There are stories of Middle-earth that speak of ages long before the Lord of the Rings. Such is the story of this book, which unfolds in the great land beyond the Grey Havens in the West, in regions once traversed by Treebeard, but which were later flooded by the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
There are stories of Middle-earth that speak of times long before the Lord of the Rings. Such is the story of this book, which unfolds in the great land beyond the Grey Havens to the West, in regions once traversed by Treebeard, but which later were flooded by the great deluge that ended the First Age of the World.
In that distant time, Morgoth, the Dark Lord, lived in the colossal fortress of Angband, in the Iron Hell of the North. And the tragedy of Turin and his sister Nienor unfolds under the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war that Morgoth waged against the Elves.
The short and passionate lives of them are determined by the deep hatred that Morgoth harbored against them because they were the children of Huor, the man who dared to defy him and mock him to his face.
There are stories of Middle-earth that speak of ages long before the Lord of the Rings. Such is the story of this book, which unfolds in the great land beyond the Grey Havens in the West, in regions once traversed by Treebeard, but which were later flooded by the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
In that distant time, Morgoth, the Dark Lord, lived in the vast fortress of Angband, in the Iron Hell in the North. And the tragedy of Turin and his sister Nienor unfolds under the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war that Morgoth waged against the Elves.
Their brief and passionate lives are defined by the bottomless hatred that Morgoth harbored against them because they were the children of Húrin, the man who dared to defy and mock him to his face. Thus, he sends against them his most fearsome servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a massive wingless dragon that breathes fire. The Dark Lord and the Dragon pursue their goals in an era of barbarity and destruction, filled with hideouts, pursuits, and desperate attempts at resistance. Ruthless and all-powerful, Glaurung determined the fate of Túrin and Niënor with deceitful and diabolical lies, thus fulfilling Morgoth's curse.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Aiolos
- Original Title
- The Children of Húrin
- Type
- Fantasy, Classic Literature
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 311
- Release Date
- 5/2007
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Dimensions
- 16x23 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789605211936
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