"Children of Húrin" has been published...
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This thought occurred to me this evening. I wonder whether CT will include anything about the part of the Second Prophecy of Mandos (which he omitted from the Silmarillion) in which Túrin "returning from the Doom of Men at the ending of the world" deals Morgoth his death blow. It certainly would provide a measure of satisfaction to balance out the tragedy of Tolkien's darkest Tale.
Probably not, eh?
Probably not, eh?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Alas, probably not.
But we can cross our fingers! In fact I would give up a finger right now - one of the middle ones on my left hand, honestly - for CT to include it, preceded by The Wanderings of Húrin, and the last paragraphs of the Turambar and the Foalókë - Lost Tale (with names altered to be editorially consistent, of course):
"Then Húrin departed [Doriath], but would not touch the gold, and stricken in years he reached Hithlum and died among Men, but his words living after him bred estrangement between Elves and Men. Yet it is said that when he was dead his shade fared into the woods seeking Morwen, and long those twain haunted the woods about the Ravines of Taeglin bewailing their children. But the Elves of Tirion have told, and they know, that at last Húrin and Morwen fared to Mandos, and Nienor was not there nor Túrin their son. Turambar indeed had followed Nienor along the black pathways to the doors of Nienna, but Nienna would not open to them, neither would Mandos. Yet now the prayers of Húrin and Morwen came even to Manwë, and the Gods had mercy on their unhappy fate, so that those twain Túrin and Nienor entered into the Bath of the Setting Sun, even as Arien and her maidens had done in ages past before the first rising of the Sun. And so were all their sorrows and stains washed away, and they dwelt as shining Valar among the blessed ones, and now the love of that brother and sister is very fair; but Turambar indeed shall stand beside Eonwë in the Last Battle, and Morgoth and his dragons shall curse the sword of Mormegil."
But we can cross our fingers! In fact I would give up a finger right now - one of the middle ones on my left hand, honestly - for CT to include it, preceded by The Wanderings of Húrin, and the last paragraphs of the Turambar and the Foalókë - Lost Tale (with names altered to be editorially consistent, of course):
"Then Húrin departed [Doriath], but would not touch the gold, and stricken in years he reached Hithlum and died among Men, but his words living after him bred estrangement between Elves and Men. Yet it is said that when he was dead his shade fared into the woods seeking Morwen, and long those twain haunted the woods about the Ravines of Taeglin bewailing their children. But the Elves of Tirion have told, and they know, that at last Húrin and Morwen fared to Mandos, and Nienor was not there nor Túrin their son. Turambar indeed had followed Nienor along the black pathways to the doors of Nienna, but Nienna would not open to them, neither would Mandos. Yet now the prayers of Húrin and Morwen came even to Manwë, and the Gods had mercy on their unhappy fate, so that those twain Túrin and Nienor entered into the Bath of the Setting Sun, even as Arien and her maidens had done in ages past before the first rising of the Sun. And so were all their sorrows and stains washed away, and they dwelt as shining Valar among the blessed ones, and now the love of that brother and sister is very fair; but Turambar indeed shall stand beside Eonwë in the Last Battle, and Morgoth and his dragons shall curse the sword of Mormegil."
Copied from TORC front page, an interview with Adam Tolkien about the book. The English text is halfway down the page.
http://www.fantasymundo.com/articulo.php?articulo=439
Here's an interesting bit:
http://www.fantasymundo.com/articulo.php?articulo=439
Here's an interesting bit:
Many parts of the text are essentially the same as those that appear in other works (and particularly "Unfinished Tales"), other parts will be new except for those readers who have read in detail the History of Middle Earth.
The text as a whole can be said to be "new" as it is a recomposition of published texts and other "pieces" that weren't published previously. A completed puzzle, in a sense.
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It is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com. There are actually three different versions listed.
The regular hardcover lists just "J.R.R. Tolkien" as the author, says its 320 pages, and is listed at $17.16 (discounted from $26.00). http://www.amazon.com/Children-Húrin-J- ... F8&s=books
Then there is "The Children of Húrin: Deluxe Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, and Alan Lee" which lists at $100. It also says it is 320 pages (both of them can't be right). No information on what makes it deluxe, but obviously it contains illustrations from Alan Lee that the regular version does not contain. http://www.amazon.com/Children-Húrin-De ... F8&s=books
Finally there is a listing described as "unknown binding" with no further information. Don't know what's up with that. http://www.amazon.com/The-Children-of-H ... F8&s=books
The regular hardcover lists just "J.R.R. Tolkien" as the author, says its 320 pages, and is listed at $17.16 (discounted from $26.00). http://www.amazon.com/Children-Húrin-J- ... F8&s=books
Then there is "The Children of Húrin: Deluxe Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, and Alan Lee" which lists at $100. It also says it is 320 pages (both of them can't be right). No information on what makes it deluxe, but obviously it contains illustrations from Alan Lee that the regular version does not contain. http://www.amazon.com/Children-Húrin-De ... F8&s=books
Finally there is a listing described as "unknown binding" with no further information. Don't know what's up with that. http://www.amazon.com/The-Children-of-H ... F8&s=books
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They won't put out a paperback until they've sold as many hardcovers as they can—probably not for six months or a year, S'wiz.
The cruel ways of publishers.
The cruel ways of publishers.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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A poster on TORC had the following cover art for the Children of Húrin Dutch edition"
Glaurung and Túrin outside Nargothrond!
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Glaurung and Túrin outside Nargothrond!
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Oh, my!
Oh my oh my oh my!
That's definitely the most thrilling Lee painting I've seen!
Oh my oh my oh my!
That's definitely the most thrilling Lee painting I've seen!
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
