"The wars of Beleriand -Battles from the Silmarillion" Topic

"In the Silmarillion Tolkien describes the beginning of Middle-earth: Of how the Eldar and Sindar (Elves who had lived with the Valar in Aman, and those others which never saw the light of the Two Trees Telperion and Laurelin in Valinor and remained in Middle-earth) were reunited in the realms of Beleriand after many ages of the world had passed: after Melkor/Morgoth was released from his three-ages imprisonment, and pardoned by Manwë, and revolted again against the rule of the Aratar and destroyed the Two Trees and stole the Silmarils, and returned to the north; where he rebuilt his fortress of Angband beneath; and threw up the three reeking towers of volcanic rock, Thangorodrim above, wreathed always in smokes of his own making as his forges rebuilt his armories, and his experimentations upon the life forms of Middle-earth produced horrendous monsters to plague the Elves and Men whom he hated above all else that Eru-Ilúvatar had made. And of how Fëanor, maker of the Silmarils, vowed a vow of terrible power and destiny, to recover the Silmarils and avenge his father Finwë, whom Melkor had slain; which vow his seven sons (Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod and Amras, lords of the Noldor) entered into when they left Aman and returned to Middle-earth to fight Melkor/Morgoth for the jewel heirlooms of their house: which vow overpowered all that the Eldar did forever after, and caused kin-strifes and was in no small part responsible for the ruin of Beleriand. In that last battle the Valar came and fought with the Elves and Men against Morgoth Bauglir and threw down his power once and for all, and Morgoth was chained in some nether place removed from the world. But his lieutenant, Sauron, possessed an equal measure of evil and enough power from his master to make contest for mastery of the diminished world of Men which began in the Second age, following the destruction of Beleriand…."
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Seems that a movie comming soon….

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Let's hope Peter Jackson has nothing to do with it.

(smile)

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The Silmarilion is ripe for a series treatment as per Game of Thrones.

Agree!

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