The Fall of Gondolin

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.

Informationen zum Autor J. R. R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Alan Lee, Edited by Christopher Tolkien Klappentext Morgoth and Ulmo's enmity centres around the city of Gondolin. The story of Gondolin's fate is told in the 'history in sequence' mode of "Beren & Luthien" and "The Children Of Hurin", in this lovingly restored and compiled Tolkien arc. Also appeared in August Buyer's Notes

Autorentext

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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Morgoth and Ulmo's enmity centres around the city of Gondolin. The story of Gondolin's fate is told in the 'history in sequence' mode of "Beren & Luthien" and "The Children Of Hurin", in this lovingly restored and compiled Tolkien arc. Also appeared in August Buyer's Notes

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'Never did [Tolkien] write a more sustained account of battle. With dragons and fiery balrogs galore, the attack on Gondolin makes Peter Jackson's souped-up cinema battles look like tabletop games.'
The Times

'The text is rife with references to characters and creatures that come to play a role in The Lord of the Rings... one passage in particular seems to set up one of the most famous scenes from the LOTR trilogy.'
Time

'It's a load-bearing pillar in the grander narrative that eventually came to encompass better-known works. Tolkien explicitly expressed his wish later in life that the three Great Tales of Middle-earth's early days - The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin - along with The Lord of the Rings and other writings, should be considered as "one long Saga of the Jewels and the Rings".'
Entertainment Weekly