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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''''Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth''''' is a collection of stories and essays by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1980. As the title indicates, the volume gathers narratives and writings that [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] left incomplete or in varying states of revision, spanning the [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], and [[Third Age]] of [[Middle-earth]]. Unlike ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', which Christopher Tolkien shaped into a continuous narrative, ''Unfinished Tales'' presents the texts more directly, with extensive editorial notes explaining their context and the differences among drafts.<br />
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The book offers fuller versions and additional detail on events and characters touched on more briefly elsewhere in the legendarium.<br />
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== Contents ==<br />
''Unfinished Tales'' is organized by age. The [[First Age]] section includes expanded tellings of stories from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', such as the tale of Túrin and the story of Tuor's coming to the hidden city of Gondolin. The [[Second Age]] section contains material on the island kingdom of [[Númenor]], including a description of the island and an account of the line of its kings, as well as the tale of Aldarion and Erendis.<br />
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The [[Third Age]] section provides background to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', including accounts of the disaster at the Gladden Fields where [[Isildur]] was slain and the [[One Ring]] lost, the history of [[Rohan]] and its alliance with [[Gondor]], and the quest of Erebor that lies behind ''[[The Hobbit (novel)|The Hobbit]]''. A final section gathers essays on such subjects as the [[wizard]]s (the Istari), the [[palantír]]i, and the Drúedain.<br />
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== Place in the legendarium ==<br />
''Unfinished Tales'' serves as a bridge between the polished narratives of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s published novels and the vast body of his working papers later released in the multi-volume ''History of Middle-earth''. It enriches the background of the major works, deepening the reader's understanding of figures, places, and events such as the [[palantír]]i and the origins of the [[wizard]]s, while preserving the rough, exploratory quality of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s unfinished writing.<br />
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== Publication ==<br />
''Unfinished Tales'' was first published in 1980, edited by Christopher Tolkien with detailed commentary. It was a commercial success and became an important resource for readers seeking a deeper knowledge of [[Middle-earth]].<br />
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