Constituent parts date back to the distant past of the
First Age; assembled into a complete narrative between
III 3003 and
III 3021
Deals with events taking place in
Aman and (primarily) in
Beleriand, the lands westward of the
Blue Mountains
Assembled from ancient works by various authors by
Bilbo Baggins
Mostly concerned with the histories of the
Elves, although
Men (especially
Edain) also play an important role
Gives its name to the
Silmarillion, although properly the
Quenta Silmarillion only constitutes a part of that collective work