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Restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Humans, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. The tale …
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"...It is a long tale..." — Aragorn This one is a little different. As the The Tale of Tinúviel is really the first chapter in the novel The book of Lost Tales Vol. 2. I kinda felt I should write about this before the I write about Beren and Lúthien. Now the Book of Lost …
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The untold story behind the creation of the million-selling Lord of the Rings calendars, written by an author with first-hand knowledge of the creative genius behind them. by Greg Hildebrandt, Candance Raney (Senior Editor) This is basically a "coffee table" book. It covers all the art work done for the LOTR calendars, I believe in …
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Long before the One Ring was forged in the fires of Mount Doom, one man—Húrin—dared to defy Morgoth, the first and greatest of the dark lords to plague Middle-earth. Thus did he and his children, Túrin and Niënor, earn the enmity of a merciless foe that would shape the destiny of all the ages to …
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Well was writing about Tom Bombadil in the this Middle Earth Challenge. I brought up the The Valar. I was thinking about doing a follow up about them. But I found this awesome video made by guys over at History of Middle-Earth. I hope you all enjoy this! https://youtu.be/ZIQRW0FrR_I
This adventure book tells of Tom's encounters with the River-woman's beautiful daughter, Old Man Willow, the Badger-folk, the ghostly Barrowwight, a lovely princess, trolls, dwarves, and legendary beasts. A delightful volume of 16 songs, rhymes and poems from the acclaimed The Hobbit. Illustrated. by J.R.R. Tolkien, Roger Garland (Illustrator) "Eldest, that's what I am... Tom …
In light of doing the Middle Earth Challenge I inflicted upon myself. I’ve had a few people as me what would be the best order into which you should read these novels.
I have to say this is the best line I have found so far. Plus I love the fact that the author takes the time to explain why and personal side stories. So if you want to dive into the Middle Earth, this is a good stop to make a list of what you need to read.
Thank you Daniel Stride for making this list!!!
The question of Tolkienian reading order has popped up in a couple of places recently. It’s a basic question, but a fair enough one too – fifteen years after the last Jackson Rings film came out, there is now an entire generation who know the story from that source, rather than the original. And, well, The Fall of Gondolin has come out since I offered my opinion on The History of Middle-earth series – my earlier advice to read Book of Lost Tales Volume II is now redundant.
My opinion, as far as the Middle-earth texts go:
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are some of the greatest tales of good versus evil ever told. From the creation of Arda to the War of the Ring, Tolkien's Middle-earth has seen war and rebellion, devastation and loss, in which the powers of darkness emerged. Here in his …
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