Overview
"AnĀ essential historical reference for Middle-earth fans" (Entertainment Weekly), The Fall Of Gondolin is the final work of J.R.R. Tolkienās Middle-earth fiction, completing Christopher Tolkienās life-long achievement as the editor and curator of his fatherās manuscripts.
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwƫ, chief of the Valar.
Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. It was built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who, when they dwelt in Valinor, the land of the gods, rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor in heated debate largely refuse to intervene in support of Ulmoās desires and designs.
Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of TĆŗrin, the instrument of Ulmoās designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgonās daughter, and their son is EƤrendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo.
At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of TĆŗrin and Idril, with the child EƤrendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of EƤrendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources.
Following his presentation of Beren and LĆŗthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same āhistory in sequenceā mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was āthe first real story of this imaginary worldā and, together with Beren and LĆŗthien and The Children of HĆŗrin, he regarded it as one of the three āGreat Talesā of the Elder Days.
This book title, The Fall of Gondolin, ISBN: 9780063376397, by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by HarperCollins (February 20, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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