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| The Shaping of Middle-Earth The Quenta, the Ambarkanta and the Annals (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 4) - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien |
THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTHPoems and prose, maps and
chronologies, detours and diversions along the road to Middle-earth . . .
Christopher Tolkien has gathered archival materials that his late father, J. R.
R. Tolkien, used to create the world and the history behind his classic
stories.THE EVOLUTION OF A WORLDThis fourth volume of The History of
Middle-earth presents early versions of those first tales, from the creation
myth to the fall of Morgoth. Writings include a chronology of the events in
Beleriand, the first Silmarillion map, and the only known description of the
physical nature of Middle-earth's universe. Detailed annotations highlight
changes ranging from the spelling of Elvish names to pivotal emendations whose
effects reach even to the war of the ring.The Shaping of Middle-earth presents
a solid framework by which to trace the development of the early lore of
Middle-earth. It is a truly indispensable reference work for those familiar
with the history of that endlessly beloved land--and fascinating reading for
those just entering that world.
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