Cover of Morgoth's Ring

Morgoth's Ring

lore reference reference 1993 Middle-earth

Record

First published1993
Original language EN
Work typereference
Canon statuslore reference
First-edition ISBN9780261103009
Volume within its reference series10

Synopsis

Morgoth's Ring, published in 1993, is the tenth volume of the History of Middle-earth series, gathering later philosophical and mythological writings. It contains the Annals of Aman, a year-by-year history of Arda, and the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, a dialogue between an Elf and a mortal woman on death and immortality, alongside material on the origin of Orcs.

Where it sits

  • Universe: Middle-earth
  • Series: The History of Middle-earth lore reference; position 10 of 12 in the series' recorded order
  • Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Notes

  • From the series record (The History of Middle-earth): 12-volume posthumous series (1983-1996), edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

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