In Morgoth's Ring, the tenth volume of The History of Middle-earth and the first of two companion volumes, Christopher Tolkien describes and documents the legends of the Elder Days, as they were evolved and transformed by his father in the years before he completed The Lord of the Rings. The text of the Annals of Aman, the "Blessed Land" in the far West, is given in full. And in writings never before published, we can see the nature of the problems that J.R.R. Tolkien explored in his later years as new and radical ideas, portending upheaval in the heart of the mythology. At this time Tokien sought to redefine the old legends, and wrote of the nature and destiny of Elves, the idea of Elvish rebirth, the origins of the Orcs, and the Fall of Men. His meditation of mortality and immortality as represented in the lives of Men and Elves led to another major writing at this time, the "Debate of Finrod and Andreth," which is reproduced here in full. "Above all," Christopher Tolkien writes in his foreward, "the power and significance of Melkor-Morgoth...was enlarged to become the ground and source of the corruption of Arda." This book indeed is all about Morgoth. Incomparably greater than the power of Sauron, concentrated in the One Ring, Morgoth's power (Tolkien wrote) was dispersed into the very matter of Arda: "The whole of Middle-earth was Morgoth's Ring."

Morgoth's ring: the later Silmarillion, part one, the legends of Aman. Edited by Christopher Tolkien

Literature & Fiction

Tolkien, J. R. R. [, edited by Christopher Tolkien]

History & Criticism

HarperCollinsPublishers

The Children of Hurin Deluxe Edition. Harcover book in slip-cover. The first standalone tale of Middle-earth since 1977. Christopher Tolkien constructed the narrative from J.R.R. Tolkien's original manuscripts, using many sources from various decades.

The Children of Húrin

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

HarperCollins, UK

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Good, The war of the ring: the history of the Lord of the rings, part three. History of Middle-Earth part 8. 476 p. : ill.. . Includes index.. . Pages and illustrations in excellent condition, as new. Dust jacket a little bit scruffy.

The War Of The Ring - 1st Edition/1st Printing

World Literature

Unwin Hyman

The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings. The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The book concludes with two unique abandoned stories: The New Shadow, set in Gondor during the Fourth Age, and the tale of Tal-elmar, in which the coming of the dreaded Numenorean ships is seen through the eyes of men of Middle-earth in the Dark Years. With the publication of this book, the long history of J.R.R. Tolkien's creation is completed and the enigmatic state of his work can be understood.

The peoples of Middle Earth: The History of Middle Earth, Volume 12

Contemporary

HARPER/COLLINS

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