Scan barcode
A review by lisa_setepenre
Morgoth's Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
4.0
It is important to note that The History of Middle-Earth should only be attempted by fans who are happy trawling through drafts that are sometimes repetitious and contradictory. However, [b:Morgoth's Ring] has contains some intriguing information about Tolkien's mythology.
There is, for instance, a detailed essay on the laws and customs of the Eldar, which explains their ideas about marriage, death, names. This is followed up by 'The Debate of Finrod and Andreth', which contains the only known coupling of a male Elf and mortal woman – but that is the least of the revelations. It talks about the fate of man and the coming of Men into "Arda Marred". There is also a re-think on the Sun and Moon's place in Tolkien's mythology and their relation to the Two Trees, an explanation on the confusing origins of Orcs (popularly believed to be corrupted Elves) and some absolutely fascinating comparisons between the first Dark Lord, Melkor/Morgoth, and the Dark Lord of Second and Third Ages, Sauron.
There is, for instance, a detailed essay on the laws and customs of the Eldar, which explains their ideas about marriage, death, names. This is followed up by 'The Debate of Finrod and Andreth', which contains the only known coupling of a male Elf and mortal woman – but that is the least of the revelations. It talks about the fate of man and the coming of Men into "Arda Marred". There is also a re-think on the Sun and Moon's place in Tolkien's mythology and their relation to the Two Trees, an explanation on the confusing origins of Orcs (popularly believed to be corrupted Elves) and some absolutely fascinating comparisons between the first Dark Lord, Melkor/Morgoth, and the Dark Lord of Second and Third Ages, Sauron.