The War of the Ring
The War of the Ring, published in 1990, is the eighth volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of J.R.R. Tolkien.
It is also the third volume of The History of The Lord of the Rings, which documents the writing process of The Lord of the Rings.
This book covers part of The Two Towers and part of The Return of the King. Following the development of the previous books, the story continues to the opening of the Black Gate.
The title The War of the Ring was the original title for Book 5 of TLotR, later discarded by Tolkien.
Contents
- Foreword
- Part One: The Fall of Saruman
- I. "The Destruction of Isengard"
- II. "Helm's Deep"
- III. "The Road to Isengard"
- IV. "Flotsam and Jetsam"
- V. "The Voice of Saruman"
- VI. "The Palantír"
- Part Two: The Ring Goes East
- I. "The Taming of Sméagol"
- II. "The Passage of the Marshes"
- III. "The Black Gate is Closed"
- IV. "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit"
- V. "Faramir"
- VI. "The Forbidden Pool"
- VII. "Journey to the Cross-Roads"
- VIII. "Kirith Ungol"
- Part Three: Minas Tirith
- I. "Addendum to 'The Treason of Isengard'"
- II. "Book Five Begun and Abandoned"
- III. "Minas Tirith"
- IV. "Many Roads Lead Eastward (1)"
- V. "Many Roads lead Eastward (2)"
- VI. "The Siege of Gondor"
- VII. "The Ride of the Rohirrim"
- VIII. "The Story Foreseen from Forannest"
- IX. "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- X. "The Pyre of Denethor"
- XI. "The Houses of Healing"
- XII. "The Last Debate"
- XIII. "The Black Gate Opens"
- XIV. "The Second Map"
- 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 VIII reads:
"In the War of the Ring is traced the story of the history at Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, then is told of the journey of Frodo with Samwise and Gollum to the Morannon, of the meeting with Faramir and the stairs of Cirith Ungol, of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and of the coming of Aragorn in the fleet of Umbar."
Publication history and gallery
UK editions
- Unwin Hyman, hardcover (1990), pp. 496. ISBN 0044406851
- HarperCollins hardcover (1991), ISBN 026110201X
- HarperCollins paperback (1993), ISBN 0261102230 - (cover art by Roger Garland)
- HarperCollins hardcover (2010), ISBN 0007365322
- 2015 paperback edition, 30th impression (2024)
- HarperCollins hardcover with reversable dustjacket (2024), ISBN 978-0063390843 (set) - (Centenary Boxed Sets #3)
Referencias
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