The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us a priviledged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world -- those of Turie...
The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us a priviledged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world -- those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by CS Lewis, who read the poem in 1929.
Gondolin and Nargothrond were each made once, and not remade. They remained powerful sorces and images - the more powerful, perhaps, because never remade, and never remade, perhaps, because so powerful. (查看原文)
Then his sons beside him, the seven kinsmen,
crafty Curufin, Celegorm the fair,
Damrod and Diriel and dark Cranthir,
Maglor the mighty, and Maidros tall
(the eldest, whose ardour yet more eager burnt
than his father's flame, than Feanor's wrath;
him fate awaited with fell purpose),
these leapt with laughter their lord beside,
with linked hands there lightly took
the oath unbreakable; blood thereafter
it spilled like a sea and spent the swords
of endless armies, nor hath ended yet: ... (查看原文)
0 有用 Violaine 2014-01-01 00:50:38
终于到手了！！！！！！！这一套一本一本的我终究会集齐的！！！！！！！！！！哈哈哈哈哈！！！！！！！！！！！！
0 有用 雪莱 2022-12-16 19:39:02 上海
除了图林、贝伦的长篇和埃雅仁迪尔的断章，长诗中还包含了费家七子的誓言、芬国昐的陨落等内容，说是包罗万象的史诗不为过，但也因此把握不好节奏。附录中刘易斯的修改建议和曾经的出版夭折历程也很有趣。
0 有用 六十年代幽靈 2024-01-28 15:23:05 广东
补标
0 有用 Melete 2022-12-04 00:29:16 上海
原来Beleriand曾经叫做Broseliand，而后者源自于亚瑟王传说中的魔林Brocéliande。不知多瑞亚斯的设定有没有参考这片森林？非常喜欢这本书，诗歌对于中洲传说而言是不可或缺的。
0 有用 caterpillar 2020-08-11 22:36:48
'I am rather at a loss to know what to do with this' LOL