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Loading... The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)by J.R.R. TolkienSeries: The History of Middle-Earth (book 2)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  Rhinoa | Feb 4, 2009 |  Read this one for Tevildo. The earliest form of Sauron is a gigantic, demonic cat, who actually doesn't forget his roots in being gigantic and demonic. The first form of _The Tale of Beren and Luthien_ is one of the funniest things I've read, and not out of mockery or embarrassment, but because it had a _right_ to be that funny. It wouldn't have worked on its own, without the Silmarillion to provide a reference point, but since we have the latter, we should enjoy. The second half of the earliest Silmarillion, with the three Great Tales -- Beren, Turin, and Tuor (remember him? Gondolin?) -- in surprisingly recognizable form, and Christopher Tolkien's characteristic style of vivid, deadpan scholarly commentary. (  ) ex_ottoyuhr | Dec 22, 2008 | There is perhaps a little more variety in the second volume of the Book of Lost Tales, compared to the first. You again have the story of Luthien Tinuviel, but there are also stories with Dwarves and Dragons, and also the detail of the fall of the city of Gondolin into Shadow. This makes it a little more interesting, to me. http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2006/12... (  ) bluetyson | Jan 2, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0395426405, Paperback)The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916-17 when he was twenty-five years old and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for these tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or AElfwine) to Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle, where elves dwelt; from him they learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In these Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of Nargothrond and Gondolin; of the geography and cosmology of Middle-earth. Volume Two contains the Tale of Tinuviel, the story of Turambar, The Fall of Gondolin, and the story of the Necklace of the Dwarves. Each tale is followed by a short essay by Christopher Tolkien, the author's son and literary executor.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:22 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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This is another great collection and a must for all Tolkien fans. The extended versions of Gondolin and the Nauglfring are the only full versions in existence (later drafts contain much condensed versions). It was really interesting to see how the tales evolved as Tolkien kept re-drafting for example in the tale of Tinuviel one of the main protagonists is an evil Prince of Cats and in the final version it was Sauron. It's amazing to see how much of the early mythology nd ideas Tolkien had written by the time he was 25.
My favourite tle was of Turin. It's such a sad tale and really moving. I do also like Beren and I am looking forward to the third book in the series whcih continues with both characters. This volume also sees the first appearance of one Legolas Greenleaf and it was interesting to read that Tolkien didn't approve of airy fairy paintings of the elf. He was supposed to have been quite substantial, fierce and strong with great stamina. (