Only if you intend to read Part 1 of UNFINISHED TALES.
Werthead Send a noteboard - 22/12/2011 12:55:45 AM
Or The Children of Hurin for that matter?
UT is divided into four parts. The first three correspond to the three Ages of Middle-earth's history, the last one is a collection of thematic background essays. THE SILMARILLION is needed to fully understand Part 1 of the book and THE CHILDREN OF HURIN.
THE CHILDREN OF HURIN is a slightly more polished version of the story that makes up the bulk of Part 1 of UT.
The rest of UT more directly ties in with LotR and THE HOBBIT, and doesn't really need an understanding of THE SILMARILLION.
Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 20/12/2011 03:26:29 PM
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Where do volumes 1 and 2 of the Lost Tales fit into this?
- 20/12/2011 04:40:13 PM
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They're much, much earlier drafts of the Silmarillion.
- 20/12/2011 06:10:06 PM
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As Tom says
- 20/12/2011 11:24:49 PM
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Should the Simarillion be read prior to Unfinished Tales?
- 20/12/2011 11:55:13 PM
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Yes. The Silmarillion provides context and grounding for much of the content from Unfinished Tales
- 21/12/2011 04:36:35 PM
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Only if you intend to read Part 1 of UNFINISHED TALES.
- 22/12/2011 12:55:45 AM
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