How long does it take to read The Silmarillion?
J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien takes about 7 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1977. 424 pages, about 116,600 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 156 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Silmarillion is a collection of myths and tales in varying styles, assembled from J. R. R. Tolkien's writings and published after his death. It is set in an imagined universe that includes Valinor, Beleriand, Númenor and Middle-earth. The book opens with the creation of the world through a divine music, which a rebellious spirit named Melkor disrupts, and then introduces the powers who govern the world. Most of it follows the Elves' long wars against Melkor over three luminous jewels, the Silmarils, before turning to later ages.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, Short stories, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Elves, Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, epic
