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r/TheSilmarillion↗

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A place to discuss and ask questions about The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien, and anything related to the First and Second Ages of Middle-earth. Maybe you have never read it and the names are driving you crazy, or you have read it so many times you have lost count. This is the place for you.

43k subscribers86 posts / mo in Sep 202657 authors / mosince 2012

r/TheSilmarillion has 43k members (+33% over the last 12 months). It gets about 86 posts a month from 57 people. Top topics: Silmarillion Discussions, Middle-earth Mythology and Middle-earth Mythology.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+33%in 12 months · +6.4% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 202643k
Growing43k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/TheSilmarillion

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+62%vs Sep 2025 · +14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202686
BusierPeaked at 86 in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/TheSilmarillion

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Silmarillion Discussions11%
  2. Middle-earth Mythology11%
  3. Middle-earth Mythology6.1%
  4. Middle-earth Elves4.6%
  5. Tolkien Reading Order4.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Tolkiengateway
  2. Ko-fi
  3. itch
  4. etsy
  5. Lotrproject

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