Personally I love the Silmarillion, all you have to do is accept that while you may eventually get the people and elves straight in your head you will never understand what every singly character and place are compared to all the others. Just enjoy the stories individually and get to know really interesting characters like Beren, Luthien, Turin etc.
If it says that someone is son of someone, from the valley of something else, but moved to soomewhere, also known as something else just don't bother trying to work it out.
Alternatively keep your bookmark in the family tree and check when you meet a new person!
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“Sylphs of the forest,” I whispered. “Spirits of oak, beech and ash. Dryads of Rowan and hazel, hear us. You who have guided and guarded our every footstep, you who have sheltered our growth, we honour you."
the Forbidden Link
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