{"product_id":"the-great-tales-of-middle-earth-box-set-the-children-of-h-rin-beren-and-l-thien-and-the-fall-of-gondolin","title":"The Great Tales of Middle-Earth Box Set: The Children of H?rin, Beren and L?thien, and the Fall of Gondolin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Tales of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful box set of the three final novels of Middle-earth: \u003cem\u003eChildren of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e, packaged together and ready for gifting. Completing Christopher Tolkien's lifelong achievement as the editor and curator of his father J.R.R. Tolkien's manuscripts, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Tales\u003c\/em\u003e features handsome color plates and maps by famed illustrator Alan Lee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Children of Húrin\u003c\/em\u003e was the first complete book by J.R.R.Tolkien since the 1977 publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e. Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, Túrin, son of Húrin, and with his grim band of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth--awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. Essential 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\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e completes the set and tells the story of the destruction of the legendary city of Gondolin at the hands of evil Morgoth in retaliation against Ulmo, the Lord of the Waters, who favors man. At core is the tale of Tuor, cousin of Túrin, his wife, Idril, daughter of Turgon, king of Gondolin, and their child, Eärendel, who became great in Gondolin, but had to flee the blazing wreckage of his home when Morgoth attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach hardcover volume includes color plates and black and white maps by award-winning illustrator Alan Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee, Alan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - ALAN LEE was born in Middlesex in 1947. His illustrated books include \u003ci\u003eFaeries\u003c\/i\u003e (with Brian Froud), \u003ci\u003eCastles and Merlin Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and the three 'Great Tales' of Middle-earth: \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Húrin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeren\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLúthien\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/i\u003e. He has worked on such prestigious films as \u003ci\u003eErik the Viking\u003c\/i\u003e (Terry Gilliam), \u003ci\u003eLegend\u003c\/i\u003e (Ridley Scott), and the acclaimed NBC miniseries \u003ci\u003eMerlin\u003c\/i\u003e. He is best known, however, for his work on the books \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and now the film versions.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien, J. R. R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion.\u003c\/i\u003e His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN (1924-2020) was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. 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