J. R. R Tolkien

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The tale of Beren and Lúthien was part of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of Middle Earth. Essential to the story is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. This leads to the heroic attempt of Beren and...

4) The fall of Númenor: and other tales from the second age of Middle-Earth

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J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion...

5) The Return of the King

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Lord of the rings volume 3

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The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Gandalf returned, miraculously, and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman.

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6) The two towers: being the second part of the lord of the rings

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Lord of the rings volume 2

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Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey...

7) The Silmarillion

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The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter,...

8) The return of the king: being the third part of the lord of the rings

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Lord of the rings volume 3

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English

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Recounts the defeat of Sauron and the triumph of Aragorn, made possible by the fulfillment of Frodo's quest.

9) The fall of Gondolin

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Evil Morgoth rules over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, opposes him. Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin. Guided unseen by Ulmo, Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin. The story -- only ninety-five pages...

10) The fall of Arthur

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2013.

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English

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The first publication of a previously unknown narrative poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur.

11) The story of Kullervo

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2016.

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English

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"The first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. "Hapless Kullervo, " as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still...

12) Unfinished tales of Numenor and Middle-earth

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A New York Times bestseller for twenty-one weeks upon publication, J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales is a collection of short stories ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings.

The book concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves

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13) The end of the third age: the history of the Lord of the rings, part four

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(John Ronald Reuel),History of Middle-earth volume 09

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Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2000.

Edition

First Houghton Mifflin paperback edition.

Physical Desc

x, 159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

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English

14) The legend of Sigurd and Gudrún

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English

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Tolkien's version of the great legend of Northern antiquity. In the first part, we follow the adventures of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, and his betrothal to the Valkyrie Brynhild. In the second, the tragedy mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún.

15) The battle of Maldon together with The homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's son and 'The tradition of Versification in Old English'

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Publisher

William Morrow, in imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

2023.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Physical Desc

xx, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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English

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"The first-ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, featuring previously unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts." -- Amazon.

16) The book of lost tales

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History of Middle-earth volume 2

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English

17) The fellowship of the ring: being the first part of The Lord of the Rings

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Series

Lord of the rings volume 1

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BMariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2012]

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xvi, 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

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English

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