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The book of lost tales /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Tolkien, Christopher. History of Middle-Earth ; 1-2.Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1984, c1983-c1984.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 2 v. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0395354390 (v. 1)
  • 9780395354391 (v. 1)
  • 0395366143 (v. 2)
  • 9780395366141 (v. 2)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Book of lost tales.DDC classification:
  • 823/.912 19
LOC classification:
  • PR6039.O32 B6 1984
Online resources:
Contents:
v. 1. The cottage of lost play -- The music of the Ainur -- The coming of the Valar and the building of Valinor -- The chaining of Melko -- The coming of the elves and the making of K�or -- The theft of Melko and the darkening of Valinor -- The flight of the Noldoli -- The tale of the sun and moon -- The hiding of Valinor -- Gilfanon's tale : the travail of the Noldoli and the coming of mankind -- v. 2. The tale of Tin�uviel -- Turambar and the Foal�okez -- The fall of Gondolin -- The Nauglafring -- The history of Eriol or �lfwine and the end of the tales / �lfwine of England.
Summary: The Book of Lost Tales contains the first forms of the myths that came to be called The Silmarillion. These include early accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the geography and cosmography of their invented world, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Includes Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Also includes commentary and poems associated with each tale.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
F F Chamberlin Free Public Library Fiction F TOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) PR6039.O32 B6 1984 2 Available 34562000018340

Includes index.

v. 1. The cottage of lost play -- The music of the Ainur -- The coming of the Valar and the building of Valinor -- The chaining of Melko -- The coming of the elves and the making of K�or -- The theft of Melko and the darkening of Valinor -- The flight of the Noldoli -- The tale of the sun and moon -- The hiding of Valinor -- Gilfanon's tale : the travail of the Noldoli and the coming of mankind -- v. 2. The tale of Tin�uviel -- Turambar and the Foal�okez -- The fall of Gondolin -- The Nauglafring -- The history of Eriol or �lfwine and the end of the tales / �lfwine of England.

The Book of Lost Tales contains the first forms of the myths that came to be called The Silmarillion. These include early accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the geography and cosmography of their invented world, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Includes Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Also includes commentary and poems associated with each tale.

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