Herein are the Quenta Noldorinwa, the History of the Gnomes; the Ambarkanta or Shape of the World by Rúmil; the Annals of Valinor and the Annals of Beleriand by Pengolod the Wise of Gondolin; with maps of the world in the Elder Days and translations made by Aelfwine the Mariner of England into the tongue of his own land.
Preface
1. Prose Fragments Following The Lost Tales
2. The Earliest ‘Silmarillion’ (The ‘Sketch of the Mythology’)
3. The Quenta
•Includes a table showing how the light of the Two Trees was used to measure the passing of days.
•Also includes two appendices: ◦Appendix I - Fragment of a translation of the Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English, made by Ælfwine or Eriol; together with Old English equivalents of Elvish names.
◦Appendix II – The Horns of Ylmir - the text of the poem is accompanied by notes regarding previous versions of the poem (The Tides and Sea Chant of an Elder Day).
4. The First ‘Silmarillion’ Map
•The northern and southern portions of the first map of Beleriand are reproduced in colour
•The westward and eastern extensions are reproduced in black and white.
5. The Ambarkanta
•Includes five maps and diagrams showing the ‘shape of the world’.
6. The Earliest Annals of Valinor
•Includes appendix: Old English versions of the Annals of Valinor, made by Ælfwine or Eriol.
7. The Earliest Annals of Beleriand
•Includes appendix: Old English version of the Annals of Beleriand, made by Ælfwine or Eriol.
Index
- Autor: J.R.R. Tolkien
- Kategoria: fantastyka, fantasy, science fiction
- Język: angielski
- ISBN: 0261102184
- Data wydania: 2002-01-01
- Liczba stron: 380
- Ocena: 7,8
- Wydawnictwo: HarperCollins
