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The Shaping of Middle-Earth

By Christopher Tolkien

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The Shaping of Middle-Earth

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At the end of 1937, J.R.R Tolkien reluctantly set aside his work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began The Lord of the Rings. This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth completes the examination of his writing up to that time. Later forms of The Annals of Valinor and The Annals of Beleriand had been composed, The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified form, and a new Map had been made. The legend of the Downfall of Numenor had entered the work, including those central ideas: the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned 'time-travel' story The Lost Road, linking the world of Numenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples. Also included in this volume is The Lhammas, as essay on the complex languages and dialects of Middle-earth, and an 'etymological dictionary' containing an extensive account of Elvish vocabularies.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2002-06-05
Publication Date:
1993-05-24
Publisher:
Harper Collins Publ. UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0261102184
ISBN13:
9780261102187
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
273 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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