Bibliograph

The fall of Arthur, by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien

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The fall of Arthur, by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

The fall of Arthur

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

850180063

Responsibility statement

by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- The fall of Arthur -- Notes on the text of The fall of Arthur -- The poem in Arthurian tradition -- The unwritten poem and its relation to The Silmarillion -- The evolution of the poem -- Appendix: Old English verse

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