Should I read The Silmarillion before the children of Hurin?

Should I read The Silmarillion before the children of Hurin?

In order to have all the context and backstory, you should at least read The Silmarillion first. You can skip the chapter about the children of Húrin if you want, and move to read the referred book at this point of the story, and then continue reading The Silmarillion.

Should I read Beren and luthien before The Silmarillion?

These three books are all elaborations of stories that are told in The Silmarillion, so read them next. However, in terms of chronology, you probably want to read Beren and Lúthien first here.

Is The Children of Hurin complete?

The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973.

What Tolkien books are worth reading?

The Silmarillion is quite a dense read, and should probably be tackled a little later. However, an adult may be better starting off with The Lord of the Rings followed by The Children of Húrin, Unfinished Tales, The Silmarillion, and the various volumes of The History of Middle-earth.

Should I read Children of Hurin first?

Considering the nature of the story’s structure, it is actually possible to read ‘The Children of Húrin’ without any prior knowledge of any events in ‘The Silmarillion’. Actually, I would urge readers to go through this book first and then tackle ‘The Silmarillion’ later on.

Is it worth reading the fall of gondolin?

In The Fall of Gondolin, the venerable Christopher Tolkien has edited his father’s unfinished work for the last time. Overall, the collected texts and commentary by Christopher Tolkien, plus the masterly illustrations by Alan Lee, make this book a worthy final addition to the Tolkien canon.

Is The Children of Hurin sad?

The Children of Húrin is still one of the best books I’ve ever read. It’s somewhat depressing though, so if you don’t want to read that kind of story, this book isn’t for you.