The first of two companion volumes documenting the later writing of the Silmarillion, the epic history of war by Tolkien.
After the completion of The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien turned his attention again to the 'Matter of the Elder Days'. The text of the Annals of Aman, the 'Blessed Realm' in the west, is provided in full, while previously unknown texts reveal the issues Tolkien explored in his later years, as new and radical ideas, heralding upheavals in the old narratives, arose at the heart of the mythology. The fates of Men and Elves, mortal and immortal, come to the fore, along with a drastically expanded understanding of the evil of Melkor, the Shadow over Arda.
The second part of this history of the later Silmarillion deals with developments in the myths of Beleriand after the completion of The Lord of the Rings.
Pages: 496, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
