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The Fall of Gondolin

The Fall of Gondolin

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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 Manwë， 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 Ulmo's desires and designs。

Into this world comes Tuor， cousin of Túrin， the instrument of Ulmo's 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， Turgon's daughter， and their son is Eärendel， 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 Tuor and Idril， with the child Eärendel， 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 Eärendel， which Tolkien never wrote， but which is sketched out in this book from other sources。

Following his presentation of Beren and Lúthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same 'history in sequence' mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin。 In the words of J。R。R。 Tolkien， it was ‘the first real story of this imaginary world’ and， together with Beren and Lúthien and The Children of Húrin， he regarded it as one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days。

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Davinia Rodríguez ，

Me ha resultado ameno de leer y absorbente， tiene una forma de redacción que te atrapa en la lectura y te hace imposible parar de leer。 Esencial para entender muchas cosas que se nombran de los días antiguos。

James Hamilton ，

I am absolutely happy that I read this， and I think all fans of Tolkien should read this one。 The tale itself is epic， heroic， and tragic。 Unfortunately， because it was never really completed， in a way that fit with the world Tolkien had created， what we have is an original tale that is mostly complete， although mostly telling the later half of the story， bits and pieces that tell the story in summary form， and a start to the story set in the universe， that leaves out the actual fall of Gondolin I am absolutely happy that I read this， and I think all fans of Tolkien should read this one。 The tale itself is epic， heroic， and tragic。 Unfortunately， because it was never really completed， in a way that fit with the world Tolkien had created， what we have is an original tale that is mostly complete， although mostly telling the later half of the story， bits and pieces that tell the story in summary form， and a start to the story set in the universe， that leaves out the actual fall of Gondolin， or really even being in Gondolin。 The commentary， as a I could follow， was nice， and there's nothing Chris Tolkien did wrong with what he had， I just feel saddened knowing we don't have 1 complete story。 Perhaps my expectations were a little high because of how much I loved The Children of Hurin but yeah， this was not quite so great。 Well， I always think， in heaven， I will know and cherish all the unfinished tales that taunt us so。 。。。more

Kyle Jane ，

A great story。 That Tolkein guy might have a future with this fantasy writing thing。 He is pretty good at it。

Martina Kovaříková ，

Tento rok jsem se rozhodla si znovu přecíst dílo Tolkiena a čirou náhodou jsem natrefila v knihkupectví na tuto knížku。 Příběh Pádu Gondolinu jsem měla vždycky ráda a toto byla příležitost si přečíst více verzí a porovnat je - ty jiné verze jsou publikované např。 The Book of Lost Tales， part two， nebo Nedokončené příběhy。 Tady je to ale v jednom a bude zajímavé porovnat je s tím， co je jinde publikované， plus některé další náčrty。 Knížka za přečtení stojí， pokud vás zajímá， jak se příběh v průbě Tento rok jsem se rozhodla si znovu přecíst dílo Tolkiena a čirou náhodou jsem natrefila v knihkupectví na tuto knížku。 Příběh Pádu Gondolinu jsem měla vždycky ráda a toto byla příležitost si přečíst více verzí a porovnat je - ty jiné verze jsou publikované např。 The Book of Lost Tales， part two， nebo Nedokončené příběhy。 Tady je to ale v jednom a bude zajímavé porovnat je s tím， co je jinde publikované， plus některé další náčrty。 Knížka za přečtení stojí， pokud vás zajímá， jak se příběh v průběhu času měnil， pokud máte rádi přímo jen příběhy a nechcete zacházet do hloubky， možná Silmarillion nebo The Book of Lost Tales bude lepší。 。。。more

Brian Ng ，

Fascinating story but it is too short and left readers unfulfilled after reading。 Also， there are not enough Balrogs。

Joshua Mifsud ，

Much like Beren and Luthien， The Fall of Gondolin is also in many ways a case study of how this Great Tale （1 of 3） evolved over the course of Tolkien’s life。 In my opinion it was done in a more captivating way though。 The most compelling and worth-while parts of the composition are the tellings of the very detailed destruction of Gondolin at the hands of Morgoth’s army and the coming of Tuor to Gondolin as told in “The Last Version” of the story。 I also really enjoyed the detailed inclusion of Much like Beren and Luthien， The Fall of Gondolin is also in many ways a case study of how this Great Tale （1 of 3） evolved over the course of Tolkien’s life。 In my opinion it was done in a more captivating way though。 The most compelling and worth-while parts of the composition are the tellings of the very detailed destruction of Gondolin at the hands of Morgoth’s army and the coming of Tuor to Gondolin as told in “The Last Version” of the story。 I also really enjoyed the detailed inclusion of the fate of Earendil and the Silmarils along with the telling of the Last Battle to end the story of the First Age。 Fans of the Silmarillion should very much enjoy this novel。 。。。more

Luke ，

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 Manwë， chief of the Valar: he is called the Lord of Waters， of all seas， lakes， and rivers under the sky。It would seem this is the end of the road for me on this journey， like Sam before me I took my last set out of the Shire and e 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 Manwë， chief of the Valar: he is called the Lord of Waters， of all seas， lakes， and rivers under the sky。It would seem this is the end of the road for me on this journey， like Sam before me I took my last set out of the Shire and explored all of middle earth from the first age， to the last， and now I am back in the Shire and nothing much has changed but myself， I am a man now， I was a boy teen when I began this journey and to see it come to an end is disheartening。 This tale deal with the coming of the end of a Time， the time of Gondolin and the valar， and there rise and fall。 The fall was great and the battles were epic， elves vs Balrogs， the story of the silmarilion in the background， it all weaves together and finally now all the stories are told， middle earth is complete and so am I。 I will miss Tolkiens Middle Earth， but i feel I've spent so much time here already that it will never leave me， so I will end with a quote from Gandalf the white， "Here at last， on the shores of the sea， comes the end of our Fellowship。 I will not say， do not weep， for not all tears are an evil。"5/5 Stars GoodReads ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟100/100 GingerPoints 🔥🔥 。。。more

Heather Glenn ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Sad， too， is the stubbornness of those we love。” This quote sums up the tragic tale of the Fall of Gondolin。Imagine if Tolkien wrote an apocalypse fable or， perhaps， his own account of the tragedy of Pompeii。 This is the tone of “The Fall of Gondolin。” It was more entrancing than “Children of Hurin” and more evenly paced than “Beren and Lúthien。” As the most heavily edited of Tolkien’s postmortem works， I was surprised by the cohesive voice achieved by Christopher Tolkien as he completed his fa “Sad， too， is the stubbornness of those we love。” This quote sums up the tragic tale of the Fall of Gondolin。Imagine if Tolkien wrote an apocalypse fable or， perhaps， his own account of the tragedy of Pompeii。 This is the tone of “The Fall of Gondolin。” It was more entrancing than “Children of Hurin” and more evenly paced than “Beren and Lúthien。” As the most heavily edited of Tolkien’s postmortem works， I was surprised by the cohesive voice achieved by Christopher Tolkien as he completed his father’s novella。We primarily follow Tuor as he receives a bleak prophecy from Ulmo predicting the downfall of the great kingdom of Gondolin。 He journeys to Gondolin as the messenger of the prophecy to the king， Turgon， whose pride blinds him to the imminent danger。 Unable to leave after arriving， Tuor falls in love with and marries the daughter of Turgon， Elwing。 The story progresses with great detail on exactly how the secret city is revealed to Morgoth， how Morgoth penetrates their defenses， and how a remnant escapes only to face a bleak end。This narrative， as well as the ending appendices with notes and explanations by Christopher Tolkien， makes plain many things。 We learn about the origins of Elrond。 We get our first glimpse of Legolas Greenleaf。 The foreshadowing of Maeglin’s betrayal is paid out。 I even teared up as Christopher explained the origin of Frodo’s cry in Shelob’s lair: “Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima！” Overall， I would read this again。 。。。more

Wesley ，

This epic tale gets the full restorative treatment by Christopher Tolkien， and it is indeed an incredible one。 Like many other releases， there are many different drafts and sketches of the story throughout， with a Final Version also included。 This Final Version is beautifully written， with language and imagery to rival the best of Tolkien’s works。 Unfortunately this Final Version was abandoned midway through， and we are left with the Original Tale， Sketches， and Notes to fill in the rest。 This d This epic tale gets the full restorative treatment by Christopher Tolkien， and it is indeed an incredible one。 Like many other releases， there are many different drafts and sketches of the story throughout， with a Final Version also included。 This Final Version is beautifully written， with language and imagery to rival the best of Tolkien’s works。 Unfortunately this Final Version was abandoned midway through， and we are left with the Original Tale， Sketches， and Notes to fill in the rest。 This does not detract from the book’s appeal， however， but rather its wealth of extra material and clarifications make it a pleasure for any Tolkien fan to read。I thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to delve into Middle Earth’s history a little further。 Would highly recommend！ 。。。more

Henry Sutro ，

its good for the most invested of fans- to others it would likely be confusing because you need to know the context of the story- only read after reading the silmelrilion

James Harrison ，

I would say this book's iterations add more to the original story than those of "Beren and Luthien" and "The Children of Hurin"。 Especially that of "Beren and Luthien" whose iterations did not really enhance the story， just gave characters different names， and removed some things that happened in different tellings， often times making it more confusing。 From fleshing out the beginning of Tuor and how he came to Vinyamar and even to post Gondolin's destruction and the War of Wraith。 I feel most o I would say this book's iterations add more to the original story than those of "Beren and Luthien" and "The Children of Hurin"。 Especially that of "Beren and Luthien" whose iterations did not really enhance the story， just gave characters different names， and removed some things that happened in different tellings， often times making it more confusing。 From fleshing out the beginning of Tuor and how he came to Vinyamar and even to post Gondolin's destruction and the War of Wraith。 I feel most of the other stories really contributed a lot to the lore of Tuor in a great way。 I must add that the character of Tuor is so awesome to me。 I thought Turin's story was great， but man does this blow his story out of the water in many ways。 Though Turin's story is amazingly epic and awesome。 Tuor and Turin， are such great characters and their stories are so interesting and action-packed。 I love the lore of the first houses of Men。 Tuor and Turin will now be some of my favorite characters who never get fleshed out。I feel that after reading this book and the two others by Christopher， I am more prepared for reading the Silmarillion。 I also believe that the stories before "The Hobbit" and "LOTR"， are so epic and encompass such a large universe that in many ways it is more interesting and more exciting than the main books he wrote。 I mean the Ainur， and Maia， Eru， and Morgoth， and the legends and stories behind all of them。 There is so much to explore in this world that many people are not aware of， it is unbelievable and Tolkien's brilliance and ability in creating such deep and beautiful origins and history are more impressive than possibly in his most famous books。 How impressive these have been。 I am excited to get into the Silmarillion next。 I hope with the reading of these （and many YouTube videos） I will be better prepared for reading this book。 。。。more

Lauren ，

Now I have found my favourite of the Three Great Tales of Tolkien's mythology of Middle-earth， and I am left feeling bewildered and transformed by this truly remarkable read and interesting yet tragic story。 Will we ever see Tolkien's like again？ Now I have found my favourite of the Three Great Tales of Tolkien's mythology of Middle-earth， and I am left feeling bewildered and transformed by this truly remarkable read and interesting yet tragic story。 Will we ever see Tolkien's like again？ 。。。more

Barry Cunningham ，

Utterly enthralling， I am never disappointed in any book to do with Tolkien as I am thoroughly absorbed in the whole Universe， Worlds， Lands， People， Creatures and legends that he created。 This is well worth the read and no doubt I will read it again some time later as I have done with every book in this wonderful family。

Krzysztof ，

To obowiązkowa pozycja dla każdego fana。 Mimo， że duży udział w jej powstaniu miał syn Tolkiena - Christopher。 Jednak nie jest napisana tak jak "Władca Pierścieni" czy "Hobbit"。 Christopher Tolkien umieszcza tu swoje komentarze jak też pokazuje ewolucję opowieści o tytułowym "Upadku Gondolinu"。 Sam się nie spodziewałem， że J。 R。 R。 Tolkien dokonywał w trakcie obmyślania tej historii aż tyle zmian。 Książkę jednak dobrze się czyta i jedyne czego żałuję to to， że jest to już ostatnia pozycja z hist To obowiązkowa pozycja dla każdego fana。 Mimo， że duży udział w jej powstaniu miał syn Tolkiena - Christopher。 Jednak nie jest napisana tak jak "Władca Pierścieni" czy "Hobbit"。 Christopher Tolkien umieszcza tu swoje komentarze jak też pokazuje ewolucję opowieści o tytułowym "Upadku Gondolinu"。 Sam się nie spodziewałem， że J。 R。 R。 Tolkien dokonywał w trakcie obmyślania tej historii aż tyle zmian。 Książkę jednak dobrze się czyta i jedyne czego żałuję to to， że jest to już ostatnia pozycja z historiami ze Śródziemia。 Sam Christopher （już nieżyjący） we wstępie zaznaczył， że to ostatnia książka， którą wydaje z racji swojego wieku。 Cudownie jednak znowu było przenieść się do Śródziemia。 Zdecydowanie polecam。 。。。more

Jimgosailing ，

A continuation of my reading of The Silmarillion。 According to JRRT notes， The Fall of Gondolin was to be an important part of the world and ages he was creating。 I find Christopher’s piecing together versions from scraps here and there to references in correspondence across the decades to be nothing short of miraculous。 And having finished this book， makes me wonder what might have been had JRRT been able to complete the world he envisioned I listened to the audiobook while reading the text and A continuation of my reading of The Silmarillion。 According to JRRT notes， The Fall of Gondolin was to be an important part of the world and ages he was creating。 I find Christopher’s piecing together versions from scraps here and there to references in correspondence across the decades to be nothing short of miraculous。 And having finished this book， makes me wonder what might have been had JRRT been able to complete the world he envisioned I listened to the audiobook while reading the text and have to give a shout out to Timothy and Samuel West who provide an absolutely amazing narration of the book。 。。。more

Natalia Bethencourt ，

Si bien algunos pasajes pueden ser repetitivos， y poco recomendables para quien quiera iniciarse en la mitología de la Tierra Media previa a El Señor de los Anillos， no deja de ser un buen ensayo sobre un capítulo interesante。 Narrado por el mayor experto -y fan- de su propio padre， se hace un repaso exhaustivo aunque no excesivamente extenso。 Para aquellos que quieran ahondar aún más en la mitología de Tolkien。

David M。 ，

Listened to the audio of this one and really enjoyed the production。 The narrators nailed it。

Undomiel Books （Rosie） ，

5* as always。 Are we surprised？ No。

Hazel ，

Really enjoyed this。 Love the way he writes。 Just didn't want it to end。 Really enjoyed this。 Love the way he writes。 Just didn't want it to end。 。。。more

Travis Layman ，

Kind of wish it was written in a different way like just beginning-middle-end and then afterwords he could explain all the behind the scenes things。 But I still liked the story。 And its awesome to get to see more of Tolkien's stories in full。 A special read。 Kind of wish it was written in a different way like just beginning-middle-end and then afterwords he could explain all the behind the scenes things。 But I still liked the story。 And its awesome to get to see more of Tolkien's stories in full。 A special read。 。。。more

Josef Gottlieb ，

Ancillary Fictiob"The Fall of Gondolin" is an ancillary story of Tolkien's telling thr story of the end ofnthe old kingdom of Men in the First Age。 It appears in "The Silmarillion" in a more brief form。 It is not as compelling or interesting as "The Lord of the Rings" or "The Hobbit，" but worth reading for those seeking more of Middle Earth。 Ancillary Fictiob"The Fall of Gondolin" is an ancillary story of Tolkien's telling thr story of the end ofnthe old kingdom of Men in the First Age。 It appears in "The Silmarillion" in a more brief form。 It is not as compelling or interesting as "The Lord of the Rings" or "The Hobbit，" but worth reading for those seeking more of Middle Earth。 。。。more

Christian Muller ，

I was looking for a completed story didn't realize it was an examination of unfinished works。 I was looking for a completed story didn't realize it was an examination of unfinished works。 。。。more

Kramer Thompson ，

I quite liked this， although it is a bit hard going。 A lot of it is different versions of the same story， or different parts written at different times。 It's interesting reading that， but it doesn't make for the most cohesive narrative。 Probably only worth it if you're very into the history of Middle Earth。 I quite liked this， although it is a bit hard going。 A lot of it is different versions of the same story， or different parts written at different times。 It's interesting reading that， but it doesn't make for the most cohesive narrative。 Probably only worth it if you're very into the history of Middle Earth。 。。。more

Tony Puché ，

Solo para amantes de la Tierra Media， de esos que no están interesados únicamente en la historia del Anillo Único sino que quieren ir más allá y adentrarse en los orígenes del universo Tolkien。 En este libro nos encontramos más cerca de los relatos mitológicos nórdicos （que influyeron notablemente a Tolkien） que de la novela de aventuras。 Una toma de contacto con la gran Gondolin （sí， la misma Gondolin en la que fueron forjadas Orcrist， espada de Thorin II Escudo de Roble， Glamdring， espada de G Solo para amantes de la Tierra Media， de esos que no están interesados únicamente en la historia del Anillo Único sino que quieren ir más allá y adentrarse en los orígenes del universo Tolkien。 En este libro nos encontramos más cerca de los relatos mitológicos nórdicos （que influyeron notablemente a Tolkien） que de la novela de aventuras。 Una toma de contacto con la gran Gondolin （sí， la misma Gondolin en la que fueron forjadas Orcrist， espada de Thorin II Escudo de Roble， Glamdring， espada de Gandalf y， cómo no， la legendaria Dardo de Biblo y posteriormente de Frodo Bolsón）。 En este libro daremos un repaso tanto al relato original como a la versión definitiva de la caída de Gondolin， con el abuelo de Elrond de Rivendell como protagonista。 Una historia imprescindible de conocer para cualquier ferviente fan de Tolkien， pero no apta para todos los lectores。 Su narrativa se asemeja mucho al Silmarillon y no es dificil encontrar pesada la lectura si no te engancha la inquietud por este mundo antiguo。 。。。more

Jeffrey ，

The beginning threw me off a bit， as it kind of seemed like I was only getting analysis of the story and not a proper telling of it， but my fears were soon assuaged， and I have a more thorough appreciation for the beauty and lore of middle-earth for having read it。

Maja ，

I am forever enamored with the story of Eärendil and his parents and his children。 I am very glad they still do not have the rights to adapt anything from the First Age for the big or small screen， and that these stories will only belong to our imaginations。 And what grand， tragic and beautiful stories they are。

Lothiriel Reads ，

The 10 lords of Gondolin are pure gold and I LIVE FOR IT。（I know they are twelve but I dislike Salgant and I prefer the Maeglin from The Silmarillion）

Knjigoholičarka ，

Knjiga "The Fall of Gondolin" nije samo priča o padu Gondolina， već i priča o priči o padu Gondolina。 Naime， u ovom izdanju nalaze se četiri verzije narečene priče:1。 The Original Tale，2。 The Story Told in the "Sketch of the Mythology"，3。 The Story Told in the "Quenta Noldorinwa" i4。 The Last Version，pri čemu su verzije 2 i 3 poprilično kompresovane， verzija 1 je， da se tako izrazim， kompletna verzija koja priča ceo događaj s akcentom na Tuorov boravak u Gondolinu i vrlo detaljan opis bitke za g Knjiga "The Fall of Gondolin" nije samo priča o padu Gondolina， već i priča o priči o padu Gondolina。 Naime， u ovom izdanju nalaze se četiri verzije narečene priče:1。 The Original Tale，2。 The Story Told in the "Sketch of the Mythology"，3。 The Story Told in the "Quenta Noldorinwa" i4。 The Last Version，pri čemu su verzije 2 i 3 poprilično kompresovane， verzija 1 je， da se tako izrazim， kompletna verzija koja priča ceo događaj s akcentom na Tuorov boravak u Gondolinu i vrlo detaljan opis bitke za grad， a verzija 4 sadrži samo elaborirano putovanje Tuora i pobratima mu Voronwea u Gondolin， sa čak i （na momente） pomalo zabavnom dinamikom između njih dvojice。 Sve četiri varijante priče propraćene su komentarima i analizom Kristofera Tolkina o njihovim međusobnim razlikama， epilozima， o tome kako su i kada nastajale， u kom kontekstu u odnosu na tempo izdavanja "Silmariliona" i "Gospodara"， što može da bude zanimljivo svakome koga interesuje istorijat nastanka Tolkinovog opusa。 Dodatna trešnjica na šlagu na torti - ilustracije u boji Alana Leeja。 :DBudući da nisam htela ništa da guglam o knjizi， već sam je impulsivno zgrabila čim sam je ugledala na polici knjižare， moram da priznam da sam bila pomalo neprijatno iznenađena činjenicom da ću morati istu priču da čitam u 4 varijante， ali šta sad， go with the flow， a na kraju sam uz malo napora od sve 4 priče iskonstruisala u svojoj glavi jednu veliku megapriču o padu Gondolina i džandrljivim Balrozima koji bičuju jadne male Vilenjake。Elem， neko će postaviti （sasvim logično） pitanje - zašto od ove 4 priče nije sklopljena jedna， definitivna verzija， i puštena u štampu kao standalone roman？ Pa， Kristofer Tolkin ne prekraja posthumno dela svog oca da bi ih bolje prodao， nego vodi računa o njegovom nasleđu pružajući nam originalne verzije， usput se trudeći da nam približi njegov svet tako što će ga pojašnjenjima povezati sa ostalim delima。 Smatram da su ta ljubav i poštovanje zaista vredni divljenja。I za kraj: ja nisam neki hardcore Tolkinov fan i moram da priznam da mi njegov stil nikada nije bio prijemčiv （ume baš da me smori čovek）， ali "Pad Gondolina" je jedna sjajna， spektakularna， tragična priča koju vredi pročitati， ako ne sa svim istorijatom nastanka njenih verzija， a ono makar klot čisto da saznate šta se tu zbilo i ko je koliko Balrog（ov）a umlatio。 。。。more

Sarah Pizzichemi ，

Reading Tolkien sometimes feels like drinking a tall glass of cold water on a hot day。 The Fall of Gondolin in particular reads like an epic poem， and some of the sentences are absolutely dripping with beauty。 I identify so much with Tuor’s love and longing for the sea， and all of the prose about the sea is lovely。 This is such a tragically beautiful and heartrending story。In Christopher Tolkien’s notes， he mentions that Tolkien talked about this work as being particularly influenced by Celtic m Reading Tolkien sometimes feels like drinking a tall glass of cold water on a hot day。 The Fall of Gondolin in particular reads like an epic poem， and some of the sentences are absolutely dripping with beauty。 I identify so much with Tuor’s love and longing for the sea， and all of the prose about the sea is lovely。 This is such a tragically beautiful and heartrending story。In Christopher Tolkien’s notes， he mentions that Tolkien talked about this work as being particularly influenced by Celtic mythos and not Anglo-Saxon at all， but I would also put forward that I notice so many connections to Greek/Roman mythology in this story whether it is conscious or unconscious on J。R。R。 Tolkien’s part， although he undoubtedly researched Greek mythology with his background in classics so it is highly likely he was influenced by it。 I wish Tolkien had written more about the women presented in this story， as what he does mention is so interesting， but just a glimpse。 More of their internal feelings and participation would have made the story that much richer for me。 Idril could have been a main character in my opinion， she seems incredibly central to the story， but appears in the story minimally comparatively to her importance in The Fall of Gondolin and the storyline of Eärendil and subsequently Elrond。 。。。more

Judi K。 ，

Always amazing to read！ I love to read about the evolution of the story which actually was never finished because Tolkien always reviewed and renewed it！ You get to read different manuscripts of the Fall of Gondolin and Tuor and his arrival there！ The conclusion is also so interesting and reveals a lot about the end of all days！ Must read for Tolkien-lovers <3

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