Spirit Diamond

Author: (English) Tolkien, translated by Li Yao
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Publication Date: 2004-05-01
Features: When The Lord of the Rings was first published in 1977, it received the following praise: "This work, written by one person over more than half a century, has become the source of inspiration for a group of people—how is this possible?" —The Guardian The Lord of the Rings is the history of the Elves, translated by Bilbo when he lived in Rivendell (from Elvish into the Common Speech of the Third Age). It was the Red Book, later passed down to his daughter and eventually given to Sam, who then shared it with the world. The Lord of the Rings primarily records the great events that occurred from the beginning of time up to the Second Age. The Lord of the Rings tells the story of the Third Age. After Sauron was defeated, starting from the Fourth Age, humans took over the world, and the Elves gradually disappeared. The world we live in today belongs to the Sixth or Seventh Age (as Tolkien said). Why did Elrond so strongly oppose Arwen and Aragorn's love? Do you know that Aragorn actually has Elven blood? Why did Arwen choose to marry a mortal and cannot regret it, or return to the Undying Lands after her husband's death? What does the Undying Lands look like? The friendship between Legolas and Gimli is extraordinary because the two races were once mortal enemies. Why was that the case? Do you want to know the origins of the Dwarves? How did the Ents come to be? And the most important question of all: how did such a charming species as the Elves come into existence? Why did they have to disappear from Middle-earth? How did Sauron rise to power? Who was Morgoth? Where did the Balrogs and Orcs come from? Gandalf and Saruman were originally angels sent to help Middle-earth, did you know that? But how did Saruman turn into a villain? I could list a truckload of questions from The Lord of the Rings, and their answers are all in The Lord of the Rings. The title The Lord of the Rings is a shortened form of "The History of the Fall of the Elves," telling the story of the three great jewels created by the most talented Elf, F?anor, who stored the light of the Two Trees that illuminated the gods' dwelling, Valinor, within the jewels. When the Dark Lord Melkor destroyed the Two Trees, that brilliant light survived only in the Silmarils. Melkor stole the jewels and set them in his crown, ruling over the impregnable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings records how F?anor and his kind betrayed the gods, fled to Middle-earth, and waged war against Melkor, the great and terrible enemy, writing a series of desperate yet heroic stories of Elves and humans. This book was published four years after the death of its author. It depicts the ancient times, or the Age. The Lord of the Rings tells of the major events of the late Third Age, while the story of The Lord of the Rings dates back to a far distant past. At that time, Melkor—a "Dark Lord" resided in Middle-earth, and the Elves fought to reclaim the priceless jewels.