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The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.…

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Author
J. R. R. Tolkien
Genre
Mythopoeia · Fantasy
Publication date
15 September 1977
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin (UK)
Award
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1978)
Cover artist
J. R. R. Tolkien (device)

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The Silmarillion

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related to Sources · 84
The Silmarillion → Beleriand, Bodleian Library Publishing, Boston, Brian, Carl, Carpenter, Catherine, Chance, Christopher Tolkien, Editing, Eerdmans, End, England, Essays, Expanded Edition, Father, Ferré, Flieger, Harold, HarperCollins
related to Influences · 40
The Silmarillion → Allfather, As, Asgard, Atlantis, Bible, Book, Christian, Elves, Eru Ilúvatar, Eru's, Finnish, Finrod, Further, Gandalf, Genesis, God, Greek, Incarnation, Influence, Kalevala
related to Development · 32
The Silmarillion → Anglo-Saxon, British Army, Children, Christopher Tolkien, Elves, England, England's, English, Eriol, France, Gondolin, He, Húrin, In, Kortirion, Leithian, Lost Play, Lost Tales, Middle-earth, Much
related to Posthumous publication · 28
The Silmarillion → Arthurian, As, Book, Britain, Canadian Guy Gavriel Kay, Christopher Tolkien, Doriath, For, He, In, In October, It, Kay, Lord, Lost Tales, Matter, Middle-earth, Nasmith, Of, Oxford
related to Reception · 27
The Silmarillion → Adams, At, Best Fantasy Novel, Books, Fiction Best Seller, Hammond, He, It, Locus Award, New Statesman, October, Other, Peter Conrad, Rayner Unwin, Rings, Robert, The, The Hobbit, The Lord, The New York Review
related to Themes · 26
The Silmarillion → All, Annalistic, Another, Antique, Appendical, David Bratman, Eärendil, Flieger, Hobbits, Key, Mariner, Morning Star, Nagy, Númenor, One, Rings, Silmarils, Splintered Light, The Hobbit, The Lord
related to A challenge to complete · 20
The Silmarillion → Academic, Arda Reconstructed, Charles Noad, Christopher Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien's, Christopher Tolkien's The History, Douglas Charles Kane, Gergely Nagy, It, Middle-earth, Nagy, Rings, Silmarillion, Since, That, The, The Hobbit, The Lord, Tolkien, Tolkien's
related to Influence in music · 16
The Silmarillion → All, Blind Guardian, For, Fëanor, German, In, Laurelin, Martin Romberg, Middle-Earth, Nightfall, Quendi, Southern France, Telperion, The, The Curse, The Norwegian
related to Editorial intervention · 12
The Silmarillion → Among, As, Christopher, For, Further, His, Other Writings, Others, Silmarillion, Some, The Lost Road, Tolkien
related to Synopsis · 11
The Silmarillion → Arda, Bilbo's, Earth's, Elvish, In, Middle-earth, Rivendell, The, Third Age, Tolkien's, Translations

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The SilmarillionAuthorJ. R. R. Tolkien1.00infobox
The SilmarillionAwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1978)1.00infobox
The SilmarillionCover artistJ. R. R. Tolkien (device)1.00infobox
The SilmarillionDewey Decimal823.9141.00infobox
The SilmarillionEditorChristopher Tolkien1.00infobox
The SilmarillionEditorGuy Gavriel Kay1.00infobox
The SilmarillionFollowed byUnfinished Tales1.00infobox
The SilmarillionGenreMythopoeia1.00infobox
The SilmarillionGenreFantasy1.00infobox
The SilmarillionIllustratorChristopher Tolkien (maps)1.00infobox
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The SilmarillionLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The SilmarillionLC ClassPZ3.T576 Si PR6039.O321.00infobox
The SilmarillionMedia typePrint (hardback & paperback)1.00infobox
The SilmarillionOCLC33186341.00infobox
The SilmarillionPages3651.00infobox
The SilmarillionPublication date15 September 19771.00infobox
The SilmarillionPublication placeUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
The SilmarillionPublisherGeorge Allen & Unwin (UK)1.00infobox
The SilmarillionSubjectTolkien's legendarium1.00infobox

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