The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two
lore reference reference 1984 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | lore reference |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780261102132 |
| Volume within its reference series | 2 |
Synopsis
The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two, published in 1984, is the second volume of Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle-earth series, presenting the earliest versions of stories that would become The Silmarillion, framed as tales told to a mortal visitor to the Elvish isle of Tol Eressea. It contains the first forms of the tales of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, the Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin, each followed by Christopher Tolkien's commentary and associated poems.
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: The History of Middle-earth lore reference; position 2 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 2 of 12: previous The Book of Lost Tales: Part One (1983) · next The Lays of Beleriand (1985)
Sources
- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Lost_Tales
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