Learning Guide

The Silmarillion

by J.R.R. Tolkien · The Lord of the Rings · Ages 14–18 · Grades 9–12

Eru creates through music; Melkor introduces discord, and Fëanor makes the three Silmarils containing the light of the Trees. Morgoth steals the Silmarils, Fëanor's oath drives exile and kinslaying, and generations wage doomed wars for the jewels.