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The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth #2)

J.R.R. Tolkien

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 391 pages

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Original Title:	The Book of Lost Tales, Part II
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The History of Middle-Earth #2, Unfinished Tales #II, Middle-earth Universe , more
Characters:	Eärendil, Ælfwine of England, Lúthien
Literary Awards:	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee (1985)

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The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)
viii, 391 pp. "The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916, 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 the Lost Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend and association, they are set in the narrative frame of the great westward voyage of a mariner named Eriel (or AElfwine). His destination is Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle where Elves dwell; from them he learns their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. The Tales include the earliest accounts 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 cosmography of their invented world. The Book of Lost Tales is published in two volumes. The first contains the Tales of Valinor; and this second past includes Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary, together with associated poems, and each volume contains extensive information on names and vocabulary of the earliest Elvish languages. Additional books in this series will extend the history of Middle-earth as it was refined and enlarged in later years and will include the long Lays of Beleriand, the Ambarkanta or Shape of the World, the Lhammas or Account of Tongues, annals, maps, and many other previously unpublished writings of J.R.R. Tolkien."Keywords: FANTASY SCIENCE FICTION HISTORY MIDDLE EARTH JRR TOLKIEN BOOK OF LOST TALES

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Title	:	The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth #2)
Author	:	J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 391 pages
Published	:	April 22nd 1992 by Del Rey (first published 1984)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction

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This was quite hard to get through. There are some interesting bits, but the stuff in between them is just a tough cookie. A must-read for die-hard Tolkien fans (the whole series is) but don't expect a compelling book that grips you from start to end.

A J.R.R. Tolkien fan since my earliest adolescence, I have only in my middle age begun to read the notebooks his son Christopher has published in the 1980s and 90s as The History of Middle-earth. It is wise not to begin with these books. They do not draw us in to the great masters enchanted realm as does The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and most especially (for me at least) The Silmarillion.This, the second book of Lost Tales is no easy read, even for Tolkien geeks such as myself. The

It took me like a month but I did it! I enjoyed the different versions of familiar stories - Beren and Luthien (though clearly JRRT was not a fan of cats, boo on him), the Fall of Gondolin, the Nauglafring, and the Tale of Earendel. I don't think I'll ever enjoy reading about disaster-man Turin and I did not care at all for Eriol's tale and the whole, let's try and make this England, glad JRRT seemed to let go of a lot of that as time went on.

The book contains six stories found in the Silmarillion, but at the origin of conception. I skipped the commentary.The Tale of Tinuviel: This tells the story of Beren and Luthien, different from The Silmarillion, but no less pleasurable. Beren seeks Tinuviels love by approaching her father on his throne. The king and his Elves laugh him to scorn and the king tells him in jest he can have her if he goes to Morgoth (a rebellious deity in Illuvitars creation) and retrieves the Silmaril from his



As I have said in my review of Volume I, this stuff IS demanding, and you should be aware you are embarking on a collection on early drafts from the Professor, edited and commented by Christopher but still, in places, very hard to follow and digest. As an hardcore Tolkien fan I enjoyed immensely the chance to revisit some of the Legendarium classics like Beren nd Luthien, Turin Turambar and the Naugarfring and learn more about how these epic tales first saw the light. However, the Fall of

This review will go over both of the Lost Tales partsThis is for those who just can't get enough of Tolkien's works. If you have not read or did not enjoy The Silmarillion, do not even bother reading The Book of Lost Tales. I would actually recommend reading The Silmarillion a couple of times before reading these books. The Book of Lost Tales seems to be a first draft of The Silmarillion. Lost Tales is more convoluted and probably drier, and is full of Christopher Tolkien's commentary (about the