Christopher Tolkien
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
"In The War of the Ring Christopher Tolkien takes up the story of the writing of The Lord of the Rings with the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents. This is followed by an account of how Frodo, Sam and Gollum were finally brought to the Pass of Kirith Ungol, at which point J.R.R. Tolkien wrote at the time: 'I have got the hero into such a fix that not even an author will be able to extricate him without labour and difficulty'....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. Tolkien considered The Silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar: he is called the Lord of Waters, of all seas, lakes, and rivers under the sky. But he works in secret in Middle-earth to support the Noldor, the kindred...
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 1
Language
English
Description
The first form of the myths and legends in Tolkien's conception of the Middle Kingdom features the adventures of Eriol, and the tales of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the dragon, the necklace of the dwarves, and the fall of Gondolin.
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 1-2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
The Book of Lost Tales contains the first forms of the myths that came to be called The Silmarillion. These include early accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the geography and cosmography of their invented world, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Includes Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Also includes commentary and poems associated with each tale....
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Lays of Beleriand are epic stories in verse form of the Elder days of Middle-earth. Contained herein is The Lay of the Children of Hurin, which tell the tale of Turin Son of Hurin and Glorund the Dragon. The Lay of Leithian tells of Thingol, of the meeting of Beren and Luthien, and of the battle between Fiingolfin and Morgoth. Together these Lays form an important backdrop to The Silmarillion, and illuminate some of the oldest tales of Middle-earth....
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
After long study of the various manuscripts that composed this early tale of Middle-Earth, Christopher Tolkien has constructed a coherent and epic narrative that composes a crucial part of his father's literary oeuvre. In the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West following the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World, Morgoth--the first Dark Lord--dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron. As he waged...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The greatest fantasy writer of the English language brings to life the magic, passion, and excitement of the ancient norse legend. Previously unpublished, this distinctive leather-bound edition also includes an introduction by Tolkien himself, plus commentary and notes by Christopher TolkienTolkien's version of the great legend of Northern antiquity. In the first part, we follow the adventures of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, and his betrothal to...
Author
Language
English
Description
This collection of narratives ranges in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring. It comprises such elements as Gandalf's account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the party at Bag-End and stories of the Five Wizards.
"Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring, which further...
Author
Series
History of The lord of the rings volume pt. 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 11
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Author
Series
History of The lord of the rings volume pt. 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
This book completes the first section of "Sauron defeated " and completes Christopher Tolkien's account of the creation of "The Lord of the Rings". The story starts with Sam's rescue of Frodo from the tower of Kirith Ungol and ends with an epilogue of Sam answering his children's questions years after Bilbo and Frodo's departure from Gray Havens.
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 12
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Study of the Appendices to "The Lord of the Rings," which contain the historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, with additional writings from Tolkien's later years offering new insights into his fictional world, and the abandoned beginnings of two other stories.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
The first form of the myths and legends in Tolkien's conception of the Middle Kingdom features the adventures of Eriol, and the tales of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the dragon, the necklace of the dwarves, and the fall of Gondolin.
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
This is the first of two volumes which documents later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien's epic tale of war. Christopher Tolkien documents the history of The Silmarillion, from the time when his father turned again to 'the Matter of the Elder Days'.