J. R. R. Tolkien

"Eyn fingerl iber ale tsu hershn, ale tsu gefinen, eyn fingerl zey tsu zamlen, inem fintsternish tsu bindn"J. R. R. Tolkiens roman "Konungens återkomst", den tredje delen av hans episka mästerverk "Härskarringen", finns nu tillgänglig i en praktfull inbunden utgåva på jiddisch. Översatt av Barry Goldstein, en av världens mest aktiva och uppskattade jiddisch-"tuers", och med ny omslagsillustration av Marta Leonhardt skapade exklusivt för denna jiddischversion, är denna utgåva en skatt för både LOTR-fans och jiddischentusiaster. När Mordors skugga sprider sig över landet följer Ringens följeslagare separata äventyr. Aragorn, som avslöjas som den gömda arvtagaren till västerns uråldriga kungar, ansluter sig till Rohans ryttare mot Isengårds styrkor och kämpar i den desperata segern vid Helms klyfta. Merry och Pippin, tillfångatagna av orcher, flyr in i Fangornskogen och möter enterna. Gandalf återvänder mirakulöst och besegrar den onde trollkarlen Saruman. Sam, som tror att hans herre är död efter en strid med det jättelika Honmonstret, lämnar Frodo, som fortfarande är vid liv men nu i orchernas händer. Under tiden samlas Mörkrets herres arméer medan ringen närmar sig Domedagsberget.

Fifth in a series of hardcover boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. This slipcase contains Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, The Fall of Arthur, and Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for adults, full of life and colour; Pearl is apparently an elegy on the death of a child but, like Gawain, it is also a sophisticated and moving debate on much less tangible matters. Sir Orfeo is a slighter romance, belonging to an earlier and different tradition. It was a special favourite of Tolkien’s. The three translations are here uniquely accompanied with the complete text of Tolkien’s acclaimed 1953 W. P. Ker Memorial Lecture that he delivered on Sir Gawain. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, during a time of gods, betrayal and fierce battles, the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. Told in verse composed by J. R. R. Tolkien derived from the ancient poetry of the Poetic Edda and the prose Völsunga Saga, this masterful fusion of myth and poetry is accompanied by notes and commentary by Christopher Tolkien. The Fall of Arthur tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England’s legendary hero, King Arthur. It is the only venture by J. R. R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur King of Britain, and may well be regarded as his finest and most skilful achievement in the use of the Old English alliterative metre. The long narrative poem is accompanied by significant if tantalising notes, in which can be discerned clear if mysterious associations of the Arthurian conclusion with The Silmarillion. The translation of Beowulf by J. R. R. Tolkien was completed in 1926: he returned to it later but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for the translation is here paired with an illuminating written commentary on the poem by the translator himself, prepared for a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s. From these lectures there arises a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if Tolkien 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. These are accompanied by Sellic spell, a ‘marvellous tale’ 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. Published together for the first time, these four books – all edited by the author's son and literary executor – collect a fascinating period of Christopher Tolkien’s forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J. R. R. Tolkien’s scholarly writings on the myths and legends of northern Europe, a unique accomplishment that celebrates the academic brilliance and storytelling genius of one of the twentieth century's finest literary pioneers.

Brand-new paperback edition of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit. While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was Tolkien’s first full-length children’s book, written before The Hobbit. Now, nearly 100 years later, the adventures of Rover – or, for reasons that become clear in the story, ‘Roverandom’ – are published in this delightful new paperback edition. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Tolkien experts Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, and includes Tolkien’s own delightful illustrations.

Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, takes the whimsical decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters… J. R. R. Tolkien invented and illustrated the book of Mr Bliss’s adventures for his own children when they were very young. The book was handwritten with lots of detailed and uproarious colour pictures. This is a complete and highly imaginative tale of eccentricity. Some of the disasters that befall Mr Bliss could be blamed on his style of driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears. As for what happened next – the readers, whether young or old, will want to discover for themselves. Republished in hardback to match his Letters from Father Christmas and other illustrated Tolkien editions, Mr Bliss is presented as a conventional illustrated storybook, and also with Tolkien's handwritten pages in facsimile at the back, and is sure to delight Tolkien fans of all ages.

A commemorative 75th anniversary edition of Tolkien’s classic book, including a revised introduction, a map, a copy of Tolkien’s unpublished short story which he expanded for publication, his notes for an aborted sequel, and the original first edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Farmer Giles of Ham did not look like a hero. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life. Then one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant blundered on to his land. More by luck than skill, Farmer Giles managed to scare him away. The people of the village cheered: Farmer Giles was a hero. His reputation spread far and wide across the kingdom. So it was natural that when the dragon Chrysophylax visited the area it was Farmer Giles who was expected to do battle with it!

Journey with your favourite characters from Middle-earth in this official colouring book based on the epic film trilogy The Hobbit, directed by Peter Jackson. The Hobbit film trilogy brought J. R. R. Tolkien’s incredible world of Middle-earth to life for millions of people. Now you can add your own artistic touches and explore this enchanted universe as never before. Bilbo Baggins’ unexpected journey from Hobbiton to the lair of the fearsome Smaug in Erebor brought him into contact with colourful wizards, Dwarves, Elves and Men and into conflict with deadly Trolls, Goblins, Orcs and Wargs. From Gandalf, Thorin and Tauriel to the revolting Great Goblin, vicious Azog and slimy Gollum, this official colouring book depicts The Hobbit movie trilogy’s heroes and villains drawn from all corners of Middle-earth, with informative descriptions of every character and accurate pictures to colour. First published in 2017, this reissue of the only authorised Hobbit colouring book heralds the coming of a brand new Lord of the Rings movie, The War of the Rohirrim, in cinemas in December 2024!

Experience your favourite characters and enchanting scenes from one of the most famous fantasy worlds ever created — Middle-earth — in a brilliant new way with this official colouring book based on the epic The Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy brought J. R. R. Tolkien’s incredible world of Middle-earth to life for millions of people. Now you can add your own artistic touches and explore this enchanted universe as never before. Embark on your own colouring adventure through Middle-earth, from the peaceful Hobbit holes of the Shire to the majestic realms of Rivendell and Minas Tirith, and join in the Fellowship’s terrifying journey through the mines of Moria to the unforgettable landscape of Mount Doom. As well as breathtaking scenes from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, you can colour your favourite heroes, including Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo and Sam, the majestic Galadriel and the pitiful Gollum, and iconic creatures such as the tree-like Ents, the massive Mûmakil and the fearsome Balrog. First published in 2016, this reissue of the only authorised Lord of the Rings colouring book heralds the coming of a brand new Lord of the Rings movie, The War of the Rohirrim, in cinemas in December 2024!

This revised and expanded edition of Tolkien’s own Hobbit-inspired poetry includes previously unpublished poems and notes, and is beautifully illustrated by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes. 'Tom was here before the river and the trees…. He made paths before the Big People and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already…’ One of the most intriguing characters in The Lord of the Rings, the amusing and enigmatic Tom Bombadil also appears in verses said to have been written by Hobbits and preserved in the ‘Red Book’ with stories of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and their friends. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil collects these and other poems, mainly concerned with legends and jests of the Shire at the end of the Third Age. This special edition has also been expanded to include earlier versions of some poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, and comprehensive notes by acclaimed Tolkien scholars Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.

Darkness Will Bind Them… watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 on Prime Video J. R. R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. Guided by the Dark Lord Sauron, the Elves of Eregion forge the Rings of Power. Yet in secret he has begun building the Barad-dûr in Mordor, and here, in the fires of Mount Doom, he makes the One Ring. Seeking to rule Middle-earth, Sauron begins to wage terrible war upon them. On the island-kingdom of Númenor, the Men of the West become mighty, building great ships to increase their influence throughout Middle-earth. But as their power grows, the seed of their downfall is sown. Only by uniting in alliance with the Elves can they hope to overcome Sauron. Adhering to ‘The Tale of Years’ timeline in The Lord of the Rings, Brian Sibley assembles a new chronicle of Middle-earth, a tragic tale of pride, envy and downfall told substantially in the words of J. R. R. Tolkien from the various published texts originally edited by Christopher Tolkien, and illustrated with pencil drawings by Alan Lee.

Tarutaituri Tolkienin riemastuttava fantasiasatu. J. R. R. Tolkienin omille lapsilleen 1920-luvulla sepittämä satu kertoo huiman tarinan pienestä lelukoirasta, joka herää henkiin ja matkustaa Kuuhun asti. Nyt uudistetulla ulkoasulla! Roverandom sai alkunsa kesällä 1925, kun J. R. R. Tolkienin poika Michael hukkasi hiekkarannalle rakkaimman lelunsa, mustavalkoisen lyijykoiran. Poikaansa lohduttaakseen Tolkien sepitti tarinan leikkisästä pikku koirasta nimeltä Rover, joka tulee puraisseeksi äkkipikaisen velhon housunlahjetta. Kiukustunut velho taikoo Roverin lelukoiraksi, joka päätyy erään pienen pojan haltuun. Poika kuitenkin kadottaa Lelu-Roverin hiekkarannalle, josta sen löytää vanha hiekkatietäjä. Tästä alkavat Roverin ihmeelliset seikkailut. Valloittava satu on tolkienmaiseen tapaan täynnä kielellistä leikittelyä sekä viittauksia myytteihin ja historiaan. Mukana on kirjan toimittajien laatima johdanto ja kulttuurihistoriallisia viitteitä valaiseva selitysosa. Kuvitus on Tolkienin itsensä käsialaa, ja suomennoksesta vastaa Kersti Juva. Oxfordin yliopiston professori, filologi John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) tunnetaan nykyaikaisen fantasiakirjallisuuden isänä, jonka pääteoksia ovat Hobitti, Taru Sormusten herrasta ja Silmarillion. Wayne G. Hammond ja Christina Scull ovat arvostettuja Tolkien-asiantuntijoita, joilta on julkaistu suomeksi myös heidän toimittamansa laajennettu laitos Tolkienin sadusta Maamies ja lohikäärme sekä taidekirjat Hobitti Tolkienin silmin ja Taru Sormusten herrasta Tolkienin silmin.

Sauron has returned. . . watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 on Prime Video. A revised and expanded edition of Tolkien's own Hobbit-inspired poetry, including previously unpublished poems and notes, and beautiful illustrations by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes. One of the most intriguing characters in The Lord of the Rings, the amusing and enigmatic Tom Bombadil also appears in verses said to have been written by Hobbits and preserved in the "Red Book" with stories of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and their friends. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil collects these and other poems, mainly concerned with legends and jests of the Shire at the end of the Third Age. This edition includes earlier versions of some of Tolkien's poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, comprehensive notes by acclaimed Tolkien scholars Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, and stunning illustrations by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes.

Sauron has returned. . . watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 on Prime Video. A special collectible hardcover edition of the precursor to J. R. R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring the complete work with a sumptuous cover design, foil stamping, stained edges, and ribbon bookmark. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. This special hardcover edition of the work includes a unique, foil-stamped cover that illustrates Telperion and Laurelin, the Two Trees of Valinor, and the three Silmarils. Available in the United States for the first time, it is one of five Collector's Editions of Tolkien's most beloved works, and an essential piece of any Tolkien reader's library.

The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by the Three Ages of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Featuring breathtaking paintings and drawings by John Howe, with new pieces unique to this calendar. The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector's items, and this year's will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere. This year's calendar features 13 full-colour paintings by the world-renowned Tolkien artist, John Howe, depicting scenes from across the panoply of tales contained within the History of Middle-earth. From the legendary First Age when the Valar shaped the world, and the Second Age which saw the fall of Numenor, through to the Third Age which culminated in the War of the Ring. Now presented for the first time in calendar form, and accompanied by a brand new painting and numerous pencil drawings, and with an insightful introduction by Brian Sibley, Tolkien fans can enjoy these dramatic depictions of the Three Ages of Middle-earth Age in greater depth than ever before.