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Tolkien comments about Second Age

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“The next cycle deals (or would deal) with the Second Age. But it is on Earth a dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told.”

“The three main themes are thus The Delaying Elves that lingered in Middle-earth; Sauron's growth to a new Dark Lord, master and god of Men; and Numenor-Atlantis. They are dealt with annalistically, and in two Tales or Accounts, The Rings of Power and the Downfall of Númenor. Both are the essential background to The Hobbit and its sequel.”

 From the Letter of J.R.R.Tolkien #131.

“next cycle” – The previous cycle was the First Age covering Awakening of Men, Quest of the Silmaril, War of Wrath

“dark age” – hints at the middle ages of Western Europe history where not much detail is recorded

“Delaying Elves that lingered in Middle-earth” – The Elves of Lindon, Eregion, Laurelindórenan (Lothlórien) & Rivendell who remained in Middle-earth and founded kingdoms

“annalistically” -  relating to annals or record of events year by year

“The Rings of Power and the Downfall of Númenor” – The Akallabêth & Rings of Power chapters from The Silmarillion

“its sequel” – The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien defined the “three main themes” of the Second Age:

·         The Elves who lingered in Middle-earth and the kingdoms they founded

·         The rise of Sauron, “the shadow arising in the East” and infiltration of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain as Annatar and his deceit of Celebrimbor. His corruption of the Númenóreans

·         The rise and fall of Númenor.

Tolkien & Atlantis

“…for I have what some might call an Atlantis complex.”

“…the terrible recurrent dream (beginning with memory) of the Great Wave, towering up, and coming in ineluctably over the trees and green fields. (I bequeathed it to Faramir.) I don't think I have had it since I wrote the 'Downfall of Númenor'.”

Letters of J.R.R.Tolkien #163

Note: Peter Jackson gave this dream to Éowyn which she shared with Aragorn in Meduseld in the movie.

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