[BibChr]

...Tolkien made it a lot less bleak than the original story.

Than the original historical events?

Dan
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[JenB]

No, ha. "Silmarillion" is very heavily influenced by the Finnish epic poem, "Kalevala", and "Turin Turambar" is a lightened version on one of the Kalevala stories. With some Elves added.