The War of the Jewels
The War of the Jewels, published in 1994, is the eleventh volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Continuing from the previous Morgoth's Ring, this volume provides detailed writings and editorial commentary pertaining to Tolkien's cosmology that eventually would become the published The Silmarillion.
Contents
- Foreword
- Part One: The Grey Annals
- Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion (continued from Morgoth's Ring)
- — IX. "Of Men"
- — X. "Of the Siege of Angband"
- — XI. "Of Beleriand and Its Realms"
- — XII. "Of Turgon and the Building of Gondolin"
- — XIII. "Concerning the Dwarves"
- — XIV. "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- — XV. "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- — "The Last Chapters"
- Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings
- — I. "The Wanderings of Húrin"
- — II. "Ælfwine and Dírhaval"
- — III. "Maeglin"
- — IV. "Of the Ents and the Eagles"
- — V. "The Tale of Years"
- Part Four: Quendi and Eldar
- Index
Inscriptions
There is an inscription in the Tengwar characters in the first pages of every History of Middle-earth volume, written by Christopher Tolkien and describing the contents of the book. The inscription in Book XI reads:
"In this book are recorded the last writings of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien concerning the wars of Beleriand, here also is told the story of how Húrin Thali[o]n brought ruin to the Men of Brethil, with much else concerning the Edain and Dwarves and the names of many peoples in the speech of the Elves."
Publication history and gallery
UK editions
- HarperCollins hardcover (1994), pp. 470. ISBN 0261103148
- HarperCollins paperback (1995), ISBN 0261103245 - (cover art by John Howe)
- — 1995 paperback edition, reset in 2002, then in 2015
- HarperCollins hardcover (2010), ISBN 0007365357
- — 2015 paperback edition, 24th impression (2024)
- HarperCollins hardcover with reversable dustjacket (2024), ISBN 978-0063390843 (set) - (Centenary Boxed Sets #4)
Referencias
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