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Morgoth's Ring: The Later Silmarillion, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 10)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780395680926
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0395680921
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 488
Publication Date: December 14, 1993
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
In Morgoth's Ring, the tenth volume of The History of Middle-earth and the first of two companion volumes, Christopher Tolkien describes and documents the legends of the Elder Days, as they were evolved and transformed by his father in the years before he completed The Lord of the Rings. The text of the Annals of Aman, the "Blessed Land" in the far West, is given in full. And in writings never before published, we can see the nature of the problems that J.R.R. Tolkien explored in his later years as new and radical ideas, portending upheaval in the heart of the mythology. At this time Tokien sought to redefine the old legends, and wrote of the nature and destiny of Elves, the idea of Elvish rebirth, the origins of the Orcs, and the Fall of Men. His meditation of mortality and immortality as represented in the lives of Men and Elves led to another major writing at this time, the "Debate of Finrod and Andreth," which is reproduced here in full. "Above all," Christopher Tolkien writes in his foreward, "the power and significance of Melkor-Morgoth...was enlarged to become the ground and source of the corruption of Arda." This book indeed is all about Morgoth. Incomparably greater than the power of Sauron, concentrated in the One Ring, Morgoth's power (Tolkien wrote) was dispersed into the very matter of Arda: "The whole of Middle-earth was Morgoth's Ring."
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Morgoths rng
Most of book is made up of paragraph sized revisions, which was if I remember correctly not stated in book description. A portion of this book gives details and insigts that are just spectacular.
Rating:  - Drafts of 'The Silmarillion' Part I
'Morgoth's Ring' and 'The War of the Jewels' are both collections of draft material which would become the postumously published 'The Silmarillion'. In that sense, they stand in the same relation to 'The Silmarillion' as Volumes VI through IX of 'The History of Middle Earth' stand to 'The Lord of the Rings'. The difference is that while Tolkien senior himself published LotR, 'The Silmarillion' was incomplete at the time of Tolkien's death, so these are commentaries on an imcomplete work. If, like ... Read More
Rating: - Not for the casual reader
This book is for serious Tolkien scholars, not the casual Lord of The Rings fan. Christopher Tolkien's analysis can be mind numbing, so if you're not looking for that kind of depth, stick to The Silmarillion.
Rating:  - More in depth Silmarillion writings, and more depth than you could ever imagine
Part 1 starts out with another version of the Ainulindale. Tolkien would always be revising his stories and the reason for it could be many things. In the Ainulindale he rewrote it to make radical changes to the cosmology. It is very easy to see why most of his writings were never finished, every little change he made would throw off the entire Middle-Earth world from what it was before.
Part 2 has the Annals of Aman. Since changes were always being made, Tolkien always made new ... Read More
Rating: - this really shows a lot of important stuff
The Silmarillion was great! and this book is the first half in different versions and also the changes Tolkien had to make over the years My favorite was the Annals of Aman and the debate of Finrod and andreth they both explain things unkonwn to the reader of the silmarillion. Christopher tolkien made very good and imformative commentaries. This book includes many unpublished material! That dead guy's a genius!
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