Unfinished tales of Númenor and Middle-earth

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 (Author). Tolkien, Christopher. (Added Author).

Summary: "Presents J. R. R. Tolkien's elaborations beyond 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Silmarillion' regarding the lands of Middle-earth and Numenor, with an introduction, notes, maps, and a glossary-style index by Tolkien's son Christopher." "This book was not planned by Tolkien and is a disparate collection held together by the continuing editorial presence of his son Christopher; his exhaustive commentary and countless footnotes are learned and helpful....the nature and state of this material give us a rare glimpse of how Tolkien developed his fantasy world over the years." Publ Wkly.

Record details

ISBN: 0618154043
ISBN: 9780618154043
ISBN: 0618154051 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780618154050 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
472 p. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1980.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Of Tuor and his coming to Gondolin -- Narn I Hin Hurin -- A description of the island of Númenor -- Aldarion and Erendis : The mariner's wife -- The line of Elros : Kings of Númenor -- The history of Galadriel and Celeborn and of Amroth King of Lórien -- The disaster of the Gladden Fields -- Cirion and Eorl and the friendship of Gondor and Rohan -- The quest of Erebor -- The hunt for the ring -- The battles of the Fords of Isen -- The Drúedain -- The Istari -- The Palantíri.