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The fall of Gondolin /

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Evil Morgoth rules over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, opposes him. Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Into this world comes Tuor, cou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 (Author)
Other Authors: Tolkien, Christopher (Editor), Lee, Alan (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
FICTION / Fantasy / Epic.
FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Fiction.
Elves > Fiction.
Gods > Fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • The original tale
  • The earliest text
  • Turlin and the exiles of Gondolin
  • The story told in the sketch of the mythology
  • The story told in the Quenta Noldorinwa
  • The last version
  • The evolution of the story
  • Conclusion.