The Treason of Isengard
lore reference reference 1989 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | lore reference |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780395515624 |
| Volume within its reference series | 7 |
Synopsis
The Treason of Isengard, published in 1989, is the seventh volume of the History of Middle-earth series and the second volume charting the composition of The Lord of the Rings. It covers drafts spanning part of The Fellowship of the Ring and part of The Two Towers, up to the meeting with King Theoden, documenting the invention of Lothlorien, Galadriel, Treebeard, and the Ents.
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: The History of Middle-earth lore reference; position 7 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 7 of 12: previous The Return of the Shadow (1988) · next The War of the Ring (1990)
Sources
- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth
- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Treason_of_Isengard
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