The Fall of Gondolin | J. R. R. Tolkien, John R. R. Tolkien | 2020 | englisch

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The Fall of Gondolin | J. R. R. Tolkien, John R. R. Tolkien | 2020 | englisch Autor: J. R. R. Tolkien, John R. R. Tolkien Format: kartoniert Seitenanzahl: 302 Verlag: Harper Collins Publ. UK Erscheinungsdatum: 20200625 Sprache: englisch Genre: Importe Höhe in mm: 26 Länge in mm: 126 Breite in mm: 195 Gewicht in g: 328 Beschreibung

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth.

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar.

Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. It was built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who, when they dwelt in Valinor, the land of the gods, rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor in heated debate largely refuse to intervene in support of Ulmo's desires and designs.

Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, the instrument of Ulmo's designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon's daughter, and their son is Eärendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo.

At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of Tuor and Idril, with the child Eärendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of Eärendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources.

Following his presentation of Beren and Lúthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same 'history in sequence' mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was 'the first real story of this imaginary world' and, together with Beren and Lúthien and The Children of Húrin, he regarded it as one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days.

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J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Alan Lee was invited to illustrate the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings, which led to further Tolkien editions, including The Hobbit and the three 'Great Tales': The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin. He worked as Conceptual Designer and Set Decorator on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, receiving the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on The Return of the King.

Christopher Tolkien was born on 21 November 1924. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force, later returning to Oxford University to become a Fellow and Tutor. He devoted himself after his father's death in 1973 to the editing of his unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin. He died in 2020 at the age of 95.

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• Condition: Neu
• EAN: 9780008302801
• ISBN: 0008302804
• Marke: Markenlos
• Produktart: kartoniert
• Literarische Bewegung: Importe
• Illustration: Alan Lee
• Spieletitel: The Fall of Gondolin
• Literarische Gattung: Importe
• Höhe: 26
• Breite: 195
• Unterkategorie: Mythen und Legenden (fiktional)
• Thematik: Epische Fantasy (High Fantasy)
• Länge: 126
• Gewicht: 328
• Kategorie: Epische Fantasy (High Fantasy)
• Titel: The Fall of Gondolin
• Genre: Importe
• Format: Taschenbuch
• Illustrator: Alan Lee
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304 Seiten
• Autor: J.R.R. Tolkien
• Verlag: Harper Collins Publ. Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Buchtitel: The Fall of Gondolin

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