J. R. R. Tolkien

Der Kampf um die Vorherrschaft in Mittelerde geht weiter. Einfühlsam und lebendig erzählt Achim Höppner von den Abenteuern der Hobbits Frodo und Sam, die sich mit ihren Gefährten auf den Weg zum Schicksalsberg machen, um den einen Ring nach Mordor zu bringen. 2 mp3-CD mit umfangreichem Booklet Laufzeit ca. 1.050 Minuten Vollständige Lesung Sprecher: Achim Höppner

Tolkien skapte en egen verden i fortellingene om hobbitene, små menneskelignende skapninger. Ringenes herre er en (uavhengig) fortsettelse av Hobbiten. Hobbitene lever i en verden ukjent for oss. Emnet i bøkene er dog kjent; kampen mellom det gode (hobbiter) og onde (Sauron). For at Sauron skal få ubegrenset makt, må han få tak i en spesiell ring, maktens ring. Skal ringen miste sin kraft, må den kastes i Dommedags juv i Mordors land. Den som eier ringen for lenge, blir ødelagt av dens krefter.

This de luxe collectorâ??s edition features the first edition text and eight full-colour plates, with an exclusive colour frontispiece illustration. The book is quarterbound with a special gold motif stamped on the front board and is presented in a matching slipcase.

There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World. In that remote time Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron, in the North; and the tragedy of Túrin and his sister Nienor unfolded within the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war waged by Morgoth against the lands and secret cities of the Elves. Their brief and passionate lives were dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bore them as the children of Húrin, the man who had dared to defy and to scorn him to his face. Against them he sent his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire. Into this story of brutal conquest and flight, of forest hiding-places and pursuit, of resistance with lessening hope, the Dark Lord and the Dragon enter in direly articulate form. Sardonic and mocking, Glaurung manipulated the fates of Túrin and Nienor by lies of diabolic cunning and guile, and the curse of Morgoth was fulfilled. The earliest versions of this story by J. R. R. Tolkien go back to the end of the First World War and the years that followed; but long afterwards, when The Lord of the Rings was finished, he wrote it anew and greatly enlarged it in complexities of motive and character: it became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. In this book Christopher Tolkien has constructed, after long study of the manuscripts, a coherent narrative without any editorial invention. Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of 'The Children of Hurin' will reunite fans of 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. Includes an exclusive new map by Christopher Tolkien and jacket, colour paintings and black/white drawings by Alan Lee (illustrator of 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' and Oscar-winning designer of the film trilogy).

Concluding the story of The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien's own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.

Building on the story begun in The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring this is the second part of Tolkien s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go."

One of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Children of H rin takes place in Middle-earth thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Children of H rin is the first complete book by Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The Silmarillion. 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, T rin, son of H rin, 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.

Gud, Eru Ilúvatur, skaper verden og lar sine tjenere valaene hjelpe til. En av valaene gjør opprør mot Gud og blir Morgoth, Fienden i Midgard. Valaene går til krig mot Morgoth. Krigen vekker alvene, Guds førstefødte barn, og valaene fører dem til sitt land Valinor. Der skaper alven Fëanor silmarillene, tre fullkomne edelstener. Men så stjeler Morgoth silmarillene. Mens krigen mellom alvene og Morgoth pågår kommer også menneskene til Midgard. Dette er fortellingen om Midgards eldste historie,om hvordan verden oppstod og hva som skjedde før begivenhetene i Hobbiten og Ringenes herre.

J. R. R. Tolkien Wort für Wort. Die Komplettlesung des Herrn der Ringe nimmt ihren Anfang mit Teil I, Die Gefährten. Die Geschichte des mächtigen Rings, der neun Gefährten auf eine gefährliche Reise schickt, um die Zukunft Mittelerdes zu retten. Das Warten der unermüdlichen Fans hat sich gelohnt. Nach dem Silmarillion liest Achim Höppner, die Synchronstimme von Gandalf, jetzt auch das Meisterwerk des Fantasyautors. Er bringt die Sprache J. R. R. Tolkiens mit der gebotenen Kraft zum Klingen und verleiht den Charakteren die nötige Tiefe.

Classic hardback edition of the third volume of The Lord of the Rings, now featuring Tolkienâ??s original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text, with fold-out maps.

Classic hardback edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, featuring Tolkienâ??s original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text, with fold-out map.

The first volume of 'The Lord of the Rings', now featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text with fold-out map and colour plate section.

Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit and his companions on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power, in a special anniversary volume containing the corrected text of all three volumes of the seminal fantasy trilogy, complemented by maps and cover art by acclaimed artist Alan Lee. Simultaneous.

Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit and his companions on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power, in a special anniversary volume containing the corrected text of all three volumes of the seminal fantasy trilogy, complemented by maps and cover art by acclaimed artist Alan Lee. Simultaneous.

Scholarly and highly informative, this anthology represents a distinctive contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of Middle English literature. Kenneth Sisam's well-chosen extracts from writings of the 14th century illustrate a rising new spirit in vernacular works. Selections include excerpts from such tales as Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knight and the Gest Hystoriale of the destruction of Troy, the immortal Piers Plowman, John Wycliffe's translation of the Bible, political commentaries, and poetry. In addition to notes on each selection and an informative appendix, this volume features an extensive glossary by J. R. R. Tolkien. Best known as the author of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien was an Oxford University professor of linguistics whose "vocabulary" offers an effective and practical complement to this outstanding anthology.

A new edition of Tolkien's collection of tales and legends chronicling the world's beginnings and the happenings of the First Age focuses on the theft of the Simarils--the three jewels crafted by Fèeanor--by Morgoth, first Dark Lord of Middle-earth, and has been revised and expanded to encompass forty-eight color paintings.

The first ever paperback edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's complete Father Christmas letters, including a new introduction and rare archive materials. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J. R. R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and 'authenticity' of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas.

This deluxe slipcased volume contains the definitive version of the text, featuring for the very first time full-colour facsimiles of pages from the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations by Tolkien that he intended for inclusion in the 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are previously unpublished family trees and two full-size fold-out maps.

This deluxe slipcased edition of The Hobbit, printed and bound using superior materials including a silk ribbon marker, features the definitive text, plus Tolkienâ??s paintings and drawings in full colour, and a special fold-out version of Throrâ??s Map.