The War of the Ring (History of Middle-Earth 8) - Hardcover

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0044406851 ISBN 13: 9780044406853

Publisher: Unwin Hyman, 1990

Synopsis

This 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. It is the next volume in a series which looks at the ideas behind the writings of J.R.R.Tolkien.

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Review

"An opportunity to view the origins of one of the twentieth century's most popular and substantive works of fiction." --Hartford Courant

From the Back Cover

'The War of the Ring' takes up the story of 'The Lord of the Rings' with the Battle of Helm’s Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developments that would become central to the narrative are seen at the moment of their emergence: the palantir bursting into fragments on the stairs of Orthanc, its nature as unknown to the author as to those who saw it fall, or the entry of Faramir into the story (‘I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking through the woods of Ithilien’).

The book is illustrated with plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob’s Lair.

Edition details

• Publisher: Unwin Hyman
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0044406851
• ISBN 13: 9780044406853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476
• Editor: Tolkien Christopher