The Lost Road and Other Writings: Language and Legend Before the "Lord of the Rings": v. 5 (The History of Middle-Earth) - Softcover

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0044403984 ISBN 13: 9780044403982

Publisher: Unwin, 1989

Synopsis

This fifth volume of "The History of Middle-Earth" completes J.R.R. Tolkien's presentation of the whole compass of his writing on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-Earth, with an "etymological dictionary" describing words and names in the Elvish languages.

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Review

‘Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father’s son... Tolkien devotees will rejoice’ The New York Times Book Review

From the Back Cover

At the end of 1937, J.R.R Tolkien reluctantly set aside his work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began The Lord of the Rings.

This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth completes the examination of his writing up to that time. Later forms of The Annals of Valinor and The Annals of Beleriand had been composed, The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified form, and a new Map had been made. The legend of the Downfall of Numenor had entered the work, including those central ideas: the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned 'time-travel' story The Lost Road, linking the world of Numenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples.

Also included in this volume is The Lhammas, as essay on the complex languages and dialects of Middle-earth, and an 'etymological dictionary' containing an extensive account of Elvish vocabularies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Unwin
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0044403984
• ISBN 13: 9780044403982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 454
• Editor: Tolkien Christopher