Unfinished tales of Númenor and Middle-earth / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited with introduction, commentary, index and maps by Christopher Tolkien ; illustrated by John Howe, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith.
Originally published: London: Allen & Unwin, 1980. Maps on endpapers. Includes index. "To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its first publication, this illustrated edition features 18 full-colour paintings by John Howe, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith. It present anew Christopher Tolkien's pivotal step toards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beigging of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books devoted to celebrating his father's legacy" --Dust jacket flap.
Contents:
Part four. The palantíri. Narn i hîn Húrin -- The childhood of Túrin -- The words of Húrin and Morgoth -- The departure of Túrin -- Túrin in Doriath -- Túrin among the outlaws -- Of Mîm the dwarf -- The return of Túrin to Dor-lómin -- The coming of Túrin into Brethil -- The journey of Morwen and Nienor to Nargothrond -- Nienor in Brethil -- The coming of Glaurung -- The death of Glaurung -- The death of Túrin -- Part two : the second age. A descirption of the island of Númenor -- Aldarion and Erendis : the mariner's wife -- The line of Elros : kings of Númenor -- The history of Galadriel and Celeborn and of Amroth King of Lórien -- Part three : the third age. The disaster of the Gladden Fields -- Cirion and Eorl and the friendship of Gondor and Rohan -- The Northmen and the Wainriders -- The ride of Eorl -- Cirion and Eorl -- The tradition of Isildur -- The quest of Erebor -- The hunt for the ring -- Of the journey of the black riders according to the account that Gandalf gave to Frodo -- Other versions of the story -- Concerning Gandalf, Saruman, and the Shire -- The battles of the Fords of Isen -- Part four. The Drúedain -- The Istari -- The palantíri.
Summary:
This collection of narratives ranges in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring. It comprises such elements as Gandalf's account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the party at Bag-End and stories of the Five Wizards. "Unfinished Tales is a collection of narractives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring, which further relate events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. The book concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as Gandalf's lively account of how it was that he came to send the dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, an exact dexcription of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan, and the journey of the black riders during the hunt for the ring. Unfinished Tales also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about the five wizards, the palantíri and the legend of Amroth. The collection is edited by Christopher Tolkien, who provides a commentary on each of the 'tales'. He has also redrawn his original map accompanying the Lord of the RIngs with the addition of new features and names, and reproduces the only map of Númenor that J.R.R. Tolkien ever made" -- Dust jacket.
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