J. R. R. Tolkien

The New York Times BestsellerJ. R. R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales of N menor and Middle-earth is a definitive collection of stories and essays ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. The collection of Tolkien's classic "fairie" tales is edited and with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by the author's son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien. Unfinished Tales of N menor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of N menor before its downfall, and all that is known about the Five Wizards sent to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar, about the Seeing Stones known as palant ri, and about the legend of Amroth." The tone is heroic, both the heroes and the villains greater than life-size."--The New York Times Book Review "An indispensable volume illuminating many unknown stories and details of Middle-earth unavailable elsewhere."--Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit

Dette er historien om Bilbos eventyr, og om hvordan han overrasker både seg selv og andre med sine helt spesielle evner. Bilbo Lommelun lever et behagelig liv i hobbithullet sitt i Bakken, og det er sjelden han beveger seg lenger enn til spiskammeret. Så en dag dukker trollmannen Gandalv opp sammen med tretten dverger, og vil ha ham med på en reise «fram og tilbake igjen». Dvergenes plan er å røve den veldige skatten som voktes av Smaug, en enorm og svært farlig drage. Hobbiten, som er forhistorien til Ringenes Herre, har solgt millioner av bøker verden over siden den først ble utgitt i 1937. Boken regnes for en av de mest populære og innflytelsesrike fra forrige århundre.

Four-volume boxed-set edition of The Lord of the Rings in hardback, featuring Tolkienâ??s original unused dust-jacket designs, together with fourth hardback volume, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. Includes special features and the definitive edition of the text.

A sumptuous new one-volume edition of Tolkienâ??s classic masterpiece that is fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee, and housed in a special transparent slipcase.

The translation of Beowulf by J. R. R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication.

The translation of Beowulf by J. R. R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and from these lectures a substantial selection has been made, to form also a commentary on the translation in this book. From his creative attention to detail in these lectures there arises a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if he entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out their mail-shirts as they beached their ship on the coast of Denmark, listening to the rising anger of Beowulf at the taunting of Unferth, or looking up in amazement at Grendel's terrible hand set under the roof of Heorot. But the commentary in this book includes also much from those lectures in which, while always anchored in the text, he expressed his wider perceptions. He looks closely at the dragon that would slay Beowulf "snuffling in baffled rage and injured greed when he discovers the theft of the cup"; but he rebuts the notion that this is "a mere treasure story", "just another dragon tale". He turns to the lines that tell of the burying of the golden things long ago, and observes that it is "the feeling for the treasure itself, this sad history" that raises it to another level. "The whole thing is sombre, tragic, sinister, curiously real. The 'treasure' is not just some lucky wealth that will enable the finder to have a good time, or marry the princess. It is laden with history, leading back into the dark heathen ages beyond the memory of song, but not beyond the reach of imagination." Sellic spell, a "marvellous tale", is a story written by Tolkien suggesting what might have been the form and style of an Old English folk-tale of Beowulf, in which there was no association with the "historical legends" of the Northern kingdoms.

A commemorative golden anniversary edition of Tolkienâ??s classic book, including a new introduction, a map, a copy of Tolkienâ??s unpublished short story which he expanded for publication, his notes for an aborted sequel, and the original first edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes.

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"Hobbiten" av J. R. R. Tolkien är ett tidlöst äventyr som tar läsarna med på en magisk resa genom Midgård. Bilbo Baggins, en anspråkslös hobbit, dras med på ett uppdrag för att återta en skatt som vaktas av en drake. Med dvärgar, alver, trollkarlar och mytiska varelser utforskar denna förtrollande berättelse mod, vänskap och upptäckten av ens sanna jag. Tolkiens levande fantasi och mästerliga berättarkonst gör "Hobbiten" till en älskad klassiker inom fantasy-litteraturen.

Deluxe collectorâ??s edition featuring the definitive edition text and containing a full-colour reproduction of Tolkienâ??s painting of the dragon, Glórund. The book is quarterbound, stamped on the front board with a gold motif previously seen only on the first edition hardback, and is presented in a matching slipcase.

Broadcast to mark the 3000th programme of the much-loved children's series Jackanory, The Hobbit was transmitted over two weeks and 10 episodes in 1979. It told the gripping story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure guarded by the fearsome dragon Smaug. As he leaves his cosy hobbit-hole and travels into the wild, Bilbo's adventures begin. On his journey, he will encounter trolls, goblins, elves and giant spiders - as well as a mysterious and magical ring and a strange, sinister creature named Gollum... Read by Bernard Cribbins, Jan Francis, Maurice Denham and David Wood, this rare audio soundtrack is sure to offer a treat for all fans of J. R. R. Tolkien.2 CDs. 2 hrs 28 mins.

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with J. R. R. Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films... This special 50th anniversary edition includes three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King), along with an extensive new index--a must-own tome for old and new Tolkien readers alike. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but while he studied classic works of the past, he was creating a set of his own.

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron.

J. R. R. Tolkienâ??s fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit.

The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J. R. R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur.

Deluxe collectorâ??s edition featuring the first edition text and containing a facsimile page of Tolkienâ??s original manuscript. The book is quarterbound with a gold motif stamped on the front board and is presented in a matching slipcase.

Special collectorâ??s film tie-in hardback of the best-selling classic, featuring the complete story with a sumptuous cover design inspired by THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and brand new reproductions of all the drawings and maps by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Hardback-udgave med filmforside. Teksten er gennemrevideret af Jakob Levinsen, og alle appendikser er med. Derved udkommer værket for første gang på dansk i komplet version. Første bind af Tolkiens udødelige klassiker om hobbitten Frodo, der arver en mystisk ring af sin onkel Bilbo. Men Ringen tilhører den onde fyrst Sauron, der vil bruge den på at underlægge sig verden. Frodo må forlade sit elskede Herred for at rejse til Dommedagsbjerget og tilintetgøre Ringen. Med sig på rejsen har han troldmanden Gandalf, elveren Legolas, dværgen Gimli, mennesket Boromir, tre af sine nærmeste hobbitvenner samt ikke mindst den hemmelighedsfulde Traver.