{"product_id":"great-tales-of-middle-earth-box-set-the-children-of-hurin-beren-and-luthien-the-fall-of-gondolin","title":"Great Tales of Middle-Earth Box Set: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, the Fall of Gondolin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Tales of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful box set of the three final novels of Middle-earth: \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e, packaged together and ready for gifting. Completing Christopher Tolkien's lifelong achievement as the curator of his father J.R.R. Tolkien's manuscripts, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Tales\u003c\/em\u003e features handsome color plates and maps by famed illustrator Alan Lee and a map by Christopher Tolkien.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Children of Húrin\u003c\/em\u003e was the first standalone story by J.R.R. Tolkien since the 1977 publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e. Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest heroes among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a new warrior arises, Túrin, son of Húrin, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeren and Lúthien\u003c\/em\u003e was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. This is the kernel of the legend; and it leads to the supremely heroic attempt of Beren and Lúthien together to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy, of a Silmaril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e completes the set and tells the story of the legendary Elven city hidden within Middle-earth. Evil Morgoth seeks to destroy the last realm of his Elven enemies while Ulmo, Lord of the Waters, tries to protect it. At the core of the tale is Tuor, cousin of Túrin, who becomes great in Gondolin and marries, Idril, daughter of Turgon, king of Gondolin, and fathers a child, Eärendel. When an act of supreme treachery allows Morgoth to attack Gondolin, Tuor and his family must try to flee the blazing wreckage, for the fate of all of Middle-earth depends on Eärendel's survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach hardcover volume includes color plates and pencil drawings by award-winning illustrator Alan Lee together with a black and white map drawn by Christopher Tolkien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942864748775,"sku":"9780063447981","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_91d8d7d6-a9bf-42c9-8caf-87f054539135.jpg?v=1775271261","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/great-tales-of-middle-earth-box-set-the-children-of-hurin-beren-and-luthien-the-fall-of-gondolin","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}