Lays of Beleriand (Re-read)

Book 3 in the History of Middle-Earth is filled with prose and poems of almost every story from the Silmarillion. It's because Tolkien wanted to make sure he had them available if he needed a character to recite something from the first 2 middle ages.

Amazing work. THIS is why Middle-Earth is so deep. Another interesting thing contained in the book is that C.S. Lewis reviewed and critiqued some of them with his own story of a group of professors analyzing the Lays of Beleriand. Incredible!

I mean, it is prose and poems, so not the most interesting but it's a quick read with an enjoyable surprise from Lewis. Worth my time.