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The Lays of Beleriand Mass Market Paperback edition published by Del Rey
Volume 3 in the History of Middle Earth series
This, the third volume to The History of Middle-earth, gives us a privileged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world ? those of T?rin and L?thien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of the Children of H?rin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of T?rin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and L?thien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress.
Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of Leithian by C.S. Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.
"A worthy addition to The History of Middle-earth"
MALLORN
"Anyone loving the original books will want to study this one"
DAILY MAIL
TT Code - U145
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