--- product_id: 10352156 title: "The Silmarillion" price: "$U1557" currency: UYU in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.uy/products/10352156-the-silmarillion store_origin: UY region: Uruguay --- # The Silmarillion **Price:** $U1557 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Silmarillion - **How much does it cost?** $U1557 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.uy](https://www.desertcart.uy/products/10352156-the-silmarillion) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The #1 New York Times Bestseller The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit . This mythopoetic masterpiece is a must-read before you watch The Lord of the Rings on desertcart. “Majestic! ... Readers of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will find in The Silmarillion a cosmology to call their own, medieval romances, fierce fairy tales, and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury... It overwhelms the reader.”― Time The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age of Middle-earth, this foundational epic fantasy is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy. As a cornerstone of the fantasy genre, this work is the bedrock of Tolkien’s entire legendarium. “A creation of singular beauty ... magnificent in its best moments.”― The Washington Post “Heart-lifting ... a work of power, eloquence and noble vision... Superb!”― The Wall Street Journal Review: An Amazing Story of the History of Elves and Middle-Earth - The Silmarillion was great, it deepened my knowledge and understanding of world and characters we meet in The Lord of the Rings. The book provided a vast and integral history of Tolkiens world, from the creation of the world with Ilúvatar and the Children of Ilúvatar, to the beginning of the elves, men, dwarves and various other creatures. The Silmarillion tells of the history of Valinor in the West and the beginning of Middle-Earth. The Silmarils are briefly mentioned in LOTR, but this books tells their story, and just like the One Ring, it was tragic how many killed and died for them. The way the Curse of Mandos unfolded was also so incredibly well written the way everything was doomed to fall apart. If you are looking to study Tolkien or fantasy and world building, this book is essential, even if you merely wish to read more of Middle-Earth, this book is a great choice to start diving deeper into Tolkiens Legendarium, after LOTR. After reading LOTR I had so many questions about the Elves and the lands in the West they journey to. I wanted to know why the Elves felt the way they do about dwarves and man and why so many of them removed themselves from the dealings of man. The Silmarillion answered all of these questions and more. It showed me just how vast and complex Tolkien's world-building is. I'm greatly interested in Tolkien's idea's of death and it being a "gift of man," we see this in LOTR, but this book dived deeper into this idea. When the creation of man is described and it talks about them having the gift of freedom and with that they live short lives, felt very revealing of Tolkien's views on death. I also found it interesting when the says that the Elves felt that Man most resembled Melkor (Morgoth), that seemed to say a lot about Mans capacity for evil. Morgoth is a powerful and resilient enemy, even greater than Sauron. It seemed as though all forms of darkness and evil originated with him, the way he influenced the evolution of the world was so interesting, as was the powers that arose to stand against him. I was so disappointed when Manwë pardoned him, but I understood why he did it and also relent to the fact that if he hadn't so many of these characters wouldn't exist. As much power as Morgoth had, some of the worst tragedies were a result of the ways he'd lie and manipulate and sow doubt and hatred in others, putting them on a path of destruction, conveying themes of the cost of greed, pride and nature of corruption; teaching lessons on the power of not entertaining negative thoughts. This theme and so many others make this just as timeless a read as LOTR. Review: Hardcover versions compared - This is a review of the editions, with an image, not the text itself. If I'm wrong about anything let me know and I'll correct it. 1998 edition: Cover: “Maglor casts a Silmaril …” (male throwing white gem against red background) 18 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Readable, nice, can be found around $20-$30 used. Crazy that this edition is almost 35 years old. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. At Lake Cuiviénen 4. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 5. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 6. The First Dawn of the Sun 7. Maedhros's Rescue from Thangorodrim 8. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 9. Felagund among Beor's Men 10. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 11. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 12. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 13. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Radh 14. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 15. Ulmo Appears before Tor 16. Eärendil the Mariner 17. The Eagles of Manwe 18. The Ships of the Faithful Front over: Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea Back cover: Beren and Luthien are carried to Safety 2004 edition: Cover: “White Ships of Valinor” (white boats sailing in fair weather, island in background) 45 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Glossy paper, which can be a positive or negative I guess Can be found around $25 new, which is a DEAL. This is mine for reading without fear of damaging a collector’s item. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 18. Tarn Aeluin 19. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 20. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 21. Transformed 22. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 23. Huan's Leap 24. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 25. The Hill of Slain 26. Saeros' Fatal Leap 27. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 28. Beleg is Slain 29. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 30. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 31. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 32. Up the Rainy Stair 33. Húrin Finds Morwen 34. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 35. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 36. Tuor and Voronwe see Turin at the Pools of Ivrin 37. The Escape from Gondolin 38. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 39. Earendil the Mariner 40. White Ships from Valinor 41. The Eagles of Manwe 42. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 43. The Ships of the Faithful 44. The Forging of the One 45. The White Tree 2021 edition: Cover: “Ships of the Faithful” ship sailing amidst storm/red sky 49 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Can be found closer to $40 Regular flat paper, not glossy. More standard book-shaped, whereas the 2004 version is more square, like a coffee table book. Mine was used and did NOT include a fold-out map, but the colorized Christopher Tolkien Beleriand map is in the front plate and endplate (inside the cover, both ends). Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. Turgon at Fingolfin's Cairn 18. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 19. At Tarn Aeluin 20. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 21. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 22. Transformed 23. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 24. Huan's Leap 25. Lúthien at Tol Galen 26. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 27. The Hill of Slain 28. Saeros' Fatal Leap 29. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 30. Beleg is Slain 31. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 32. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 33. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 34. Up the Rainy Stair 35. The Slaying of Glaurung 36. Húrin Finds Morwen 37. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 38. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 39. Tuor and Voronwe see Türin at the Pools of Ivrin 40. The Escape from Gondolin 41. Eärendil Searches Tirion 42. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 43. Eärendil the Mariner 44. White Ships from Valinor 45. The Eagles of Manwe 46. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 47. The Ships of the Faithful 48. The Forging of the One 49. The White Tree 2022 edition: Blue cover with circular design 59 illustrations by Tolkien himself – BUT more than half of these are “devices,” neat little square symbols at the start of a chapter and so on—not big full color paintings or drawings. Around $40. Be aware, Tolkien’s artwork consists more of drawings and sketches with limited color. They are not the epic Ted Nasmith paintings you see in others. If you value his quaint older sketches, these are great. Personally, Nasmith’s objectively better work is more inspiring and helps me engage in the story. Tolkien is a GREAT writer, and a pretty good artist. Nasmith is a GREAT artist. I like them all. If I was only going to get one, I’d get the 2004 version because you get a ton of great Nasmith artwork for an insanely cheap twenty-five bucks (today). Tolkien’s own art is neat, but if you want to be encouraged through a dense book, Nasmith’s art helps pull you in and pull you along. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #8,644 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #44 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #135 in Classic Literature & Fiction #441 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 24,457 Reviews | ## Images ![The Silmarillion - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Gt0U59D3L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Amazing Story of the History of Elves and Middle-Earth *by H***Y on January 24, 2026* The Silmarillion was great, it deepened my knowledge and understanding of world and characters we meet in The Lord of the Rings. The book provided a vast and integral history of Tolkiens world, from the creation of the world with Ilúvatar and the Children of Ilúvatar, to the beginning of the elves, men, dwarves and various other creatures. The Silmarillion tells of the history of Valinor in the West and the beginning of Middle-Earth. The Silmarils are briefly mentioned in LOTR, but this books tells their story, and just like the One Ring, it was tragic how many killed and died for them. The way the Curse of Mandos unfolded was also so incredibly well written the way everything was doomed to fall apart. If you are looking to study Tolkien or fantasy and world building, this book is essential, even if you merely wish to read more of Middle-Earth, this book is a great choice to start diving deeper into Tolkiens Legendarium, after LOTR. After reading LOTR I had so many questions about the Elves and the lands in the West they journey to. I wanted to know why the Elves felt the way they do about dwarves and man and why so many of them removed themselves from the dealings of man. The Silmarillion answered all of these questions and more. It showed me just how vast and complex Tolkien's world-building is. I'm greatly interested in Tolkien's idea's of death and it being a "gift of man," we see this in LOTR, but this book dived deeper into this idea. When the creation of man is described and it talks about them having the gift of freedom and with that they live short lives, felt very revealing of Tolkien's views on death. I also found it interesting when the says that the Elves felt that Man most resembled Melkor (Morgoth), that seemed to say a lot about Mans capacity for evil. Morgoth is a powerful and resilient enemy, even greater than Sauron. It seemed as though all forms of darkness and evil originated with him, the way he influenced the evolution of the world was so interesting, as was the powers that arose to stand against him. I was so disappointed when Manwë pardoned him, but I understood why he did it and also relent to the fact that if he hadn't so many of these characters wouldn't exist. As much power as Morgoth had, some of the worst tragedies were a result of the ways he'd lie and manipulate and sow doubt and hatred in others, putting them on a path of destruction, conveying themes of the cost of greed, pride and nature of corruption; teaching lessons on the power of not entertaining negative thoughts. This theme and so many others make this just as timeless a read as LOTR. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hardcover versions compared *by B***L on December 23, 2022* This is a review of the editions, with an image, not the text itself. If I'm wrong about anything let me know and I'll correct it. 1998 edition: Cover: “Maglor casts a Silmaril …” (male throwing white gem against red background) 18 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Readable, nice, can be found around $20-$30 used. Crazy that this edition is almost 35 years old. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. At Lake Cuiviénen 4. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 5. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 6. The First Dawn of the Sun 7. Maedhros's Rescue from Thangorodrim 8. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 9. Felagund among Beor's Men 10. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 11. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 12. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 13. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Radh 14. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 15. Ulmo Appears before Tor 16. Eärendil the Mariner 17. The Eagles of Manwe 18. The Ships of the Faithful Front over: Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea Back cover: Beren and Luthien are carried to Safety 2004 edition: Cover: “White Ships of Valinor” (white boats sailing in fair weather, island in background) 45 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Glossy paper, which can be a positive or negative I guess Can be found around $25 new, which is a DEAL. This is mine for reading without fear of damaging a collector’s item. Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 18. Tarn Aeluin 19. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 20. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 21. Transformed 22. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 23. Huan's Leap 24. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 25. The Hill of Slain 26. Saeros' Fatal Leap 27. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 28. Beleg is Slain 29. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 30. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 31. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 32. Up the Rainy Stair 33. Húrin Finds Morwen 34. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 35. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 36. Tuor and Voronwe see Turin at the Pools of Ivrin 37. The Escape from Gondolin 38. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 39. Earendil the Mariner 40. White Ships from Valinor 41. The Eagles of Manwe 42. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 43. The Ships of the Faithful 44. The Forging of the One 45. The White Tree 2021 edition: Cover: “Ships of the Faithful” ship sailing amidst storm/red sky 49 illustrations by Ted Nasmith Can be found closer to $40 Regular flat paper, not glossy. More standard book-shaped, whereas the 2004 version is more square, like a coffee table book. Mine was used and did NOT include a fold-out map, but the colorized Christopher Tolkien Beleriand map is in the front plate and endplate (inside the cover, both ends). Art: 1. The Sea 2. The Lamp of the Valar 3. Aule Prepares to Destroy His Children 4. At Lake Cuiviénen 5. The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea 6. The Ships of the Teleri Drawn by Swans 7. The Kinslaying at Alqualonde 8. Fingolfin Leads the Host across the Helcaraxe 9. The First Dawn of the Sun 10. The Burning of the Ships 11. Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim 12. The Gates of Sirion 13. Eöl Welcomes Aredhel 14. Eöl is Led to the Walls 15. Felagund among Beor's Men 16. Fingolfin's Wrath 17. Turgon at Fingolfin's Cairn 18. The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil 19. At Tarn Aeluin 20. By Moonlight in Neldoreth Forest 21. Lúthien Escapes upon Huan 22. Transformed 23. Beren and Lúthien are Carried to Safety 24. Huan's Leap 25. Lúthien at Tol Galen 26. Morgoth Punishes Húrin 27. The Hill of Slain 28. Saeros' Fatal Leap 29. Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh 30. Beleg is Slain 31. Túrin Bears Gwindor to Safety 32. Finduilas is Led past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond 33. Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead 34. Up the Rainy Stair 35. The Slaying of Glaurung 36. Húrin Finds Morwen 37. Tuor Follows the Swans to Vinyamar 38. Ulmo Appears before Tuor 39. Tuor and Voronwe see Türin at the Pools of Ivrin 40. The Escape from Gondolin 41. Eärendil Searches Tirion 42. Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea 43. Eärendil the Mariner 44. White Ships from Valinor 45. The Eagles of Manwe 46. Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave 47. The Ships of the Faithful 48. The Forging of the One 49. The White Tree 2022 edition: Blue cover with circular design 59 illustrations by Tolkien himself – BUT more than half of these are “devices,” neat little square symbols at the start of a chapter and so on—not big full color paintings or drawings. Around $40. Be aware, Tolkien’s artwork consists more of drawings and sketches with limited color. They are not the epic Ted Nasmith paintings you see in others. If you value his quaint older sketches, these are great. Personally, Nasmith’s objectively better work is more inspiring and helps me engage in the story. Tolkien is a GREAT writer, and a pretty good artist. Nasmith is a GREAT artist. I like them all. If I was only going to get one, I’d get the 2004 version because you get a ton of great Nasmith artwork for an insanely cheap twenty-five bucks (today). Tolkien’s own art is neat, but if you want to be encouraged through a dense book, Nasmith’s art helps pull you in and pull you along. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No Hobbits Here *by D***N on January 1, 2013* There are no Hobbits in J. R. R. Tolkien's Silmarilion. This may appear to be a trivial observation but it is an observation worth considering when reading Tolkien's works. Tolkien, it seems, wrote in two styles. He had a "low" style that he used in The Hobbit. This was a familiar, wryly humorous style, perhaps too deliberately written for children in places to be entirely successful as a children's story. The other style is a grand, epic style, more suited for the affairs of kings, elves and great battles. The Lord of the Rings was a mixture of these two styles. It began in much the same style as The Hobbit, but as the story became more serious and the danger of the Ring and its pursuers more acute, the style became darker and more serious to match. By The Return of the King, with its tale of the great War of the Ring, the style became almost entirely, but not quite, the grand style. There were always the hobbits to return the story to a more down to earth level. The Silmarilion is written entirely in the grand style. The stories are epic tales of gods, elves and men fighting against the first, and far mightier, dark lord Morgoth. There is little room for the sort of humble details of everyday life found in The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings. The characters are all kings and heroes of ancient times, not humble gardeners. This is not to say that The Silmarilion is not a good book to read. It is an excellent book, and Tolkien is, in his way, comparable to the great composers of national epics like Homer or Vergil. That was indeed his intention when he began writing these stories of the Elder Days and to some extent he did succeed. There are actually five parts to the Silmarilion. The first part is called the Ainulindale and tells of the creation of the world by Eru, the One, who the Elves call Illuvatar. Illuvatar first creates the angelic powers or Ainur, and teaches them to sing to a melody He has made. This song was a vision of the world and many of the Ainur longed to dwell in that world so Illuvatar created it and sent the Ainur, or Valar to complete the work of creating and ordering the world. This they did against the opposition of Melkor, the mightiest of the Valar, and one who sought to rule the world for himself. The next section is called the Valaquenta, is simply a list of the chiefs of the Valar and their names, and attributes. There is not a narrative here, but it is useful to read it as a guide for later The middle and longest section is the Quenta Silmarilion, or the Silmarion proper. This is the epic story of the Elves in the First Age of Middle Earth. The Silmarilion tells of the awakening of the Elves in the dark times when Melkor ruled Middle Earth. The Valar go to war against Melkor to save the Elves and he is defeated and imprisoned. TheValar then offer to take the Elves to their home, Valinor, far in the West. Many Elves agree to make the long journey and are named the Eldar. Many others prefer to stay in Middle East and call themselves the Avari. The Eldar travel to Valinor and become mighty in lore and power. The most skilled of all the Elves is Feanor and his greatest work is the three jewels, the Silmarils in which he captured the light of the Two Trees of old. After a time Melkor feigns repentance and is released. He poisons the Two Trees, steals the Silmarils and flees to his stronghold in Middle Earth. Against the will of the Valar, Feanor leads his clan, the Noldor in pursuit of Melkor, who he has renamed Morgoth, the Black Enemy. Feanor is slain but the Noldor and their allies among Elves and the new race of Men continue the war. They fight bravely against Morgoth and managed to confine him to his stronghold for many years, but in the end, their war is hopeless. Morgoth has hosts of Orcs, troll, Balrogs and dragons and is himself a Valar, one of the mightiest beings in the world. The Elves and their allies are utterly defeated only the intervention of the Valar prevents Morgoth from ruling forever. Morgoth is defeated and the Silmarils are lost. Much of Middle Earth is damaged beyond repair and the Western lands where the Noldor fought and died is submerged beneath the sea. The Akallabeth tells of the history of Numenor, the island that the Valar gave to the Men who fought on the side of the Elves. (Most Men sided with Morgoth). The Numenoreans were given a life span beyond any of the Men of Middle Earth though they were not immortal and could not travel to Valinor. Over time, the Numenoreans grew increasingly jealous of the immortality of the Elves and since they could not make themselves immortal, they began to seek for wealth and dominion in Middle Earth. The last king of Numenor, Ar-Pharazon challenged Sauron, the servant of Morgoth, for the rule of Middle Earth, actually defeated him, and carried him back to Numenor as a hostage. Sauron quickly gained the confidence of Ar-Pharazon, and preying on the old king's fear of death, induced him to assault the Valar and wrest immortality from them. This ended with the destruction of Numenor and the Numenoreans with the exception of a few refugees led by Elendil. The final part of the Silmarilion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, relates the history of the dealings of Sauron and the Elves of Middle Earth. Sauron deceived the Elves into creating the rings of power and attempted to enslave them by forging his own One Ring in Mordor. There is a brief summary of the history told in the Lord of the Rings and a brief mention of the destruction of the ring by Frodo the Halfling and his servant Samwise. After this, the last remaining Eldar of Middle Earth, rendered powerless, leave for Valinor and the cycle is finished. This is a rather grim cycle of tales, probably inspired by Tolkien's love of the rather grim Nordic mythology. Unlike the Norse tales, evil is defeated in the end, but the damage done can never wholly be undone. Then evil arises again after an age. Oftentimes evil corrupts or misleads the good and sometimes the most damage is done by those who fight most valiantly against evil. Beren and Luthien wrest a Silmaril from Morgoth so that Beren can present it to Luthien's father as bride price, but the Silmaril causes wars among Elves and Dwarves and the sons of Feanor and eventually causes the destruction of all the Elf-kingdoms. Turin son of Hurin spends his whole life fighting the servants of Morgoth, and is cursed because in the end all his valiant deeds only bring about Morgoth's victory. Even when Morgoth is defeated, the evil he does lives on to afflict later ages, as does his servant Sauron. When Sauron is, in his turn defeated, and his Ring is destroyed, the Eldar also rendered powerless, no longer wish to live in Middle Earth and return at last to Valinor leaving a colder, grayer world for those of us who are doomed to stay behind. ## Frequently Bought Together - SILMARILLION - Unfinished Tales - THE FALL OF GONDOLIN --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.uy/products/10352156-the-silmarillion](https://www.desertcart.uy/products/10352156-the-silmarillion) --- *Product available on Desertcart Uruguay* *Store origin: UY* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*