The Fall of Gondolin [Lingua inglese]: J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien

The Fall of Gondolin [Lingua inglese]: J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien

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The Fall of Gondolin [Lingua inglese]: J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
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In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar.

Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. It was built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who, when they dwelt in Valinor, the land of the gods, rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor in heated debate largely refuse to intervene in support of Ulmo’s desires and designs.

Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, the instrument of Ulmo’s designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon’s daughter, and their son is Eärendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo.

At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of Tuor and Idril, with the child Eärendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of Eärendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources.

Following his presentation of Beren and Lúthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same ‘history in sequence’ mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was ‘the first real story of this imaginary world’ and, together with Beren and Lúthien and The Children of Húrin, he regarded it as one of the three ‘Great Tales’ of the Elder Days.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s book ‘The Fall of Númenor’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2022-11-07.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0008302758
Editore ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; 1° edizione (30 agosto 2018)
Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
Copertina rigida ‏ : ‎ 304 pagine
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780008302757
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008302757
Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 582 g
Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 14.9 x 3.4 x 22.8 cm

13 recensioni per The Fall of Gondolin [Lingua inglese]: J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien

  1. Francesco Ciccia –

    Un classico imperdibile per i fan di Tolkien
    The Fall of Gondolin è una lettura eccezionale per chi ama l’universo di Tolkien. La narrazione è ricca e avvincente, arricchita dall’approfondito lavoro di Christopher Tolkien. Questa edizione in inglese è curata nei dettagli e offre un grande piacere di lettura, con note esplicative che aiutano a comprendere la complessità della storia. Perfetto per chiunque voglia esplorare di più sul mondo della Terra di Mezzo. Un libro imperdibile per i veri appassionati!

  2. gloria –

    Tolkien, un amore senza fine
    Adoro Tolkien e nella mia collezione non poteva mancare questo libro. Ho scelto la versione inglese non solo per allenare la mia padronanza della lingua, ma anche perché il volume è mille volte più bello dell’italiano. Include infatti splendide illustrazioni stampate su carta patinata, mentre il resto del libro è in usomano. Anche la mappa della terra di mezzo è a colori, e certamente si può gustare ancor di più lo stile originale di Tolkien.

  3. GAIA ALBERTINELLI –

    Perfetto
    Un nuovo pezzo che posso esibire con fierezza nella mia collezione, giunto in perfette condizioni nel suo cellophane protettivo.

  4. Nelsdorter –

    Thank you Christopher Tolkien
    I can never thank Christopher Tolkien enough for his preservation and elucidation of his father’s legacy. The Fall of Gondolin has a special place for me because of the story of Eärendel – which speaks to me profoundly.

  5. Fabian Gomez –

    Amazing
    A M A Z I N G

  6. Patrizia –

    Fantasy
    Adoro Tolkien

  7. Giacomo –

    Da collezione
    C’è poco da dire, se siete amanti dei lavori del professore non potete che aggiungere questo gioiello alla vostra collezione, le illustrazioni di Alan Lee sono meravigliose. La storia probabilmente già la conoscerete se avete letto gli scritti precedenti, ma comunque merita.

  8. Daniele Pietro Ercoli SDB –

    Troppo timido
    Collage di testi già pubblicati, con un apparato critico troppo timido. Avrei preferito una maggior elaborazione da parte del curatore.

  9. AP –

    It’s Tolkein so obviously it rocks. The book feels really nice though. Pages feel nice and the cover isn’t cheap so you don’t have to worry about it taking damage as long as you’re not wilding on it.

  10. Rens patel –

    Well-made with sturdy binding and attractive design. The story is good and enjoyable, making it a great addition to any collection. Worth the purchase!

  11. Philip Lucas –

    Another collection and expansion of Tolkien’s early history of Middle Earth that brings to further life the characters and events from The Silmarillion, this time focusing on the tragic fall of the hidden elf city of Gondolin. Readable epic fantasy history.

  12. Krümelmonster75 –

    Christopher Tolkiens Rekonstruktion einer der zentralen Geschichten aus einem früheren Zeitalter von Mittelerde. Für Leser geeignet, die jenseits von HdR und Silmarillion erste weitere Schritte in das Ring-Universum unternehmen wollen.

  13. Sofia Boquist –

    I love this more detailed version of The Fall of Gondolin. Although I think it gets a little boring when the same story is repeated but with little changes. This book was more alike Beren and Luthien with different versions of the same story. I liked The Children of Húrin more. But I’ll still give this book five stars since The Fall of Gondolin is simply epic.

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