To get a better grip on the tales of the silmarillion you night want to try and get the following books: the fall of numenor, The chikdren of Hurin, Beren and Luthien, the fall of Gondolin, unfinished tales by J R.R. Tolkien
Of all the works you mentioned, I've only read Beren and Lúthien. While it is a touching narrative, the book is essentially a reworking of Tolkien’s earlier drafts rather than a continuous story, which may not appeal to all readers. However, their account in The Silmarillion never fails to move me, particularly because Tolkien modelled Lúthien after his wife, Edith. He once described Edith as 'Lúthien' on her gravestone, portraying her as the most beautiful woman in his mythology and their love as legendary. Sources: Beren and Lúthien was edited by Christopher Tolkien using his father's drafts. It is not a single, continuous story but a compilation of versions. (Christopher Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien, 2017). Tolkien drew inspiration from his love for Edith, referring to her as Lúthien in personal writings. This is further memorialised by their shared gravestone, which has "Lúthien" inscribed under Edith's name. (Carpenter, H. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, 1977). The story of Beren and Lúthien is included in The Silmarillion (Tolkien, The Silmarillion, 1977), where Lúthien is described as an unparalleled beauty, and their love is central to the legendarium.
To get a better grip on the tales of the silmarillion you night want to try and get the following books: the fall of numenor, The chikdren of Hurin, Beren and Luthien, the fall of Gondolin, unfinished tales by J R.R. Tolkien
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Of all the works you mentioned, I've only read Beren and Lúthien. While it is a touching narrative, the book is essentially a reworking of Tolkien’s earlier drafts rather than a continuous story, which may not appeal to all readers. However, their account in The Silmarillion never fails to move me, particularly because Tolkien modelled Lúthien after his wife, Edith. He once described Edith as 'Lúthien' on her gravestone, portraying her as the most beautiful woman in his mythology and their love as legendary.
Sources: Beren and Lúthien was edited by Christopher Tolkien using his father's drafts. It is not a single, continuous story but a compilation of versions. (Christopher Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien, 2017).
Tolkien drew inspiration from his love for Edith, referring to her as Lúthien in personal writings. This is further memorialised by their shared gravestone, which has "Lúthien" inscribed under Edith's name. (Carpenter, H. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, 1977).
The story of Beren and Lúthien is included in The Silmarillion (Tolkien, The Silmarillion, 1977), where Lúthien is described as an unparalleled beauty, and their love is central to the legendarium.