Title: The Children of Húrin Narrator: Christopher Lee Year Published: 2007 Summary The Children of Húrin audiobook, unabridged, is read by Christopher Lee. The story is set in the First Age, millennia before the events of The Lord of the Rings. It tells the story of Húrin Thalion, the only man to defy the Dark Lord Morgoth to his face. More specifically, the story follows…
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Books Tolkien Read: The House of the Wolfings by William Morris
The Story The House of the Wolfings is a pseudo-history about the men of the Mark (yes, that’s what they call it) in their fight against the invading Romans. In particular it follows Thiodolf, the leader of the Wolfing house. He is the most beloved of the people and their greatest warrior. Unbeknownst to his people, he loves and…
Lord of the Rings Audiobook
Title: J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Narrator: Rob Inglis Year Published: 1990 Summary The Lord of the Rings audiobook, unabridged, is read by Rob Inglis. The audiobook includes all of the poems and songs–even those in Quenya or Sindarin. The songs are actually sung, which is a nice touch. Being unabridged, of course it’s quite long–nearly 55 hours on 46 CDs (if…
My Thoughts on The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (and a Prediction)
The movie on virtually every Tolkien fan’s mind these days is The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. I’ve avoided reviews from anyone else in an attempt to keep my own opinions clear, so I actually don’t know what the fandom as a whole thinks of the film. I know the general public generally doesn’t like it, but what else is…
Review: The Book of Lost Tales I
Title: The Book of Lost Tales 1 Author: J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Year Published: 1983 Summary The Book of Lost Tales 1 is the first in the History of Middle-earth series, which chronicles the history of the writing of Middle-earth. The whole series is edited by Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R.’s son. During his lifetime, Christopher was one of Tolkien’s primary…
Tolkien Trivia by William MacKay
Title: Tolkien Trivia: A Middle-earth Miscellany Author: William MacKay Year Published: 2012 Summary Tolkien Trivia is just want it sounds like: a book of trivia about Middle-earth. It’s written in question and answer form; the questions are on one side of the page and the answers are on the back of the page. The trivia is split into different sections: The Mythmaker…