The War of the Jewels
lore reference reference 1994 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | lore reference |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780007365357 |
| Volume within its reference series | 11 |
Synopsis
The War of the Jewels, published in 1994, is the eleventh volume of the History of Middle-earth series, presenting late writings and commentary that fed into the published Silmarillion. Its centerpiece is the Grey Annals, along with a continuation of the tale of Turin and Nienor, the children of Hurin, concerning the fate of the forest people of Brethil.
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: The History of Middle-earth lore reference; position 11 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 11 of 12: previous Morgoth's Ring (1993) · next The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)
Sources
- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Jewels
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