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***Mithadan*** · 01-06-2002, 09:42 PM

Believe it or not, only the Book of Lost Tales II has the full Fall of Gondolin tale and that version was written in about 1918 or so. Other than the later Silmarillion-style versions, which are much shorter, the 1918 version is the only "full" telling of the story and it is rather dated and not in accord with much that JRRT later wrote. Tolkien's failure to finish the Gondolin tale which appears in Unfinished Tales is one of the most grievous losses to his readers.

01-06-2002, 09:42 PM	#1
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,397	Believe it or not, only the Book of Lost Tales II has the full Fall of Gondolin tale and that version was written in about 1918 or so. Other than the later Silmarillion-style versions, which are much shorter, the 1918 version is the only "full" telling of the story and it is rather dated and not in accord with much that JRRT later wrote. Tolkien's failure to finish the Gondolin tale which appears in Unfinished Tales is one of the most grievous losses to his readers. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.