Did you read the Silmarillion? The mytho-poetic compendium of the history of the Noldor/Elves in Middle-Earth was a challenging read. Much like the publishers of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, I wanted more after reading the Lord of the Rings. My brother doled out the books to me one at a time when I devoured book after book. There was a ten-year age span between us, and he shared things with me that were a bit ahead of my time. It didn’t…
