The Return of the Shadow: The History of Middle-Earth 6: Book 6

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Join Dr. Corey Olsen, also known as the Tolkien Professor, for a free 14-week seminar on the sixth volume of the History of Middle-earth (HoME) series, The Return of the Shadow.

Ezzel együtt nem könnyű, amikor egy harmadik vázlatot olvasunk már ugyanarról a történetszálról, kiemelve az újabb és újabb változtatásokat - de ezzel együtt is szórakoztató tudott maradni számomra végig a könyv. I loved seeing all the evolutions, meeting characters that never made it to the final cut, particularly the hobbit ranger Trotter (who will ultimately evolve into Aragorn), Bingo Baggings who was the main character for the first couple of drafts, though I’ll admit I had a soft spot for taciturn, brooding Frodo Took.

If there were a 5 per cent chance of Putin detonating a battlefield nuclear weapon, the world would be at more risk than at any point in most people’s lifetimes. In the past few days, Moscow’s signalling has arguably raised the chances to one in 10. Putin described last week’s test of the Sarmat hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile as giving the west “food for thought”, which would not sound out of place from Blofeld, the 20th-century Bond villain. On Wednesday, Putin said: “We have all the instruments for this [responding to an existential threat to Russia] — ones nobody else can boast of. And we will use them, if we have to.” The Mythgard Academy sessions are always free for all and open to the public. Every week, the first 100 participants will be able to join us for the live discussion, which are recorded and made available at no cost through our iTunes U course and on the Signum University YouTube channel. The second volume continues to the meeting with Théoden king of Rohan, and includes the invention and evolution of Lothlórien and Galadriel; plans for Frodo and Sam's progress to Mordor; the invention and evolution of Treebeard, the Ents, and Fangorn; discussions of the original map of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age; and of the evolution of Cirth in an appendix. The first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. i. The Book of Lost Tales: Part One · ii. The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two · iii. The Lays of Beleriand ·

ENGLISH: The problem with this book is that it is very difficult to follow, for it tells about many different versions of the first 16 chapters of "The Fellowship of the King" that J.R.R.Tolkien wrote in 1938-40. Not only are there up to six different versions of the first chapters, but each version is corrected once and again with ink of different colors, and Christopher tells us all about it, muddling the issue:-) The effect is unlike anything I've ever read -- like watching over a shoulder as the author crosses out a paragraph, muttering to himself. Moment by moment, though, it can be amazingly dull to read. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The Second Phase: XIV. Return to Hobbiton"Unity makes strength! It's unwise to face demon lords and other enemies alone. Join an alliance and collaborate with your allies to overcome the toughest challenges together. Full Book Name: The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, #6) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien: writer, artist, scholar, linguist. Known to millions around the world as the author of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien spent most of his life teaching at the University of Oxford where he was a distinguished academic in the fields of Old and Middle English and Old Norse. His creativity, confined to his spare time, found its outlet in fantasy works, stories for children, poetry, illustration and invented languages and alphabets. Throughout the book you can see two processes working. One is evolution of characters, something that can be expected in any book. It shows how Hobbits changed names and character, what they said when and to whom etc. Other, IMO far more important, is how LOTR evolved from "The Hobbit" sequel to work we know today. We see how The Ring evolved from simple magic ring Bilbo found in "The Hobbit" to all-powerfull ring of LOTR. We also see how initial characters were slowly molded into characters that fit into broader Tolkien's world and how LOTR slowly began to take place in Tolkien's world, something Tolkien didn't plan in the beginning. This is shown mostly in evolution of elf characters, though Aragorn still doesn't exist (Strider was first called Trotter and was a hobbit).