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The fall of Gondolin /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 302 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map (foldout), genealogical table ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781328613042
  • 1328613046
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.912 23
LOC classification:
  • PR6039.O32 F354 2018
Other classification:
  • FIC009020 | FIC010000
Contents:
Prologue -- The original tale -- The earliest text -- Turlin and the exiles of Gondolin -- The story told in the sketch of the mythology -- The story told in the Quenta Noldorinwa -- The last version -- The evolution of the story -- Conclusion.
Summary: "The final work of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, completing Christopher Tolkien's life-long achievement as the editor and curator of his father's manuscripts"--Summary: 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. The story-- only ninety-five pages long-- is included with variant forms, essays and commentaries on Tolkien's work, and on the source material. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
F F Chamberlin Free Public Library Fiction F TOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000562250

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300).

Prologue -- The original tale -- The earliest text -- Turlin and the exiles of Gondolin -- The story told in the sketch of the mythology -- The story told in the Quenta Noldorinwa -- The last version -- The evolution of the story -- Conclusion.

"The final work of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, completing Christopher Tolkien's life-long achievement as the editor and curator of his father's manuscripts"--

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. The story-- only ninety-five pages long-- is included with variant forms, essays and commentaries on Tolkien's work, and on the source material. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book

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