The War of the Jewels
The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s epic tale of war.
In The War of the
Jewels Christopher Tolkien takes up his account of the later history of
The Silmarillion from the point where it was left in Morgoth’s Ring. The story now returns to Middle-earth, and the ruinous conflict of the High Elves and the Men who were their allies with the power fothe Dark Lord. With the publication in this book of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s later
narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the First Age,
the long history of The Silmarillion, from its beginning in The Book of
Lost Tales, is completed; and the enigmatic state of the work at his
death can be understood. This book contains the full text of the Grey
Annals, the primary record of The War of the Jewels, and a major story
of Middle-earth now published for the first time: the tale of the
disaster that overtook the forest people of Brethil when Hurin the
Steadfast came among them after his release from long years of captivity in Angband, the fortress of Morgoth.
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J. R. R. Tolkien, the creator of Middle-earth, was not just a writer; he was a weaver of worlds, a philologist whose deep understanding of language and mythology breathed life into epic landscapes, timeless characters, and legends that still captivate readers around the world. Born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Tolkien’s early years were marked by tragedy—his father’s untimely death and the loss of his mother, both of which shaped the tone of his writing. His roots in the English countryside, where he moved as a child, became the fertile ground for the stories that would define an entire genre.
The History of Middle-earth
The History of Middle-earth consists of twelve books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Related series The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions)
