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The Fall of Arthur

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Description for The Fall of Arthur Hardcover. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.

The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England’s legendary hero, King Arthur.

The Fall of Arthur, the only venture by J.R.R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur King of Britain, may well be regarded as his finest and most skilful achievement in the use of the Old English alliterative metre, in which he brought to his transforming perceptions of the old narratives a pervasive sense of the grave and fateful nature of all that is ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007489947
SKU
9780007489947
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About J. R. R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, selling 150 million copies in more than 60 languages worldwide. He died in 1973 at the age of 81. Christopher Tolkien, born on 21 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. During ... Read more

Reviews for The Fall of Arthur
Praise for The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún: “This is the most unexpected of Tolkien’s many posthumous publications; his son’s ‘Commentary’ is a model of informed accessibility; the poems stand comparison with their Eddic models, and there is little poetry in the world like those” Times Literary Supplement ... Read more

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