Morgoth Bauglir, one of the godlike Valar, is the primary antagonist of Tolkien's legendarium, the mythic epic published in parts as The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The
"Morgoth – the first Dark Lord". Middle-earth artwork by Outcast, 2008
The Silmarillion is a book consisting of a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his so
Artistic response to The Silmarillion: Fëanor threatens Fingolfin, by Tom Loback, 2007
Tolkien went to great lengths to present his work as a collection of documents "within the fictional world", including preparing facsimile pages from The Book of Mazarbul to support the story and bring readers into his fantasy.