Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth

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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth

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Author(s):

J R R Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien (Editor)

First Pub:

1980

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

1981

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

See 20

Introduction

Part One - The First Age

I - OF TUOR AND HIS COMING TO GONDOLIN

II - NARN I HÎN HÚRIN

Part Two - The Second Age

I - A DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF NÚMENOR

II - ALDARION AND ERENDIS: The Mariner's Wife

III - THE LINE OF ELROS: KINGS OF NÚMENOR

IV - THE HISTORY OF GALADRIEL AND CELEBORN

Part Three - The Third Age

I - THE DISASTER OF THE GLADDEN FIELDS

II - CIRION AND EORL AND THE FRIENDSHIP OF GONDOR AND ROHAN

III - THE QUEST OF EREBOR

IV - THE HUNT FOR THE RING

V - THE BATTLES OF THE FORDS OF ISEN

Part Four

I - THE DRÚEDAIN

II - THE ISTARI

III - THE PALENTÎRI

Index

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Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

Rían, wife of Huor, dwelt with the people of the House of Hador; but when rumour came to Dor-lómin of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and yet she could hear no news of her lord, she became distraught and wandered forth into the wild alone.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

The palantíri could not themselves survey men's minds, at unawares or unwilling; for the transference of thought depended on the wills of the user on either side, and thought (received as speech) was only transmittable by one Stone to another in accord.

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Added: 25-Nov-2002

Last Updated: 16-Sep-2024

18-Nov-1980

Houghton Mifflin Company

Hardback

Date Issued:

18-Nov-1980

Format:

Hardback

Pages*:

472

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Company

ISBN:

0-395-29917-9

ISBN-13:

978-0-395-29917-3

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

I have long since lost the jacket for this edition. I can't remember where I got this book but I remember reading it in junior high. Probably around 9th grade.

12-Aug-1988

Ballantine Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

12-Aug-1988

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$6.99

Pages*:

493

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

ISBN:

0-345-35711-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-35711-3

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Michael Herring - Cover Artist
Shelly Shapiro - Map

THE BOOK OF LOST LEGENDS

Mythic lore and forgotten legends unearthed by Christopher Tolkien from his father's archives unveil stories of the three ages of ancient Middle-earth.

THE FIRST AGE

Young lord Turin fled from Morgoth's forces, wandering in disguise as an outlaw until he could avenge his people against the evil that had razed his home. But Turin lived under the curse of a hateful dragon, and his secret identity hid more than he knew.

THE SECOND AGE

Prince Aldarion's heart belonged to Erendis, but his passion lay with the sea, and the great ships that sailed beyond the sight of land. No man, however, could serve two mistresses, and no mortal love could withstand the lure of the sea.

THE THIRD AGE

The great warrior Isildur escaped with the One Ring, cut from the Dark Lord Sauron's hand - to hide it safely from Sauron's evil grasp. But Isildur learned the burden of the ringbearer - of its temptation and despair.
- And Much More -

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Notes and Comments:

First Ballentine Books Edition: September 1988
Twnety-first printing based on the number line

I picked this up when I got back onto a Tolkien craze and began reading all of his Middle Earth mythologies.

18-Nov-1980
Houghton Mifflin Company
Hardback

12-Aug-1988
Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback

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Author(s)

J R R Tolkien
Birth: 03 Jan 1892 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Death: 02 Sep 1973 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Awards

1981

Mythopoeic Society

Mythopoeic Award

Winner

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