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Hey @Big Al Rogorson , quick synopsis (SPOLIER ALERT: anybody who hasn't watched the first four episodes should probably not read ahead):
In the Silmarillion, the story is about a central God figure who creates the world, and some of his angels go to inhabit that world to wait for "the Children" to show up. The children are first Elves, then Men. But there's one bad angel (Melkor, or Morgoth), who corrupts everything and makes life miserable for the other angels and for the elves, who show up first. The good angels convince the elves to come live with them across the sea, in Valinor (which is in the west, like America). Many of the elves do move there, and live there until Morgoth destroys the magic trees, which are the only light in the world. Now one particular elf, name Feanor, had made some magic jewels called Silmarils, which contain some essence of the light of the now-destroyed trees. Morgoth steals these jewels as well, and escapes the west to go back to Middle Earth (basically europe). The elves related to Feanor chase Morgoth back to europe to reclaim the magic jewels. There's war between Morgoth and the elves for many centuries, until men show up. Some men fight alongside the elves, some fight with Morgoth, but the elves are eventually defeated.
Near the end of this time period, there are two marriages between elves and humans, which leads to the births of Earendil the Mariner and his wife Elwing. Earendil, being half elf, is able to sail to Valinor/America (which is forbidden to humans), and convinces the other angels to finally put an end to Morgoth, which they do (Elrond speaks to Durin about this in episode 4, ICYMI). The angels go over to Europe and blast Morgoth and all his nazi orcs. And now the angels ask the elves to return to their country, across the ocean in the west, and leave Middle-Earth/Europe to men. Many do leave, because they're tired and full of grief, but many do not, because they are accustomed to living in Middle Earth, or were born there.
Earendil and Elwing give birth to Elrond and Elros, and since they are of mixed elf/human blood, they are given a choice to become fully elf or fully man. Elrond chooses to be an elf, and live forever, but he stays in Middle-Earth. Elros chooses to be a man and is given an island kingdom in the middle of the ocean to rule. This becomes Numenor, where Galadriel is taken in episode 3. Because Elros is half-elf, his descendants are always friendly with the elves in Valinor/America, but they are not permitted to sail there because it's still for elves only and off limits to humans. After a few centuries they begin to resent this ban and start talking of breaking it.
Meanwhile, during all this time back in Middle-Earth/Europe, one of Morgoth's lieutenants (Sauron) becomes more powerful and begins to try to subject all humans under his control. This is basically where we are at the start of the series: the war with Morgoth has ended a long time ago, but there are still elves seeking for Sauron, who is building his power in secret. This is what Galadriel and her platoon are doing in the far north at the start of episode 1. Numenor is at the height of their power but they no longer see the Elves as their friends. There are factions who remain faithful to the elves, like Elendil and his family, but many others who would openly rebel, like Pharazon. Miriel, the daughter of the king Tar-Palantir, is seeing visions of the destruction of Numenor when she looks into the seeing stone (also called a palantir, it means "far-seeing").
That's basically where we are now.
Edit: I didn't mention anything about the rings of power, because we aren't there in the series yet. All this takes place prior to the events in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.
In the Silmarillion, the story is about a central God figure who creates the world, and some of his angels go to inhabit that world to wait for "the Children" to show up. The children are first Elves, then Men. But there's one bad angel (Melkor, or Morgoth), who corrupts everything and makes life miserable for the other angels and for the elves, who show up first. The good angels convince the elves to come live with them across the sea, in Valinor (which is in the west, like America). Many of the elves do move there, and live there until Morgoth destroys the magic trees, which are the only light in the world. Now one particular elf, name Feanor, had made some magic jewels called Silmarils, which contain some essence of the light of the now-destroyed trees. Morgoth steals these jewels as well, and escapes the west to go back to Middle Earth (basically europe). The elves related to Feanor chase Morgoth back to europe to reclaim the magic jewels. There's war between Morgoth and the elves for many centuries, until men show up. Some men fight alongside the elves, some fight with Morgoth, but the elves are eventually defeated.
Near the end of this time period, there are two marriages between elves and humans, which leads to the births of Earendil the Mariner and his wife Elwing. Earendil, being half elf, is able to sail to Valinor/America (which is forbidden to humans), and convinces the other angels to finally put an end to Morgoth, which they do (Elrond speaks to Durin about this in episode 4, ICYMI). The angels go over to Europe and blast Morgoth and all his nazi orcs. And now the angels ask the elves to return to their country, across the ocean in the west, and leave Middle-Earth/Europe to men. Many do leave, because they're tired and full of grief, but many do not, because they are accustomed to living in Middle Earth, or were born there.
Earendil and Elwing give birth to Elrond and Elros, and since they are of mixed elf/human blood, they are given a choice to become fully elf or fully man. Elrond chooses to be an elf, and live forever, but he stays in Middle-Earth. Elros chooses to be a man and is given an island kingdom in the middle of the ocean to rule. This becomes Numenor, where Galadriel is taken in episode 3. Because Elros is half-elf, his descendants are always friendly with the elves in Valinor/America, but they are not permitted to sail there because it's still for elves only and off limits to humans. After a few centuries they begin to resent this ban and start talking of breaking it.
Meanwhile, during all this time back in Middle-Earth/Europe, one of Morgoth's lieutenants (Sauron) becomes more powerful and begins to try to subject all humans under his control. This is basically where we are at the start of the series: the war with Morgoth has ended a long time ago, but there are still elves seeking for Sauron, who is building his power in secret. This is what Galadriel and her platoon are doing in the far north at the start of episode 1. Numenor is at the height of their power but they no longer see the Elves as their friends. There are factions who remain faithful to the elves, like Elendil and his family, but many others who would openly rebel, like Pharazon. Miriel, the daughter of the king Tar-Palantir, is seeing visions of the destruction of Numenor when she looks into the seeing stone (also called a palantir, it means "far-seeing").
That's basically where we are now.
Edit: I didn't mention anything about the rings of power, because we aren't there in the series yet. All this takes place prior to the events in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.
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