{"product_id":"beren-and-luthien-john-r-r-tolkien","title":"Beren and Lúthien (John R. R. Tolkien)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003ePainstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of \u003cem\u003eBeren and Lúthien\u003c\/em\u003e will reunite fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe tale of \u003cem\u003eBeren and Lúthien\u003c\/em\u003e was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the battle of the Somme at the end of 1916, he wrote the tale in the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eEssential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. This is the kernel of the legend; and it leads to the supremely heroic attempt of Beren and Lúthien together to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy, of a Silmaril.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn this book Christopher Tolkien has attempted to extract the story of Beren and Lúthien from the comprehensive work in which it was embedded; but that story was itself changing as it developed new associations within the larger history. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, he has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they reveal aspects of the story, both in event and in narrative immediacy, that were afterwards lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father's literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father's unpublished works, from \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Tales\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eBeren and Lúthien\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e, and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63605638824285,"sku":"K094711063","price":9.4,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/239408-9471106300001A.jpg?v=1771974238","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/beren-and-luthien-john-r-r-tolkien","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}