The religion of ancient Scandinavia vs The Silmarillion: Which Should You Read?

The religion of ancient Scandinavia William A. Craigie · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.8 71 pages · ≈ 1 h 19 m · Challenging

The ninth and tenth centuries were a period of new development and great changes within the Scandinavian countries. The Viking expeditions brought a large part of the population into direct contact with war and battle,…

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.0 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.