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The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)
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A tragic tale of the fall of beauty and blessing...
“For the heart that is pitiless counteth, not the power that pity hath, of which stern anger may be forged and a lightning kindled before which mountains fall.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
“Balrogs. Now, these were demons with whips of flame and claws of steel by whom he tormented those of the Noldoli who durst withstand him in anything –and the Eldar have called them Malkarauki. But the rede that Meglin gave to Melko was that not all the host of the Orcs nor the Balrogs in their fierceness might by assault or siege hope ever to overthrow the walls and gates of Gondolin even if they availed to win unto the plain without.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin will be the last book published in the Tolkien canon. Christopher, son of JRR and the devoted custodian of his legacy, is finished. “I must now say that, in my 94th year, The Fall of Gondolin is indubitably the last,” he writes in the book’s preface.
“Glory dwelt in that city of Gondolin of the Seven Names, and its ruin was the most dread of all the sacks of cities upon the face of Earth.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
Yet Gondolin was also where the story of Middle-earth began. In 1916, JRR Tolkien was an emaciated young soldier on sick leave, having recently survived the Battle of the Somme. “I first began,” he later told Christopher, “to write the History of the Gnomes [a type of elf] in army huts, crowded, filled with the noise of gramophones.”
“it is not for thy valor only that I send thee, but to bring into the world a hope beyond thy sight, and a light that shall pierce the darkness.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
I will miss this book in the future (and perhaps forget the names and details), so it is very possible I read it again :)
“For the heart that is pitiless counteth, not the power that pity hath, of which stern anger may be forged and a lightning kindled before which mountains fall.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
“Balrogs. Now, these were demons with whips of flame and claws of steel by whom he tormented those of the Noldoli who durst withstand him in anything –and the Eldar have called them Malkarauki. But the rede that Meglin gave to Melko was that not all the host of the Orcs nor the Balrogs in their fierceness might by assault or siege hope ever to overthrow the walls and gates of Gondolin even if they availed to win unto the plain without.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
The Fall of Gondolin will be the last book published in the Tolkien canon. Christopher, son of JRR and the devoted custodian of his legacy, is finished. “I must now say that, in my 94th year, The Fall of Gondolin is indubitably the last,” he writes in the book’s preface.
“Glory dwelt in that city of Gondolin of the Seven Names, and its ruin was the most dread of all the sacks of cities upon the face of Earth.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
Yet Gondolin was also where the story of Middle-earth began. In 1916, JRR Tolkien was an emaciated young soldier on sick leave, having recently survived the Battle of the Somme. “I first began,” he later told Christopher, “to write the History of the Gnomes [a type of elf] in army huts, crowded, filled with the noise of gramophones.”
“it is not for thy valor only that I send thee, but to bring into the world a hope beyond thy sight, and a light that shall pierce the darkness.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
I will miss this book in the future (and perhaps forget the names and details), so it is very possible I read it again :)
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Sep 20, 2021 05:57AM
I want to read this so badly but unfortunately they're not releasing this book in an edition that matches my other Tolkien books. Grrr.
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leynes wrote: "I want to read this so badly but unfortunately they're not releasing this book in an edition that matches my other Tolkien books. Grrr."So unfortunate. :((
But if you are interested, I recommend buying it. It definitely worths reading ;)
Wow, excellent review! I really liked The Silmarillion and after reading yoir review I'll probably enjoy this just as much! Thanks!
Brett wrote: "Wow, excellent review! I really liked The Silmarillion and after reading yoir review I'll probably enjoy this just as much! Thanks!"Thank you! I am happy that my review had encouraged you to read it. Hope you'll like it. ;))
