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The Book of Lost Tales

Index The Book of Lost Tales

The Book of Lost Tales is a collection of early stories by English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, published as the first two volumes of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth, in which he presents and analyzes the manuscripts of those stories, which were the earliest form of the complex fictional myths that would eventually comprise The Silmarillion. [1]

43 relations: Ainulindalë, Ainur (Middle-earth), Allen & Unwin, Ælfwine of England, Beren, Beren and Lúthien, Christopher Tolkien, Eärendil, Elf (Middle-earth), Fiction, Frame story, Gondolin, High fantasy, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Howe (illustrator), Lúthien, Literary criticism, Middle-earth objects, Morgoth, Mythology, Noldor, Quenta Silmarillion, Sun and Moon (Middle-earth), Túrin Turambar, Teleri, Tengwar, The Children of Húrin, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle-earth, The Lays of Beleriand, The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays, The Shaping of Middle-earth, The Silmarillion, The Tolkien Reader, Thingol, Tirion, Tol Eressëa, Tolkien's legendarium, Unfinished Tales, Vala (Middle-earth), Valaquenta, Valinor, Vanyar.

Ainulindalë

Ainulindalë ("Music of the Ainur") is the creation account in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, published as the first part of the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977).

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Ainur (Middle-earth)

The Ainur are the immortal spirits existing before Creation in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe.

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Allen & Unwin

Allen & Unwin is an Australian independent publishing company, established in Australia in 1976 as a subsidiary of the British firm George Allen & Unwin Ltd., which was founded by Sir Stanley Unwin in August 1914 and went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century.

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Ælfwine of England

Ælfwine is a fictional character found in various early versions of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Beren

Beren (also known as Beren Erchamion, "the One-handed", and Beren Camlost, "the Empty-handed") is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.

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Beren and Lúthien

The tale of Beren and Lúthien, told in several works by J. R. R. Tolkien, is the story of the love and adventures of the mortal Man Beren and the immortal Elf-maiden Lúthien.

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Christopher Tolkien

Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (born 21 November 1924) is the third son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work.

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Eärendil

Eärendil the Mariner (pronounced) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.

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Elf (Middle-earth)

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional Earth, often called Middle-earth, and set in the remote past.

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Fiction

Fiction is any story or setting that is derived from imagination—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact.

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Frame story

A frame story (also known as a frame tale or frame narrative) is a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.

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Gondolin

'''The Fall of Turgon's Tower''' Gondolin is a fictional city in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, inhabited by Elves.

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High fantasy

High fantasy or epic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, defined either by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

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John Howe (illustrator)

John Howe (born August 21, 1957) is a Canadian book illustrator, living in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

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Lúthien

Lúthien Tinúviel (Y.T. 1200–Y.S. 503; died aged 3377) is a fictional character in the fantasy-world Middle-earth of the English author J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Literary criticism

Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

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Middle-earth objects

J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy legendarium includes several noteworthy objects.

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Morgoth

Morgoth Bauglir (originally Melkor) is a character from Tolkien's legendarium.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Noldor

In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor (also spelled Ñoldor, meaning those with knowledge in Quenya) are High Elves of the Second Clan who migrated to Valinor and lived in Eldamar.

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Quenta Silmarillion

Quenta Silmarillion is a collection of fictional legends written by the high fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien, and published after the author's death in The Silmarillion, together with four shorter stories.

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Sun and Moon (Middle-earth)

The fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien of Middle-earth fame included Earth's sun and moon for the cosmology of his myths of Arda.

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Túrin Turambar

Túrin Turambar (pronounced) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Teleri

In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Teleri, Those who come last in Quenya (singular Teler) were the third of the Elf clans who came to Aman.

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Tengwar

The tengwar are an artificial script created by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The Children of Húrin

The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The Fall of Gondolin

In the writings of fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin is the name of one of the original Lost Tales which formed the basis for a section in his later work, The Silmarillion.

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The History of Middle-earth

The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books published between 1983 and 1996 that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, compiled and edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien.

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The Lays of Beleriand

The Lays of Beleriand, published in 1985, is the third volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays

The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's scholarly linguistic essays edited by his son Christopher and published posthumously in 1983.

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The Shaping of Middle-earth

The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986) is the fourth volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion (pronounced: /sɪlmaˈrɪljɔn/) is a collection of mythopoeic works by English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay.

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The Tolkien Reader

The Tolkien Reader is an anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Thingol

Elu Thingol (Y.T. ≥1050–Y.S. 502; died aged c.4814) is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.

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Tirion

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Tirion upon Túna was the city of the Noldor (and earlier, the Vanyar, who later moved into Valinor's interior) in Valinor.

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Tol Eressëa

In early versions of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium (see: The History of Middle-earth), Tol Eressëa was an island visited by the Anglo-Saxon traveller Ælfwine (in earlier versions, Eriol) which provided a framework for the tales that later became The Silmarillion.

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Tolkien's legendarium

Tolkien's legendarium is the body of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoetic writing that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings.

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Unfinished Tales

Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980.

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Vala (Middle-earth)

The Valar (singular Vala) are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Valaquenta

Valaquenta (Quenya for "Tale of the Valar") is the second section of The Silmarillion, a collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977.

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Valinor

Valinor (Land of the Valar) is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the realm of the Valar in Aman.

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Vanyar

In the fictional universe, or legendarium, described in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Vanyar are the fairest and most noble of the High Elves.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Lost_Tales

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