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A New ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Book Will Be Published This Year

A New ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Book Will Be Published This Year

'The Fall of Gondolin' will be released in August and will apparently have the biggest battle outside of 'The Lord of the Rings’

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

J. R. R. Tolkien fans everywhere will be very excited to hear that the world of Middle Earth will have fresh pages to read.

The legendary author's son, Christopher Tolkien, has been carefully editing his manuscripts and The Fall of Gondolin will be ready for our eyes later this year.

via GIPHY

But this tale occurs way before The Lord of the Rings days when Frodo and Sam help save the day by plunging the Ring into the fires of Mordor.

The Fall of Gondolin harks back to the battle between Tuor and Morgoth's army and how the elvish city was founded and built. Now, unless you're a massive Tolkien fan, you wouldn't be alone in not knowing who those people are.

Tuor is a big deal in the elvish community and is one of Aragon's ancestors. He, along with Aragon, are two of only three mortal men to marry an elf.

Morgoth, on the other hand, is a pretty bad dude - bloody Sauron was his principal lieutenant, so if you thought the guy with the all-seeing eye in Mordor was bad, Morgoth is even worse.

Alan Lee's illustration for 'The Fall of Gondolin'.
Harper Collins

He was formally known as Melkor and was one of the most powerful immortal spirits that existed before Middle Earth was created but he turned to the dark side then basically became the root of all evil in the Tolkien universe.

So, this book should no doubt be absolutely awesome.

Those who have read The Silmarillion will know what happens to Morgoth but The Fall of Gondolin should provide a decent amount of backstory to his rise and how badass his army is.

According to Tolkien biographer John Garth, the battle that takes place at Gondolin is the author's 'biggest battle narrative outside of The Lord of the Rings'.

A statement on Harper Collins' website read: "In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was the first 'real story of this imaginary world' and, together with Beren and Lúthien and The Children of Hrin, he regarded it as one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days."

This new book apparently came as a surprise considering Christopher Tolkien, who's 93, made it seem as though Beren and Lúthien would be the last of his father's manuscripts that he would personally oversee.

In that novel, which was published last year, the preface read: "[This will be] my last book in the long series of editions of my father's writings."

It will be on sale on August 30.

Featured Image Credit: New Line Cinema

Topics: Books, Awesome, TV and Film, Lord Of The Rings