The Book of Lost Tales: Part One
lore reference reference 1983 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | lore reference |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780395409275 |
| Volume within its reference series | 1 |
Synopsis
The Book of Lost Tales: Part One, published in 1983 as the first volume of The History of Middle-earth, is edited by Christopher Tolkien and collects the earliest (begun 1917) versions of what became The Silmarillion's mythology. Framed as tales told to a traveling mariner who reaches the Elvish isle of Tol Eressea, it covers the earliest accounts of the gods, the creation of the world, and the Elves' journey to Valinor, each followed by Christopher Tolkien's commentary.
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: The History of Middle-earth lore reference; position 1 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.
- Publication order, within the series The History of Middle-earth: position 1 of 12: next The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two (1984)
Sources
- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Lost_Tales
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