Maeglin (chapter)

Maeglin is a chapter in the book The War of the Jewels, eleventh of The History of Middle-earth series.

In this chapter, Christopher Tolkien describes how his father wrote the story of Isfin, or Aredhel, her husband, Eöl, and their son, Maeglin. In this chapter, Christopher Tolkien talked about the manuscript and the process through which the story of Maeglin was constructed.

After this, Christopher Tolkien breaks down the story, detailing how J. R. R. Tolkien changed the manuscripts, editing names and histories. He notes that much was editing in Eöl's history and how J. R. R. Tolkien had to edit the maps he had previously created.