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Unfinished Tales is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980. The book contains tales from the First, Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth, as well as notes and commentary by Christopher Tolkien.
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- 1980
Jul 7, 2024 · Unfinished Tales is a posthumous collection of stories and essays by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher Tolkien. It contains tales from the First, Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth, as well as notes and maps.
Aug 12, 1988 · A collection of stories from the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, edited by his son Christopher Tolkien. Explore the mythic lore and forgotten legends of the three ages of ancient Middle-earth in this mass market paperback.
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, or Unfinished Tales, is a collection of stories and alternate narratives by J.R.R. Tolkien that were not completed in his lifetime, but edited and concluded by Christopher Tolkien, and first published in 1980. The tales are set in Arda.
Unlike The Silmarillion, in which narrative fragments were modified to form a consistent and coherent work, the Unfinished Tales are presented as Tolkien left them, with little more than names changed. Thus some of these are incomplete stories, while others are collections of "factual" information about Middle-earth. Each tale is followed by a long series of Christopher's notes explaining inconsistencies and obscure points. In a few of the tales (written after The Lord of the Rings had been published and found success), Tolkien reaches back to rationalize or correct certain facets of his world that originally had been different, or mysterious.
As with The Silmarillion, Christopher Tolkien edited and published Unfinished Tales before he had finished his study of the materials in his father's archive. Despite shortcomings in editorial consistency, Unfinished Tales provides detailed information about characters, events and places mentioned only briefly in The Lord of the Rings. Tales include alternate accounts of the origins of Gandalf and the Wizards, the death of Isildur and the loss of the One Ring in the Gladden Fields, and the founding of the Kingdom of Rohan.
Of particular note is the tale of Tar-Aldarion and Erendis, the only known story set within Númenor before its fall. A map of Númenor is included.
had commercial success, demonstrating that demand for Tolkien's stories several years after his death grew on. Considering this, Christopher Tolkien began to embark upon the more ambitious twelve-volume work entitled The History of Middle-earth which encompasses nearly the entire corpus of Tolkien's Middle-earth writings.
Part One: The First Age:
•"Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
•"Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)"
Part Two: The Second Age:
•"A Description of the Island of Númenor"
•"Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
A collection of stories and alternate narratives by J.R.R. Tolkien edited by his son Christopher, published in 1980. The tales are set in Arda, the fictional world of Middle-earth, and cover the First, Second and Third Ages.
Oct 1, 1980 · A collection of stories set in the world of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Explore the history and lore of Middle-earth, from the Elder Days to the War of the Ring, with commentary and illustrations by the author.
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A collection of stories from the three ages of ancient Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien from his father's archives. Explore the mythic lore and forgotten legends of Turin, Aldarion, Isildur and more.
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Sep 19, 2001 · A collection of narratives by J.R.R. Tolkien about the history and legends of Middle-earth, from the Elder Days to the War of the Ring. Explore the stories of Gandalf, Tuor, Ulmo, the Riders of Rohan, and more in this hardcover book.
