{"product_id":"the-history-of-middle-earth-box-set-4-morgoths-ring-the-war-of-the-jewels-the-peoples-of-middle-earth-index-9780063390850","title":"The History of Middle-Earth Box Set #4: Morgoth's Ring \/ The War of the Jewels \/ The Peoples of Middle-Earth \/ Index","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourth in a series of hardcover box sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dust jackets\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eone side featuring artwork by John Howe, and the original graphic treatment on the other\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. Set 4 contains \u003cem\u003eMorgoth's Ring\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Jewels\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Peoples of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e (Books 10-12 of \u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth Index.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorgoth's Ring \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis the first of two companion volumes documenting the later writing of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion. \u003c\/em\u003eThe text of the Annals of Aman, the \"Blessed Land\" in the far West, is given in full; while further writings reveal the nature of the problems that Tolkien explored in his later years, as new and radical ideas, portending upheaval in the old narratives, emerged at the heart of the mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe War of the Jewels \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003econtinues the account of the later history of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, as the story returns to Middle-earth, and the ruinous conflict of the High Elves and the Men who were their allies with the power of the Dark Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peoples of Middle-earth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis this capstone to Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, presenting a chronology of the later Ages, the Hobbit genealogies, and the Western language or Common Speech. Here too are valuable writings from Tolkien's last years: \"The New Shadow,\" in Gondor of the Fourth Age, and \"Tal-elmar,\" the tale of the coming of the Numenorean ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth Index \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epresents the comprehensive indices of all twelve History of Middle-earth volumes in a single, easily referenced edition, serving as an essential complement to this extraordinary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished together for the first time, these four books collect a fascinating period of Christopher Tolkien's forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on Middle-earth, a unique accomplishment that celebrates the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063390850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1264","brand":"Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431969714357,"sku":"9780063390850","price":106.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_68c4488e-e67b-4467-a9d0-99f1bc7fbdd1.jpg?v=1721139134","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-history-of-middle-earth-box-set-4-morgoths-ring-the-war-of-the-jewels-the-peoples-of-middle-earth-index-9780063390850","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}