{"product_id":"history-of-middle-earth-boxed-set-2","title":"The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 2): The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth \u0026 The Lost Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSecond in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Includes THE LAYS OF BELERIAND, THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH and THE LOST ROAD, which contain the early myths and legends that led to the writings of THE SILMARILLION.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lays of Beleriand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 Túrin and of Beren and Lúthien. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days, together with the notable criticism of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lay of Leithian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by C.S. Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Shaping of Middle-earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmbarkanta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or ‘Shape of the World’, the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe, accompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclysms of the War of the Gods and the Downfall of Númenor. Also included are the original ‘Silmarillion’ of 1926, and the Quenta Noldorinwa of 1930 – the only version of the myths and legends of the First Age that J.R.R. Tolkien completed to their end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lost Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e completes the examination of Tolkien’s writing completes the examination of Tolkien's writing before he began \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presenting later forms of the annals of Valinor and Beleriand, the legend of the downfall of Númenor, and the abandoned ‘time-travel’ story \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lost Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, linking the world of Númenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished together for the first time, these three books comprise a fascinating period of Christopher Tolkien’s forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on Middle-earth, itself a unique accomplishment that celebrates the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Royal Armouries has a permanent display of five heroic swords based on the prop weapons used in the epic ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ movies. You can find out more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/visit-us\/royal-armouries-museum\/royal-armouries-museum-displays\/the-swords-of-middle-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarperCollins; 1st edition (28 Mar. 2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHardcover ‏\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1200 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0008669236\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0008669232\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions: ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.9 x 9.6 x 22.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the author;\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892. After serving in the First World War, he became best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, selling 150 million copies in more than 40 languages worldwide. Awarded the CBE and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University, he died in 1973 at the age of 81.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIS - Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54844847358328,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/8799\/9298\/files\/HISTORY-MIDDLE_HISTORY-HB-Beleriand-Middle-earth-lord-rings.jpg?v=1733826818","url":"https:\/\/shop.royalarmouries.org\/products\/history-of-middle-earth-boxed-set-2","provider":"Royal Armouries Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}