J. R. R Tolkien
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1980
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
472 pages : illustrations (1 folded) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
377 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Tolkien's version of the great legend of Northern antiquity. In the first part, we follow the adventures of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, and his betrothal to the Valkyrie Brynhild. In the second, the tragedy mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, this is an important non Middle-earth work to set alongside his other retellings of existing myth and legend, "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún," "The Fall of Arthur," and "The Story of Kullervo."
"Set 'in Britain's land beyond the seas' during the age of chivalry, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun tells of a childless Breton lord and lady (the 'Aotrou' and 'Itroun' of the title) and the tragedy...
Author
Language
English
Description
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains...
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
[1983]
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of early stories and original ideas by J.R.R. Tolkien, presented and analyzed by his son Christopher Tolkien. Each tale is accompanied by notes and commentary.
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir is dead; Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring; Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai; Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Theoden. The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dur and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1984.
Edition
[First American edition].
Physical Desc
385 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of early stories and original ideas by J.R.R. Tolkien, presented and analyzed by his son Christopher Tolkien. Each tale is accompanied by notes and commentary.
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen/Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (178 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths. Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth, it still remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo,...
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Rental edition ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bilbo Baggins continues on in his journey with the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim their lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen (2.35:1) ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragorn learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in a strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or painting. The letters were from Father Christmas.
They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place, how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD two-disc special edition, widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. The dragon Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women, and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo attempts to make him see reason.
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen (1.33:1) ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.