Unfinished Tales

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Classic hardback edition of this fascinating collection of stories featuring Tolkiens own painting of the dragon Glaurung on the cover which continues the tales of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings & The Silmarillion & contains an alternative version of The Children of Hurin. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring & provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background & new stories from the twentieth centurys most acclaimed popular author. The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth & comprises such elements as Gandalfs lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand & an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan. Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Numenor before its downfall & all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards the Palantiri & the legend of Amroth. The tales were collated & edited by JRR Tolkiens son & literary heir Christopher Tolkien who provides a short commentary on each story helping the reader to fill in the gaps & put each story into the context of the rest of his fathers writings.