New Tolkien Book: The Fall of Gondolin

[Beorn]

The Fall of Gondolin, 'new' JRR Tolkien book, to be published in 2018 | Books | The Guardian

 

[Totenkindly]

is it another compilation of Tolkien's notes by his son Christopher?

I remember the overview of Gondolin's fall -- it's kinda tied in with the issue of Glorfindel, which gets discussed because he dies in a battle with a balrog at Gondolin (right?) but then shows up centuries later in The Fellowship of the Ring in the slot that was reallocated to Arwen in the movies...

 

[The Cat]

Jack likes this.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I read that one version of this had Orcs with tanks. I suppose that's consistent with his general theme of the forces of industry being associated with evil, but it still seems super weird.

 

[Madboot]

is it another compilation of Tolkien's notes by his son Christopher?

I remember the overview of Gondolin's fall -- it's kinda tied in with the issue of Glorfindel, which gets discussed because he dies in a battle with a balrog at Gondolin (right?) but then shows up centuries later in The Fellowship of the Ring in the slot that was reallocated to Arwen in the movies...

It is established that elves can come back from the Halls of Mandos after a time. I always figured he came back by the time of Fellowship, or it was some other fellow who was named after a hero of yore. I look forward to the reading the book. I enjoyed Beren and Luthien, as it showed the evolution of that story over the years that Tolkien worked on it.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

It is established that elves can come back from the Halls of Mandos after a time. I always figured he came back by the time of Fellowship, or it was some other fellow who was named after a hero of yore. I look forward to the reading the book. I enjoyed Beren and Luthien, as it showed the evolution of that story over the years that Tolkien worked on it.

I think it is supposed to be the same guy.

 

[Madboot]

I think it is supposed to be the same guy.

That was always my personal interpretation.