bit of the hobbit book, but i'm going to restart it I also have basically no understanding of Old English. So I understand every third chapter With me gaining, absolutely no knowledge of the rest If you have advice i will listen

@majorpwner241 Месяц назад

@@tweetthechicken3870 I'm reading The Hobbit right now. It's actually my first Tolkien book I plan to finish, though I've read a chunk or two of The Silmarillion. Some points I feel like The Hobbit isn't all that, and some are really quite good. The revised chapter with Gollum and his Riddles in the Dark is excellent. Honestly I think people are too harsh on the movies. While there are things I don't like, most of the major changes from the book are actually massive improvements, or just work better in film vs literature. I'm still enjoying the book though and I plan to pick up LOTR after. My advice to you is take it at your own pace. Look up stuff that you have questions about. There doesn't need to be any hurry when reading his works. Also, understand that the tone of different stories can vary greatly, and some of the history and tone changed drastically over time as he was writing it. Really, you just have to enjoy each separate story for what it does well. I think you should do what I'm doing - read The Hobbit, then LOTR, then try to tackle The Silmarillion.

@shara1979 5 месяцев назад

I see- "The Silmarillion- a summary". Then I see- 12 min video! 12 mins to summarize "the Silmarillion"!!!??? I was like, i gotta see this! If anyone can summarize the Silmarillion in 12 mins, it "in Deep Geek", i guess, lol. And, as expected, you did a pretty great job. (I expected a sped-up chipmunk voice, with the British accent, in super high speed narration fast-forwarding through a description of the book, lol.)

@shara1979 3 месяца назад

Too bad we can't read it in 12mins. More like 12 years

@erich.1355 5 месяцев назад

Robert, I would pay good money to hear you voice an audiobook of the Silmarillion. But this summary was a good start ; )

@futuresonex 5 месяцев назад

For anyone having difficulty trying to get through the "Silmarillion", I recommend getting the audiobook. For me that made it far easier and more enjoyable.

@sylvanaire 4 месяца назад

Yup, this is my theory. I just bought the audiobook & will begin listening this weekend on my drive to camp. 🤞

@tesilab994 3 месяца назад

I waited years for Tolkien to finish and publish the Silmarillion. I once even read it in my dreams. Then he died, and I never expected to see it. Of course, it couldn't quite live up to LOTR, but then again, I loved reading and rereading the appendices of that, so I still loved it.

@KnugLidi 5 месяцев назад

I've always enjoyed part 1. The music that covered everything. Not just the creation of the world, but *everything* beginning to end and everything in between. And even as Morgoth tried to disrupt things, he was told that as Morgoth was part of Eru, everything that Morgoth did was part of the music. That is such a critical thing: The very embodiment of evil in this legendarium is part of eru. The world would not be what it is without it. A lot of folks dismiss the first part as "just a simple creation myth", but it is so much more.

@majorpwner241 Месяц назад

It's actually how I view real life spirituality. Though I'm not religious, atheists bother me. They often wonder how God could exist when life is harsh and cruel, and why a being of limitless power doesn't intervene against evil. My argument against that is simple: If life were perfect, if God intervened, then this wouldn't be life. It would be paradise/heaven. We only learn through hardship and suffering, and from the examples of kindness we see in others in spite of their own hardships. There's no day without night, no light without shadow. All of one and nothing of the other would be a static condition. Non-existence. There would be no depth without duality, only a singularity. If God intervened we could not have free will.

@WinterTor 5 месяцев назад

Frankly just needed to see what someone’s 12 minute summary of the Silmarillion look like Edit: dense.

@slavir 5 месяцев назад

haha that's the same reason i watched it.

@erich.1355 5 месяцев назад

Well, how do you think he did? Clear & succinct, if you ask me...

@muchanadziko6378 4 дня назад

Not really dense though

@KT-dj4iy 18 дней назад

The Simarillion: Big singalong gets spoiled by a grumpy out-of-tune dude. Choirmaster gets them to try again but eventually gets fed up with grumpy dude and his pals, and tells them, and everyone also in the choir, to "SHURRUP!" Then a few of the best singers, along with the grumpy dude, head on over to a tiny ball of mud that mysteriously appeared, floating in space, while they were singing. Stuff happens on mud ball.

@georgekapambwe5696 11 дней назад

What. A. Summary!! 😂😂

@stonecoat_art 5 месяцев назад

the art selection in your videos is always great, but the images in this particular video were fantastic

@stephanielash8270 5 месяцев назад

Robert, this is a fantastic summary! Thank you. Please keep up your wonderful work, you really have a gift.

@themargrave 5 месяцев назад

I've always struggled with being able to read it due to all strange pronunciation - but fell in love with the audio book narrated by Martin Shaw. I highly recommend that version!

@maxwibert 5 месяцев назад

You should try the version narrated by Andy Serkis. He also does LOTR and the Hobbit. He unsurprisingly does a perfect golumn. He surprisingly does a perfect everything else

@Netgirl9 5 месяцев назад

Love that version too! I have to say, my biggest battle was remembering the different names most characters have...I need a cheat sheet!🤣

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

I also have the Shaw version. Great stuff. I listen to it at least once er year.

@themargrave 5 месяцев назад

@@maxwibert Not a fan, I'm not into voice acting as a narrator. I do know that the version you are referring to is well done and quite popular - just not for me.

@curtis5799 4 месяца назад

Martin shaw version is fire. It gets me through my job on a monthly basis.

@vinny9988 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for reliable content. You are our go-to

@michaels7325 5 месяцев назад

I was never able to read through it but when I bought Andy serkis narrated audio version I basically played it through in 3 days

@ElroyMcDuff 4 месяца назад

Ooh I didn't know he did that. Thanks!

@curtis5799 4 месяца назад

The audio version by Martin Shaw is amazing. I tried the Andy Serkis version but couldn't vibe with it.

@shara1979 3 месяца назад

I like the Martin Shaw reading, it's awesome

@shara1979 3 месяца назад

I've tried listening to other readers, but I give up on it, & go back to shaw's

@michaels7325 3 месяца назад

@@shara1979 Yes, his is wonderful as well. Especially for lovers of the movies because he does quite well with all the voices we love and associate with the characters.

@niyanlan8928 5 месяцев назад

Cracking video of a very difficult subject - thanks, love the channel.

@klonkimo 5 месяцев назад

Is it okay for me to be here for the calming narration and the cliff notes version? Cool? K

@rillloudmother 3 месяца назад

Thank you Robert.

@isleschild 5 месяцев назад

I'm tempted to watch this, because I've been enjoying your videos so far... but I imagine I should read it first, for full effect of the story experience

@shamusomalley4263 5 месяцев назад

It's about as enjoyable as reading the bible.

@realkarfixer8208 5 месяцев назад

@@shamusomalley4263 I'm re-reading it now, there is some that works as a narrative tale, some is dreadful. This is within chapters, so skipping one or the other doesn't really help. Just slog through it, or ignore it altogether. There's a lot more interesting and compelling Genre Fantasy than The Silmarillion.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

@@shamusomalley4263 Correct - wonderful reading!

@12345....... 5 месяцев назад

Watch this, read the book along with the audio book. Watch two dozen videos analyzing the story, and you will understand about 30% of the book 🙃

@pjl22222 5 месяцев назад

@@shamusomalley4263Some fairy stories are better than others

@torch_k8110 5 месяцев назад

I’m so happy there’s an audio book for this. There is no way I would’ve either enjoyed or gotten past the first couple chapters

@primevalseeker3952 5 месяцев назад

I have been a dedicated student of Tolkien since grade 4 in 65 when our teacher read us "the hobbit" during story time. I must have read TLOTR 20 times and read it to my children as well when they were little. I just bought a 1st addition of the Silmarillion which have never read. not boring but exciting to me

@olivierdulac 23 дня назад

The first few chapters are different in tone, and have tons and tons of nouns: just try to go through and be sure the important names will be repeated. Keep a small note about the valars maybe. Karen wynn fonstad's "atlas of middle earth" is also a good resource (but the silmarillion also contains a few maps, but not enough imo)

@olivierdulac 23 дня назад

To me the Silmarillion was incredibly important, and makes LOTR so much more consistent and relevant, knowing that huge background it draws upon. I hope you'll have a great time reading it. (Then there are several tomes of History of Middle Earth, with differebt versions and often much more developoed, of the stories of the Silmarillion, but I didn't read them yet)

@Despondencymusic 5 месяцев назад

You're correct, Robert. It's like reading the Old Testament. 😄

@guibox3 5 месяцев назад

Try reading 'Morgoth's Ring: HOME X'. Lots of fantastic lore, timelines, genaeologies and history but a tedious read if you are just in it for the stories.

@olivergarner1746 5 месяцев назад

Let us take a moment to acknowledge Blind Guardian’s brilliance in translating this complex tale into wonderful music with their Nightfall in Middle Earth album 🤘

@brocklawer7635 5 месяцев назад

I like the main three but the tale of Beren and Luthien is my favorite and the greatest love story ever told. It truly gives a great background on a lot of little references in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

@olivierdulac 23 дня назад

And the fact that JRR Tolkien and his wife Edith's tombs respectively have the words "Beren" or "Luthien" inscribed on it, tells how much this story was important for Tolkien.

@saladinbob 5 месяцев назад

The Silmarillion is my favourite book, beating even LoTR because especially the First, and to a lesser extent, the Second Ages where more heroic, less mundane than the 3rd. It contains some of the greatest acts of Heroism in the Legendarium, as well as some of the greatest acts of hubris. and the tale of Túrin Turambar is heart breaking. It might be an unpopular opinion but I believe it contains Tolkien's greatest writing.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

I believe Tolkien's greatest writing was Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin from Unfinished Tales. Oh, that the whole Silmarillion would have been wrapped in such beautiful detail and prose.

@-robdphd-9741 5 месяцев назад

Robert, you are the greatest.

@johnlander7963 5 месяцев назад

Great summary! Thanks Robert!

@eusouluizgustavo 6 дней назад

It took me *3 years* to finish the Silmarillion the first read. It was my second book ever. The second time, it only took one year. The third time, it took a month. Still, my favorite book ever.

@joseysomemore 5 месяцев назад

great story of beren and luthien. robert r u making wishes come true when you said more videos about the silmarillion. i have read it several times. but when you have no one to talk to it about....well it sux.....lol i bow in humble gratitude. thank you sir.

@helixxharpell 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Robert! Appreciate your efforts!

@tonypapas9854 5 месяцев назад

In scale, Helm's Deep was just a skirmish compared to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, which is hardly even a skirmish compared to the EPIC battle to capture Melkor/Morgoth to start the First Age. And even that was nothing compared to the 400 YEAR War of Wrath to finally throw down Melkor and essentially sink half a continent at the end of the First Age......which made the drowning of Numenor look like a blip on the screen. Brilliant stuff.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

The War of Wrath didn't take 400 years. Not even close. Elros was alive for years before it started, and he took up the Kingship of Numenor when he was 91.

@c.antoniojohnson7114 5 месяцев назад

@@dandiehm8414You're right,it took 40 years. What the other poster was referring to was the 400 year siege before the battle of sudden flame, there's so much lore a mistake is bound to happen.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

@@c.antoniojohnson7114 Hello. Where did you get your 40 year figure? I don't recall a tmeframe ever being given for the War Of Wrath.

@c.antoniojohnson7114 5 месяцев назад

@@dandiehm8414 Google,it lasted over 40 years to be exact. Google it yourself, that's where I got the info, second source is the Simarillion. Thought you were going to be right? I gave my sources.

@mattiasandersson8693 4 месяца назад

@@dandiehm8414we are given multiple time frames for the war of wrath, but the most prominent one is 40 years

@happyChappy96621 5 месяцев назад

Honestly if Tolkien actually finished The Silmarillion the way he wanted I honestly believe it may have eclipsed Lord Of The Rings.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

May have? The Fall of Gondolin Or The Narn alone may have equaled it. But to finish it the way he wanted, would have taken him another 70 years. He was always revising and enlarging.

@istari0 5 месяцев назад

@@dandiehm8414 Particularly in view of the changes he wanted to make as outlined in either Morgoth's Ring or The War of the Jewels.

@curtis5799 4 месяца назад

Tbh, Tolkien could of lived 1,000 years and I do t think he would of ever finished his world. Just like IRL there are always things to add. I love the silmarillion though. It has already eclipsed lotr IMO.

@samanthadrake_84 4 месяца назад

Incredible job as always! Very helpful summary. But at 9:12 Earendil the Mariner is not one of Beren and Luthien's descendants. He is Tuor and Idril's son. Elwing, his wife, is the granddaughter of Beren and Luthien. Its her simaril that she brings with her as she flees (with Ulmos help) to join her husband on his quest to get help from the Valar. And her coming with the simaril is what allows them passage to Aman. The world is only saved because they were together on his ship with her jewel. Beautiful picture of marriage.

@Inkling777 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the summary. It helps me understand why I'm not drawn to _The Silmarillion._ It's mostly about elves and a confusing array of half-gods. That bores me. Among Tolkien's races, I like the hobbits best. Perhaps because, like Tolkien himself, I see myself as a hobbit wanting to live a simple, uncomplicated life. I then like the dwarves, perhaps because they're so much themselves without pretense. Then come the men, who're so variable for good or ill that they are hard to like or dislike. After that come the elves, unimpressive to me because they seem to accomplish so little despite their long lives and great power. And finally, I feel pity for the orcs. Yes, they're bad, but they're bad because someone else wants them to be so. Unlike the hobbits, they never seem to enjoy life.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

The Elves accomplished little? Hmmmm.....Tirion, Alqualonde, Menegroth, Gondolin, Nargothrond, Brithombar, Eglarest, the Silmarils, the Gems, the Palantiri, the first building of ships, confining the most powerful Vala to his underground fortress for hundreds of years, the development and civilization of a whole continent (Beleriand), inventors of earthly musics, inventors of written language, inventors of mining, developers of Lothlorien..... Yep, they didn't accomplish much at all.

@majorpwner241 Месяц назад

@@dandiehm8414 It's probably that Morgoth utterly obliterated half of their greatest accomplishments and sunk them under the sea, lmao. It feels like the elves don't have much going for them in the Third Age, but that's because the greatest of their civilizations have been destroyed, the greatest of their warriors slain, and what remains of their people and places in Middle Earth is in decline as they retreat to the Undying Lands. It's hard to blame people for having a warped perspective on them. They have a very tumultuous history and we barely glimpse their full glory.

@NatHarwood 15 дней назад

Can I ask, fresh from being confused at Rings of Power trying to generate sympathy for orcs - these things were created right? They didn't go around in compact nuclear family units in an SUV?

@lepeejon2955 Месяц назад

I found the audio book version (On RU-vid) of the Silmarillion is a great addition to the book.

@DigitalPetrol 4 месяца назад

A beautifully written episode. Thank you.

@TP1988 5 месяцев назад

When I saw the title of this one I honestly expected it to be a day long.

@julka7022 2 месяца назад

I am actually so impressed by how good of a summary this is. Silmarillion is a wonderful beast of a book.

@amyh9554 4 месяца назад

Always a delightful content. Thank you Robert.

@deusexaethera 4 месяца назад

Most people think the Silmarillion is boring. I thought it was fascinating. It's the only Tolkien book I've ever actually read in its entirety.

@DaedalusRaistlin 5 месяцев назад

I really enjoy the awesome artwork you include. I haven't read this book in years, much has been forgotten. Thanks for the refresh, think I want to go and reread this again.

@alexstewart9747 3 месяца назад

Admittedly, a difficultread for sure but I’m glad I did. I now listen to the audiobook regularly. It’s amazing how much you forget each time.

@Spiethstar 4 месяца назад

Beautiful. Perhaps the different scales are what have so many people intrigued by the story.

@TravelPierreYves 8 дней назад

Very well made and exactly a right size summary. 🙏🏻

@alexpaleale 5 месяцев назад

A film adaptation of this book done right would be absolutely incredible... I can just imagine it...

@LKMNOP 5 месяцев назад

They would totally screw it up just like they did the movies.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

That film adaption would have to be about 15 films long. The three great tales could each be trilogies.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

@@LKMNOP Unfortunately - yes. That is why we have the books, and our imaginations. :)

@louisbrown4620 5 месяцев назад

God no. Not with modern politics and feminist, anti white Hollywood screwing it up.

@tyharris9994 4 месяца назад

Amen brother. But not by the current bunch of woke goofballs that currently own the rights.

@Ronsilk-pu5hr 3 месяца назад

The greatest book of all time. I have read it 3 times when I was a young man. I recommend the audiobook to anyone who has a hard time reading it. The reader can't remember his name does a fantastic job and it will give you goosebumps.

@thunderleg6605 5 месяцев назад

I had the multiple CD box set narrated by Martin Shaw. I loved it!

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

I also have that and have listened once a year for at least 10 years. Well worth having. With every listen you gain more understanding.

@RoganGunn 4 месяца назад

Honest question - how many CDs was it? 😅

@dandiehm8414 4 месяца назад

@@RoganGunn The Silmarillion (Martin Shaw version) is only 15 CDs. The Lord Of The Rings (the Robert Inglis version) is 46!

@thunderleg6605 4 месяца назад

@trifectaofchris 4 месяца назад

Something I have never noticed about Tolkiens writing and world building until this video is how concisely he dedicates certain sections of the story to the different races of Arda. The creation of the world and formation of Amon/Middle Earth is obviously centered on the Ainur. The 1st age recollects the deeds of the Elves. The 2nd age focuses on men. The 3rd age is a wonderful blending of the perspectives of all previously established races, while adding some much needed humility & levity with the addition of the stories of the hobbits and dwarves. A truly masterful & meticulous effort on Tolkiens behalf.

@j72ashley 8 дней назад

So well done. So very well done. thanks

@dezzycummings 2 месяца назад

I love your channel. So glad I found it. Thank you for all your efforts :)

@KurusuPanda 4 месяца назад

Saving this for 3 months from now when I finish reading the book 5 pages at a time

@JaySheth-ny5qc 4 месяца назад

This was beautiful.... How amazingly Professor helps us understand how God weaves the Story in Time even in Reality.... Localised stories drawing splendor from the Cosmic Backcloth. Beautiful ❤️!

@PMW3 5 месяцев назад

It is one *_BRICK_* of a book

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

Yes it is - so much lore and information packed into a tight space. A wonderful book.

@JustJessee 5 месяцев назад

A 12 minute Silmarillion summary?.... Of the first 12 pages right? 😂

@AsiniusNaso 5 месяцев назад

A magic item gets stolen, a dark lord covets it, good people get tempted by it, a series of heroes help deliver the item, and it is eventually thrown in some lava. That’s not The One Ring, that’s a Silmarillion!

@sulljoh1 5 месяцев назад

There's something sympathetic about early Melkor The desire to go beyond your assigned role in life and create something better

@JaneXemylixa 19 дней назад

The devil has been a sympathetic figure ever since the beginning of Romanticism, with its compassion for the individual drive and passion that may be defeated by the greater good (or "good"). You're onto something there

@jornspirit 5 месяцев назад

...enjoyed this summary, thanks so much, Robert! I did read the Silmarillion once long time ago, but 'drowned' in its complexity, and at the same time got tired of the endless struggle between good and bad... what stuck with me was the original creation and the music of the Ainur; and the story of Beren and Luthien - it was touching to learn later on, that the last one meant so much to Tolkien, that he insisted in the engraving of those 2 names on the grave stone of him and his wife... he felt that he was Beren, and Edith was Luthien. With the background of this book, I was always suspicious about the 'elimination of evil' through the destruction of the one ring... it was the end of Sauron, who was but a lesser descendant of Morgoth, but not the end of evil. Evil is, like in our world, indestructible... you hit the one main head off, and seven new smaller ones appear... Tolkien also started on a sequel where evil would indeed creep back into the minds and hearts of the races of middle earth, but dropped it then. It is still beyond grasp to me, how Tolkien could create such an epic parallel world... you compared this book with the bible, and indeed there are so many mirroring aspects, including, that we do not even know our own history well - much is vague and hidden behind the veils of the past, and so is in his world of middle earth... ... enough said... Tolkien's works are so monumental, that it can leave us all speechless, when we touch the abysses in and around it - future generations will most likely treat his work with the same awe and respect, as we do with works like Dante's timeless 'Divine Comedy', which is by now over 700 years old...

@stooge389 4 месяца назад

10:34 reminds me of the Mongol Invasion fleet headed to Japan being demolished by a typhoon.

@fencingperson 5 месяцев назад

One of my favorite details in the Silmarillion was in the fall of Melkor. Devout Catholic that Tolkein was, the banishment and fall of an angelic figure who rebelled against God (and would go on to be the principle figure of evil on Earth) was clearly inspired by Paradise Lost (I know it isn’t biblically canon, but it’s still important), except that Melkor’s cardinal sin wasn’t pride, but envy. Coveting Eru’s creation, and the ability to create himself, festered into resentment, into hatred. It’s a great example of Tolkien using Catholic theology as inspiration without being allegory.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

Also, Melkor wasn't "banished" from heaven, but went of his own free will to try to dominate creation.

@RoganGunn 4 месяца назад

I'm sorry, but regarding Paradise Lost... you're not even wrong! Paradise Lost is not only not "biblically canon" - it's not even a religious text at all. It's a work epic poetry, written in the 1650s by John Milton. That's nearly 1500 years after biblical canon started to emerge! Sure its subject matter is religious in nature, but it is a work of fiction; a secular literary text. Whole I am sure it influenced Tolkien in some way, we should also remember that Paradise Lost was the work of a Protestant, and Tolkien was a Catholic.

@cavalierlady1033 Месяц назад

An excellent concise summary! I am ready to start reading The Silmarillion. I would love to see you make a character study of Earendil and his friendship with Cirdan. I'd also love to hear your opinion on whether his destiny to sail the skies at the Star of Earendil was a blessing or a curse - a punishment or a reward. Thank you for teaching me so much about what I didn't know that I didn't know. :)

@loveDRAGONCON 5 месяцев назад

Great as always : )

@erutheone6473 3 дня назад

I loved this summary. Thank u

@ronandynan1228 Месяц назад

I’m not even familiar with the silmarillion but I already knew that a 12 minute recap is wild😂

@orrointhewise87 5 месяцев назад

Not sure if anyone ever pointed this out but I noticed the fate of the Silmarils foreshadow the fate of the three races of middle earth One silmaril was thrown in the ocean, another went up in the sky, the last under the earth Well Elves travel beyond the sea by the time the 3rd age finishes. The Dwarves end up staying under ground; rarely coming out and are soon forgotten And humans (Hobbits inculded) well their spirits are not bound to the earth the way elves are so wen they die they go to a place beyond the earth. The halls of Mandos yes, but still, up beyond the world in which they live in for a short time. And once again I don't know it Tolkien subtly sang this theme into existence from the beginning or if I somehow drew this conclusion up on my own. Speaks to his brilliance and master work that is these books

@KnugLidi 5 месяцев назад

Hobbits are not men and do not share the gift of Death.

@orrointhewise87 5 месяцев назад

@KnugLidi so theyre.......immortal? 😅 They're a subspecies of human since they're not related to elves or dwarves and since they're afterlife is not specified its under the assumption they share the same fate as men (humans)

@KnugLidi 5 месяцев назад

@@orrointhewise87Dwarves and ents were created by different valar. We do not know where hobbits came from. The wording throughout the books was that Men and Elves were the Children of Illuvatar and only Men received the Gift of Death.

@istari0 5 месяцев назад

@@KnugLidi In letter 131, Tolkien did say Hobbits were an offshoot of Men.

@KnugLidi 5 месяцев назад

@@istari0 Interesting! Not the first time he clarified something that seemed to contradict his earlier thoughts (dwarves, orcs)

@hernancortez5392 4 месяца назад

Excellent summary and visuals. Well done Sir. As you say, not an easy read, but a rewarding one.

@amandalynnlucarini9517 4 месяца назад

“Biblical” is a good description. Parts of it read like 1st & 2nd Chronicles.

@lookingforarlandria 5 месяцев назад

The children ofhurin may be bleak, but it is also such a hopeful story in the extensive feats in the face of pure evil. If for no other reason, the Dagor Dagoroth should have been included just to underscore this with Turin dealing the final blow to Morgoth.

@dongray9852 5 месяцев назад

Robert, you couldn't authoritatively cover The Scouring of the Shire in 12 minutes... you will need to expand on this substantially.

@Anacronian 5 месяцев назад

Silmarillion: or how Ulmo shows he is the bro-God of middle earth.

@edopronk1303 3 месяца назад

Well done! Within 10 minutes a good summary.😃👍

@freshhands9461 4 месяца назад

Didn't know Mr. Kay was involved in this. Good to know! Love his work 😊

@0whitestone 3 месяца назад

I tried to read it in hard copy years ago and had such a hard time following everything that it was more trouble than it was worth and gave up. But, I was finally able to make it though on my Kindle where I could quickly look up names and I really enjoyed it that way. I'm glad I read it. Thank you for the amazing videos, love the channel!

@bholdr----0 5 месяцев назад

Christopher Tolkien had every reason, right, and perhaps responsibility to finish and publish much of his late father's works... Some people may disagree with his handling of the material on some points, but I think we ought to remember that a large part of his father's works were originally written FOR his sin Christopher, especially the deep legendarium such as the simarillion (or inspired by stories that were.). ...and the 'history of middle earth' books... wow- C.T's scholarship is very impressive, imo.

@dandiehm8414 5 месяцев назад

Love the whole HoME series - I have all of the original hardcover copies - bought them as they came out. And I have read all of them all multiple times - A lifetimes worth if information.

@istari0 5 месяцев назад

Christopher was essentially his father's right-hand man for almost his whole life when it came to the Legendarium. He was heavily involved in assisting his father with serving as an editor, critic, and sounding board. Other than the professor himself, no one knew his father's work better.

@anderpradosolaso3948 4 месяца назад

Wow! I read the books and honestly, I thought that would be impossible to summarise them that well in less than 15:00. Outstanding work. I particularly liked when you said that the main tales are woven in the book because it’s true. They are woven and they ripple through the ages of the world from magical past to close to reality third age.

@taidee 4 месяца назад

I've enjoyed the Silmarillion a lot, thanks for doing the summary Robert.

@docandreferreira 5 месяцев назад

Great video!! Thank you for the effort in doing it!

@Coasterr200145 4 месяца назад

Wonderful summery! Ty!

@Zorrack001 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, i really wanted to know :)

@Sam-nk6hk 5 месяцев назад

Well done, Sir. I would not have thought it possible, but you neatly distilled and described the essence of this story somehow without shortchanging the important details (sorry, Mim). And your delivery is Gandalf-esque, as well.

@scottclark1839 4 месяца назад

Glad you're doing this. I tried reading this back in the day, but it was like reading from Genisis

@renferal5290 Месяц назад

Such a great book

@ToothpikcOriginal 5 месяцев назад

Would love a series on Finwë and his descendants :) Great job as always

@davidlewis8814 5 месяцев назад

When I saw the title, I made an audible “oof”, that my wife inquired after. “Robert’s tackling the Silmarillion”, I responded. Her response was probably just what you’re thinking it was, a couple of blinks during a prolonged look that read, “do I wanna ask?”, followed by, “I love you”.

@deusexaethera 2 месяца назад

The moral of the story is, dont be greedy. Half the shit that happened in the Silmarillion could've been avoided if Feanor had just made more Silmarils, and given a set to Morgoth and anyone else who wanted them. Morgoth probably would've spent the rest of the history of Arda just admiring his Silmaril Collector's Edition Boxed Set and left everyone else alone. For that matter, if Eru had shared the Flame Imperishable, Morgoth probably would've been content to go off and make his own universe to play in for all eternity.

@jasontice3513 Месяц назад

Brother you do the greatest storytelling. I know I speak not only for myself, but a great many others, when I tell you that we would love to see some Bible History videos narrated by you. God's infallible Word could reach so many this way. Thanks, God bless!!!

@michaelarrowood4315 21 день назад

"...a slightly more Biblical feel, if that's the right word." Bullseye! The Silmarillion IS the Tolkien Bible... and to get read it all one has to slog through all the Begats, the Sufferings, the Uprisings, the Feuds and the Endless Kings and Kingdoms to get to the sexy bits. Not to mention that, yes, everyone's name starts to sound the same. It's a long slog, even for a diehard Tolkien fan. But "The Rings of Power" are based on the tantalizing clues it gives, and I'm pretty happy with that so far!

@cheeseburgerkid1329 10 дней назад

I enjoyed the Silmarilion. Tolkien's work produces theater of the mind to such an extent that I'm watching a movie in super ultra high definition. Once I finished reading it the first time I started rereading it again right away.