JRR Tolkien: Morgoth's Ring - History vol. 10 - 1st edition

From the cover...

The Silmarillion, foundation of the imagined world of J. R. R. Tolkien, was as is well known never completed, never brought to a final form after the writing of The Lord of the Rings: the work is known from the text published posthumously in 1977, a construction from the narratives that existed, not a completion.

In Morgoth's Ring, the first of two companion volumes, Christopher Tolkien describes and documents the later history of The Silmarillion, from the time when his father turned again to 'the Matter of the Elder Days' after The Lord of the Rings was at last achieved. The text of the Annals of Aman, the 'Blessed Land' in the far West, is given in full; while in writings hitherto unknown is seen the nature of the problems that J. R. R. Tolkien explored in his later years, as new and radical ideas, portending upheaval in the old narratives, emerged at the heart of the mythology, and as the destinies of Men and Elves, mortals and immortals, became of central significance, together with a vastly enlarged perception of the evil of Melkor, the Shadow upon Arda. Among these writings a central place is given to the Athrabeth Finrodah Andreth, in which the Elvish King of Nargothrond debates with the `wise-woman' Andreth the injustice of human mortality.

The second part of this history of the later Silmarillion will be concerned with developments in the legends of Beleriand after the completion of The Lord of the Rings, and will include the unpublished story The Wanderings of Hurin.

If I sell you something which you feel I have described incorrectly please tell me.
Your feedback is my guiding star.

Have a look at my other books - save Australian postage costs by combining lots. Accumulate books for up to 30 days before paying. A 3kg postal satchel holds a lot of books - up to 10 paperbacks or 5 hardbacks.