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* The second part of the 1951 ''Silmarillion'' drafts
* The second part of the 1951 ''Silmarillion'' drafts
* An expanded account of "[[The Grey Annals]]" — the history of [[Beleriand]] after the coming of the [[Elves]].
* An expanded account of "[[The Grey Annals]]" — the history of [[Beleriand]] after the coming of the [[Elves]].
* Additional narratives involving [[Húrin]] and the tragedy of his children (see [[Narn i Chîn Húrin]]). "The Wanderings of Húrin" is the conclusion to the "''Narn''". This was not included in the final ''Silmarillion'' because Christopher Tolkien feared that the heavy compression which would have been necessary to make it a stylistic match with the rest of the book would have been too difficult and would have made the story overly complex and difficult to read.
* Additional narratives involving [[Húrin]] and the tragedy of his children (see [[Narn i Chîn Húrin (tale)|Narn i Chîn Húrin]]). "The Wanderings of Húrin" is the conclusion to the "''Narn''". This was not included in the final ''Silmarillion'' because Christopher Tolkien feared that the heavy compression which would have been necessary to make it a stylistic match with the rest of the book would have been too difficult and would have made the story overly complex and difficult to read.
* Christopher Tolkien's explanation of how he, with the collaboration of fantasy author  [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], constructed Chapter 22 of ''The Silmarillion'', since none of the texts left by Tolkien for this purpose were up-to-date enough to serve the purpose.  In particular, the old texts all have [[Thingol]] portrayed as a miserly swindler who cheats the [[Dwarves]] out of their payment, and the portrayal of the [[Girdle of Melian]] in the older stories is much weaker than the impenetrable barrier of the post-''Lord of the Rings'' writings.
* Christopher Tolkien's explanation of how he, with the collaboration of fantasy author  [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], constructed Chapter 22 of ''The Silmarillion'', since none of the texts left by Tolkien for this purpose were up-to-date enough to serve the purpose.  In particular, the old texts all have [[Thingol]] portrayed as a miserly swindler who cheats the [[Dwarves]] out of their payment, and the portrayal of the [[Girdle of Melian]] in the older stories is much weaker than the impenetrable barrier of the post-''Lord of the Rings'' writings.
* "[[Quendi and Eldar]]" which discusses in greater detail the [[Awakening of the Elves|origin of the Elves]] and their [[Sundering of the Elves|sunderings]].
* "[[Quendi and Eldar]]" which discusses in greater detail the [[Awakening of the Elves|origin of the Elves]] and their [[Sundering of the Elves|sunderings]].

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The War of the Jewels
File:The War of the Jewels.jpg
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
Houghton Mifflin (US)
Released20 October 1994 (UK)
6 December 1994 (US)
FormatHardcover
Pages488
ISBN0395710413

The War of the Jewels is the eleventh volume of The History of Middle-earth, and the second of two volumes on the later development of The Silmarillion.

It is the second volume—Morgoth's Ring being the first—to explore the later 1951 The Silmarillion drafts (those written after the completion of The Lord of the Rings.)

This volume includes:

  • The second part of the 1951 Silmarillion drafts
  • An expanded account of "The Grey Annals" — the history of Beleriand after the coming of the Elves.
  • Additional narratives involving Húrin and the tragedy of his children (see Narn i Chîn Húrin). "The Wanderings of Húrin" is the conclusion to the "Narn". This was not included in the final Silmarillion because Christopher Tolkien feared that the heavy compression which would have been necessary to make it a stylistic match with the rest of the book would have been too difficult and would have made the story overly complex and difficult to read.
  • Christopher Tolkien's explanation of how he, with the collaboration of fantasy author Guy Gavriel Kay, constructed Chapter 22 of The Silmarillion, since none of the texts left by Tolkien for this purpose were up-to-date enough to serve the purpose. In particular, the old texts all have Thingol portrayed as a miserly swindler who cheats the Dwarves out of their payment, and the portrayal of the Girdle of Melian in the older stories is much weaker than the impenetrable barrier of the post-Lord of the Rings writings.
  • "Quendi and Eldar" which discusses in greater detail the origin of the Elves and their sunderings.
  • Tolkien's exploration of the origins of the Ents and the great Eagles

Contents

  • Foreword
  • "Part One. The Grey Annals"
  • "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion"
    • "9. Of Men"
    • "10. Of the Siege of Angband"
    • "11. Of Beleriand its Realms"
    • "12. Of Turgon and the Building of Gondolin"
    • "13. Concerning the Dwarves"
    • "14. Of the Coming of Men into the West"
    • "15. Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
    • "The Last Chapters of the Quenta Silmarillion"
  • "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion"
  • "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar"
    • "A. The principal linguistic elements concerned"
    • "B. Meanings and use of the various terms applied to the Elves and their varieties in Quenya, Telerin, and Sindarin"
    • "C. The Clan-names, with notes on other names for divisions of the Eldar"
    • "Appendix A. Elvish names for Men"
    • "Appendix B. Elvish names for the Dwarves"
    • "Appendix C. Elvish names for the Orcs"
    • "Appendix D. *Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language'"
      • "Note on the 'Language of the Valar'"
    • "Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar"
    • "Editorial Notes [to Quendi and Eldar]"
    • "Appendix: The legend of the Awaking of the Quendi (Cuivienyarna)"
  • Index
The History of Middle-earth series
i.The Book of Lost Tales: Part One · ii.The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two · iii.The Lays of Beleriand ·
iv.The Shaping of Middle-earth · v.The Lost Road and Other Writings · vi.The Return of the Shadow ·
vii.The Treason of Isengard · viii.The War of the Ring · ix.Sauron Defeated ·
x.Morgoth's Ring · xi.The War of the Jewels · xii.The Peoples of Middle-earth · (Index)