The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkiens epic tale of war, "The Silmarillion". In this fourth volume of "The History of Middle-earth", the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or Shape of the World, the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe, ccompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclyusms of "The War of the Gods" and the "Downfall of Numenor". The first map of Beleriend is also reproduced and discussed. In "The Annals of Valinor" and "The Annals of Beleriend" we are shown how the chronology of...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The War of the Ring takes up the story of The Lord of the Rings with the Battle of the Hornburg 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.
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HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
