Natur und Wesen von Mittelerde

Um das Dorf Ham von dem furchteinflößenden Drachen Chrysophylax zu befreien, braucht es mehr als nur den Mut seiner Einwohner. Mit dem Bauern Giles begegnen wir einem typischen Helden Tolkiens, der Großes vollbringt, dabei aber gar kein Held sein möchte.Bauer Giles sieht gar nicht wie ein Held aus. Er ist eher rundlich, hat einen roten Bart, und genießt das ruhige bequeme Leben. Eines Tages verjagt er einen Riesen und sein Ruhm verbreitet sich im ganzen Land - zu seinem Unglück, wie sich herausstellt: Denn als der listige Drache Chrysophylax das Königreich heimsucht, wird der Ruf nach Bauer Giles laut ... J.R.R. Tolkien veröffentlichte dieses klassische Märchen zwischen dem Hobbit und dem Herrn der Ringe. Die vorliegende Ausgabe orientiert sich an dem Text, der erstmals 1949 mit den Illustrationen von Pauline Baynes publiziert wurde. Außerdem enthält sie eine noch frühere Version und Tolkiens Notizen für eine Fortsetzung. Die Märchen und Abenteuergeschichten aus dem gefährlichen Königreich gehören zu Tolkiens weniger bekannten Werken. Drei bibliophil ausgestattete Ausgaben im kleinen Format stellen sie einer breiten Leserschaft neu vor.  

First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts.In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, The Battle of Maldon.Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as an heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship.J.R.R. Tolkien considered The Battle of Maldon 'the last surviving fragment of ancient English heroic minstrelsy'. It would inspire him to compose, during the 1930s, his own dramatic verse-dialogue, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son, which imagines the aftermath of the great battle when two of Beorhtnoth's retainers come to retrieve their duke's body.Leading Tolkien scholar, Peter Grybauskas, presents for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkien's own prose translation of The Battle of Maldon together with the definitive treatment of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth and its accompanying essays; also included and never before published is Tolkien's bravura lecture, 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English', a wide-ranging essay on the nature of poetic tradition. Illuminated with insightful notes and commentary, he has produced a definitive critical edition of these works, and argues compellingly that, Beowulf excepted, The Battle of Maldon may well have been 'the Old English poem that most influenced Tolkien's fiction', most dramatically within the pages of The Lord of the Rings.

Eine Ausgabe des 'Herr der Ringe', so edel und schön, dass sie aus Elronds Elben-Bibliothek stammen könnte!Das berühmteste Fantasy-Epos aller Zeiten, in dem die Geschichte der Ringe zu Ende erzählt wird. Alle hörten dann zu, als Elrond mit seiner Klaren Stimme von Sauron sprach und von den Ringen der Macht und wie sie im im lang vergangenen Zweiten Zeitalter geschmiedet worden waren....es ist eine lange Erzählung über große und entsetzliche Taten ... Von Númenor sprach er, von seinem Ruhm und Sturz und der Rückkehr der Menschen nach Mittelerde aus den Tiefen des Meeres, getragen auf den Flügeln des Sturmes.Vor unvordenklichen Zeiten wurden die Ringe der Macht von den Elben geschaffen und Sauron, der Dunkle Herrscher, schmiedete heimlich den Einen Ring und füllte ihn mit seiner Macht, auf dass er über alle anderen Ringe und ihre Träger gebieten konnte.Der Eine Ring wurde Sauron im Lauf der Zeit genommen und so sehr er ihn auch in ganz Mittelerde suchte, er blieb dennoch für ihn verloren. Zeitalter später fällt der Ring in die Hände des Hobbits Bilbo Beutlin, der ihn an seinen Neffen Frodo weitergibt ... und so beginnt das größte und gefährlichste Abenteuer der Fantasyliteratur.Besondere Ausstattungsdetails: - Lederausgabe in einem Band im Schuber- dunkelrotes Leder mit zweifarbiger Prägung- Schuber mit Stanzung- zwei Lesebändchen- mit  Anhängen und Register- mit ausfaltbarer, zweifarbiger Karte von Mittelerde- In der klassischen Übersetzung von Margaret Carroux

Fascinating for Latin learners and for Tolkien fans of all ages, The Hobbit has been translated into Latin for the first time since its publication 75 years ago.In foramine terrae habitabat hobbitus. ('In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.')The Hobbit, is one of the world's most popular classic stories, appealing to adults as much as to the children for whom J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote the book. Translated worldwide into more than 60 modern languages, now Hobbitus Ille is finally published in Latin, and will be of interest to all those who are studying the language, whether at school or at a higher level.In the great tradition of publishing famous children's books in Latin, professional classicist and lifelong Tolkien fan Mark Walker provides a deft translation of the entire book. His attention to detail, including the transformation of Tolkien's songs and verses into classical Latin metres, will fascinate and entertain readers of all ability, even those with only a minimal acquaintance with the language.

To celebrate The Hobbit's 75th anniversary of publication, a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic, perfect for little Hobbits everywhere.Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again.The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.Now, for the first time, the classic hardback edition is available in a one-off special pocket-sized edition. Featuring the distinctive cover illustration painted by Tolkien himself, plus his own drawings in the book, this edition will be the perfect gift for little Hobbits everywhere!

SPIEGEL-BestsellerAlle Geschichten und Schriften J.R.R. Tolkiens zum Zweiten Zeitalter von Mittelerde erstmals in einem Band!Eine Geschichte über Elben und Menschen und eine Macht, die böser ist als alles andere. Die große Verführung durch Ringe, die im Geheimen geschmiedet wurden. Die Sehnsucht nach Unsterblichkeit, die in den Untergang führt. Eine Insel aus längst vergangenen Tagen, die zwischen Mittelerde und dem Reich der göttlichen Valar liegt.'Der Untergang von Númenor' versammelt alle wichtigen Originaltexte Tolkiens, die sich mit dem Zweiten Zeitalter beschäftigen und damit die Vorgeschichte des 'Herr der Ringe' erzählen. Die Geschichten rund um Elben, Menschen und die Ringe der Macht bilden den Handlungsrahmen, in dem die gigantische Serienverfilmung angesiedelt ist.Mit zahlreichen Bildern und Zeichnungen von Alan LeeDer Herausgeber Brian Sibley: 'Seit der Erstveröffentlichung von ¿Das Silmarillion¿ vor fünfundvierzig Jahren habe ich Christopher Tolkiens akribische wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung der Schriften seines Vaters über Mittelerde mit Bewunderung verfolgt. Es ist mir eine Ehre, dieses grundlegende Werk mit ¿Der Untergang von Númenor¿ zu ergänzen. Ich hoffe, dass die Leserinnen und Leser durch die Zusammenführung vieler Fäden aus den Erzählungen des Zweiten Zeitalters in einem einzigen Werk das reiche Tableau von Charakteren und Ereignissen entdecken - oder wiederentdecken -, das den Auftakt zum Drama des großen Ringkriegs bildet, wie es in ¿Der Herr der Ringe¿ erzählt wird.'Der Illustrator Alan Lee: 'Es ist eine große Freude, das Zweite Zeitalter genauer erkunden zu können und mehr über die schattenhaften und uralten Ereignisse, Bündnisse und Katastrophen zu erfahren, die schließlich in die besser bekannten Geschichten des Dritten Zeitalters münden. Wo immer ich bei der Arbeit an ¿Der Herr der Ringe¿ und ¿Der Hobbit¿ die Gelegenheit hatte, habe ich versucht, in den Bildern und Entwürfen jene historische Tiefe auszuloten, in deren Schichten sich Anklänge an diese älteren Geschehnisse finden. ¿Der Untergang von Númenor¿ hat sich als perfekte Gelegenheit erwiesen, ein wenig tiefer in die reiche Geschichte von Mittelerde einzutauchen.'

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts, this is the first complete, standalone Middle-earth book by J.R.R. Tolkien since The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.It is a legendary time long before The Lord of the Rings, and Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in the vast fortress of Angband in the North; and within the shadow of the fear of Angband, and the war waged by Morgoth against the Elves, the fates of Túrin and his sister Niënor will be tragically entwined.Their brief and passionate lives are dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bears them as the children of Húrin, the man who dared to defy him to his face. Against them Morgoth sends his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire, in an attempt to fulfil the curse of Morgoth, and destroy the children of Húrin.Begun by J.R.R. Tolkien at the end of the First World War, The Children of Húrin became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. In this book Christopher Tolkien has constructed, after long study of the manuscripts, a coherent narrative without any editorial invention.

First ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, and want to learn more about Tolkien's magnificent world.It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954-5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973.For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. From sweeping themes as complex and profound as the metaphysics of Elvish immortality and reincarnation, and the Powers of the Valar, to the more earth-bound subjects of the lands and beasts of Númenor, the geography of the Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor, and even who had beards!This new collection, which has been edited by Carl F Hostetter, one of the world's leading Tolkien experts, is a veritable treasure-trove offering readers a chance to peer over Professor Tolkien's shoulder at the very moment of discovery: and on every page, Middle-earth is once again brought to extraordinary life.

A commemorative 75th anniversary edition of Tolkien's classic book, including a revised introduction, a map, a copy of Tolkien's unpublished short story which he expanded for publication, his notes for an aborted sequel, and the original first edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes.Farmer Giles of Ham did not look like a hero. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life.Then one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant blundered on to his land. More by luck than skill, Farmer Giles managed to scare him away. The people of the village cheered: Farmer Giles was a hero.His reputation spread far and wide across the kingdom. So it was natural that when the dragon Chrysophylax visited the area it was Farmer Giles who was expected to do battle with it!

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.