The Silmarillion Summary
J. R. R. Tolkien

Everything you need to understand or teach The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien.

The Silmarillion Summary & Study Guide
3 Literature Criticisms
...and more

30 The Silmarillion Lessons
20 Activities
180 Multiple Choice Questions
60 Short Essay Questions
20 Essay Questions
Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
...and more

The Silmarillion Summary

The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien is a story of creation. Ea, the World that Is, is created, and the Valar prepare the way for the Children of Iluvatar. Along the way, the Valar and the Children of Iluvatar battle evil in the form of Melkor in order to survive and maintain good in Ea. The Silmarillion parallels the Christian story of creation in many ways but still manages to...

(read more from the Study Guide)

Study Pack

The The Silmarillion Study Pack contains:

The Silmarillion Study Guide

Plot Summary

Chapter Summaries

Free Quiz

Characters

Objects/Places

Themes

Style

Quotes

Topics for Discussion

J. R. R. Tolkien Biographies (6)

J. R. R. Tolkien

5,120 words, approx. 18 pages

J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) gained a reputation during the 1960s and 1970s as a cult figure among youths disillusioned with war and the technological age; his continuing popularity evidences his abil... Read more

J. R. R. Tolkien

5,308 words, approx. 18 pages

J. R. R. Tolkien was best known to most readers as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. These books are regarded, stated Augustus M. Kolich in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, as "... Read more

J. R. R. Tolkien

5,375 words, approx. 18 pages

Biography EssayThe driving passion of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's literary life was to make his "fairystories" so complete in description and detail, so varied in character and action, so expansive in... Read more

J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien

4,992 words, approx. 17 pages

The driving passion of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 's literary life was to make his "fairy-stories" so complete in description and detail, so varied in character and action, so expansive in philosophy ... Read more

J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien

9,840 words, approx. 33 pages

J. R. R. Tolkien's most familiar creation, the hobbits of Middle-earth, belonged only to his private world until September 1937. Before then they were known only to his children, his great friend C. S... Read more

J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien

6,296 words, approx. 21 pages

The place in fantasy literature earned by J. R. R. Tolkien is indisputable. Tolkien is directly responsible for the rising popularity of fantasy literature in the late twentieth century. While authors... Read more