The Fall of Númenor And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Harper Collins Publ. USA
27,99 €
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38,00 €
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Verkaufsrang
43284
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
15.11.2022
Abbildungen
10 color illustrations 30 pencil sketches
Verlag
Harper Collins Publ. USASeitenzahl
320
Maße (L/B/H)
23/15,4/3,7 cm
Gewicht
838 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-06-328068-7
J. R. R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume complete with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by renowned artist Alan Lee.
J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a "dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told." And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of this foundational period of the Tolkien legendarium found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron.
It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father’s death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book’s content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Númenor, a cornerstone of Middle-earth lore. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of Middle-earth as a reward for aiding the angelic Valar and the Elves in the defeat and capture of the Dark Lord Morgoth, the kingdom became a seat of influence and wealth; but as the Númenóreans’ power increased, the seed of their downfall would inevitably be sown, culminating in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.
Even greater insight into the Second Age would be revealed in subsequent publications, first in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, then expanded upon in Christopher Tolkien’s magisterial twelve-volume The History of Middle-earth, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.
Now, adhering to the timeline of "The Tale of Years" in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings, editor Brian Sibley has assembled into one comprehensive volume a new chronicle of the Second Age of Middle-earth, an essential tome of epic fantasy history told substantially in the words of Tolkien from the various published texts, with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee.
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Númenor is finally given the attention it deserves
The Fall of Númenor is one of the most important events in Middle Earth's history and in this book it is finally given the attention it deserves. Those who have read the Silmarillion will know the overarching story, but since that book covers the entire story of Arda since the beginning of time, it is obvious that less attention can be given to any one event. This book deals with only the events surrounding the Fall of Númenor, and so can afford to go into a lot more detail. As usual with Tolkien's books, the language is beautiful and the story is deep and richly layers. But it is not light reading and will likely speak most to those who have already read and enjoyed The Lord of the Rings books.
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