The Fall of N�menor

And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth

J R R Tolkien

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15 November 2022

Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Short Stories Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; Mythological Creatures, People & Places

"J. R. R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume complete with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by renowned artist Alan Lee.

J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ""dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told."" And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-d�r and the rise of Sauron.

It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father's death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book's content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of N�menor. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of Middle-earth as a reward for aiding the angelic Valar and the Elves in the defeat and capture of the Dark Lord Morgoth, the kingdom became a seat of influence and wealth; but as the N�men�reans' power increased, the seed of their downfall would inevitably be sown, culminating in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.

Even greater insight into the Second Age would be revealed in subsequent publications, first in Unfinished Tales of N�menor and Middle-earth, then expanded upon in Christopher Tolkien's magisterial twelve-volume The History of Middle-earth, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.

Now, adhering to the timeline of ""The Tale of Years"" in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings, editor Brian Sibley has assembled into one comprehensive volume a new chronicle of the Second Age of Middle-earth, told substantially in the words of Tolkien from the various published texts, with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee."

By: J R R Tolkien
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 839g
ISBN: 9780063280687
ISBN 10: 006328068X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Ronald Reuel 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 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Reviews for The Fall of N�menor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth

"""How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?"" -- The Guardian ""Demanding to be compared with English mythologies... at times rises to the greatness of true myth."" -- Financial Times ""A creation of singular beauty... magnificent in its best moments."" -- Washington Post"