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UNFINISHED TALES OF NUMENOR
AND MIDDLE-EARTH

J.R.R Tolkien

Cover Art "GLAURUNG ISSUES FORTH"
by JRR Tolkien

Edited with Introduction, Commentary, Index and Maps
by Christopher Tolkien

20th Anniversary Edition British Edition

With Large Fold-Out Map

When JRR Tolkien died, he left a massive amount of material that, for various reasons, had not been published. Some of this material was sufficiently comprehensive and consistent with published materials that Tolkien's son, Christopher, was able to compile it into 'The Silmarillion'.

But there were also several stories, polished, but not quite complete, which pertained to the events in 'The Lord of the Rings' such as

    • The story of how Isildur lost the One Ring
    • What, exactly, were the Wizards: who sent them and why?
    • How did Galadriel and Celeborn come to rule Lorien?
    • Just what happened at the Fords of Isen when Saruman attacked Rohan and Theoden's son, Theodred, was slain?

Tales from all three of the ages of Middle-earth; from heroes such as Tuor and Turin in the First Age, to Bilbo and Gandalf in the Third are here. Almost every tale is told in a different style, but each is satisfying, up to the point where it breaks off: then frustration and speculation set in, but also a deep appreciation for the scope and grandeur of Middle-earth and the man who created it. --.

Unfinished tales then is a collection of narratives also discussing:

    • Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag End.
    • The tale of the the emergence of Ulmo, before the eyes of Tuor, on the coast of Beleriand.
    • An exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan.

The book also contains the only story that survived from the long ages before Numenor's downfall, and tells all that is known of such matters as the The Palantiri and the legend of Amroth.

All these questions and many more are addressed in the many unfinished tales that are to be found in this book. Like his father, Christopher Tolkien was a professor at Oxford. He spent the later years of his father s life devoting his time to editing the Papers of his father and is not only his son but his literary heir! This new 20th Anniversary hardback edition of JRR Tolkien's legacy was collated and edited by Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father's writings. 452pp A physical description follows...

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