Collected by Tolkien's son, these tales further exlore the legendary Middle-earth, including its languages, legends, politics, and kings, and ranging temporally from the Elder Days through the War of the Rings.

Includes index.

Of Tuor and his coming to Gondolin -- Narn I Hin Hurin -- A description of the island of Numenor -- Aldarion and Erendis : The mariner's wife -- The line of Elros : Kings of Numenor -- The history of Galadriel and Celeborn and of Amroth King of Lorien -- The disaster of the Gladden Fields -- Cirion and Eorl and the friendship of Gondor and Rohan -- The quest of Erebor -- The hunt for the ring -- The battles of the Fords of Isen -- The Druedain -- The Istari -- The Palantriri.