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Editor Christopher Tolkien Language English Originally published 1994 Page count 496 (paperback) | 4/5 Goodreads Country United Kingdom Publication date 1994 Preceded by Morgoth's Ring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre High fantasy
Literary analysis Publisher George Allen & Unwin (UK) Followed by The Peoples of Middle-earth Characters Morgoth, Húrin, Lúthien, Beren, Túrin Turambar, Hador, Haleth, Brandir, Haldir, Mîm Similar J R R Tolkien books, The History of Middle-earth books, Fantasy books |
The War of the Jewels (1994) is the 11th volume of Christopher Tolkien's series The History of Middle-earth, analysing the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.
It is the second of two volumes — Morgoth's Ring being the first — to explore the later 1951 Silmarillion drafts (those written after the completion of The Lord of the Rings).
This volume includes:
There is an inscription in tengwar on the title page of each volume of The History of Middle-earth, written by Christopher Tolkien and describing the contents of the book. The inscription in Book XI reads: "In this book are recorded the last writings of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien concerning the wars of Beleriand, here also is told the story of how Húrin Thali[o]n brought ruin to the Men of Brethil, with much else concerning the Edain and Dwarves and the names of many peoples in the speech of the Elves."