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The Book of Lost Tales Part Two is the second part of Christopher Tolkien's twelve-volume series The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J.R.R. Tolkien.
It follows, and is generally published separately from, Part One.
Synopsis[]
The Book of Lost Tales contains the first versions of the stories which would later become The Silmarillion, and is notable because, while very primitive in style and content, it is very close to the later work in many ways. Each of the Tales is followed by notes and a detailed commentary by Christopher Tolkien.
While many of the names in the book are identical or close to those in the later versions, some of them bear almost no resemblance to their final forms. J.R.R. Tolkien emended names of characters and places rather frequently, sometimes with several new variants (rejected in turn) written in a single manuscript. Confusingly, sometimes the name applied to one thing is later used to refer to a different thing, the original use abandoned. As an example, the house of Elves called "Teleri" in The Book of Lost Tales is not the same as that in The Silmarillion (see Teleri). The original usage of "Teleri" would eventually change until the name became "Vanyar". Meanwhile, the house of Elves called "Solosimpi" would inherit the name "Teleri".
The framework for the book is that a mortal Man visits the Isle of Tol Eressëa, where the Elves live. In the earlier versions of the "Lost Tales" this man is named Eriol, of some vague north European origin, but in later versions he becomes Ælfwine, an Englishman of the Middle Ages.
There are more changes visible within the book, and it is not internally consistent, partially because even while still writing it Tolkien began rewriting earlier parts as his ideas about the world changed. The Tales were eventually abandoned, but they were resurrected in part as the "Sketch of the Mythology" which would become The Silmarillion.
For publication the book was split into two volumes: The Book of Lost Tales Part One and The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, but this is simply an editorial division. Both volumes are comprised of several "Lost Tales", which can be considered as either chapters or simply "parts".
Table of Contents[]
- "The Tale of Tinúviel" — the first version of the tale of Beren and Lúthien
- "Turambar and the Foalókë" — the first version of the Túrin saga
- "The Fall of Gondolin" — the full narrative of the Fall of Gondolin
- "The Nauglafring" — a story which was "lost" (in that it never was rewritten in full) and mostly excluded from the later Silmarillion.
- "The Tale of Eärendel" — the only full narrative of Eärendil's travels
- "The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales" — an essay about the changes in the framework, and the "unwritten" tales
| The History of Middle-earth (1983 - 2002) |
| The Book of Lost Tales Part One | The Book of Lost Tales Part Two | The Lays of Beleriand | The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals | The Lost Road and Other Writings | The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One | The Treason of Isengard: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Two | The War of the Ring: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Three | Sauron Defeated: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Four | Morgoth's Ring: The Later Silmarillion, Part One: The Legends of Aman | The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion, Part Two | The Peoples of Middle-earth |The History of Middle-earth: Index |
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Boek van Verlore Verhale Deel Twee |
| Albanian | Libri i Përrallave të Humbura Pjesa e Dytë |
| Arabic | كتاب الحكايات المفقودة الجزء الثاني |
| Armenian | Կորցրած հեքիաթների գրքի երկրորդ մասը |
| Assamese | হেৰুৱা কাহিনীৰ কিতাপ দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড |
| Asturian | El Llibru de los Cuentos Perdíos, Parte Dos |
| Azerbaijani | İtirilmiş nağıl kitabının ikinci hissəsi |
| Basque | Ipuin Galduen Liburua Bigarren Zatia |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Кніга згубленых паданняў Частка другая |
| Bengali | লস্ট টেলস বই দ্বিতীয় অংশ |
| Bosnian | Drugi deo knjige izgubljenih priča |
| Breton | Levr ar C'hontadennoù kollet Eil lodenn |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Книгата на изгубените приказки Част втора |
| Cambodian | សៀវភៅរឿងនិទានដែលបាត់បង់បានជាផ្នែកទីពីរ |
| Catalan | El llibre dels Contes Perduts II |
| Chinese | 丢失的故事书第二部分 |
| Corsican | U Libru di i Racconti Perduti Parte Seconda |
| Croatian | Knjiga izgubljeni priče, drugi dio |
| Czech | Kniha ztracených příběhů Část druhá |
| Danish | Tolkiens Bog med Glemte Fortællinger - 2. del |
| Dari | کتاب قصه های گمشده قسمت دوم |
| Dutch | Het Boek van Verloren Verhalen Deel twee |
| Faroese | Bókin um Mistar Søgur Annar Partur |
| Finnish | Kadonneitten tarujen kirja Toinen osa |
| French | Le Livre des Contes Perdus Deuxième partie |
| Frisian | It Boek fan Ferlerne Ferhalen Diel Twa (Western) |
| Friulian | Il Libri des Storiis Pierdudis Seconde Part |
| Galician | O Libro dos perdidos Contos Parte Dous |
| Georgian | დაკარგული მოთხრობების წიგნი ნაწილი II |
| German | Das Buch der Verschollenen Geschichten, Teil Zwei |
| Greek | Το Βιβλίο των Χαμένων Ιστοριών Μέρος Δεύτερο |
| Gujarati | ધ બુક ઓફ લોસ્ટ ટેલ્સ ભાગ બે |
| Hebrew | ספר סיפורים לאיבוד חלק שני |
| Hindi | खोई हुई कहानियों की किताब भाग दो |
| Hungarian | Az elveszett mesék könyve Rész kettő |
| Icelandic | Bókin um Týndar Sögur, Annar Hluti |
| Indonesian | Buku cerita hilang bagian dua |
| Irish Gaelic | Leabhar na Scéalta Caillte Cuid a Dó |
| Italian | I Libro di Racconti Perduti Parte seconda |
| Japanese | 失われた物語の書 パート2 |
| Kazakh | Жоғалған ертегілер кітабы екіге бөлінеді (Cyrillic) Joğalğan ertegiler kitabı ekige bölinedi (Latin) |
| Korean | 잃어버린 이야기의 책 2부 |
| Kurdish | Pirtûka Çîrokên Winda Beşa Duyem (Kurmanji) (Sorani) کتێبی چیرۆکە ونبووەکان بەشی دووەم |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Жоголгон жомоктор китеби Экинчи бөлүк |
| Laotian | ປື້ມບັນຂອງເລື່ອງສູນເສຍພາກສອງ |
| Latvian | Otrā daļa zaudēta pasaku grāmata |
| Lithuanian | Prarastųjų istorijų knyga, 2 dalis |
| Luxembourgish | D'Buch vun Verluere goufen Geschichten Deel zwee |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Книгата на изгубени приказни, втор дел |
| Malagasy | Ny Bokin' ny Tantara Very Ampahany Roa |
| Malaysian | Buku Kisah Hilang Bahagian Dua |
| Manx | Yn Leih Skeealyn Caillt Daa ayrn |
| Marathi | हरवलेल्या कथांचे पुस्तक भाग दोन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Алдагдсан үлгэрийн номын хоёрдугаар хэсэг |
| Nepalese | हराएको कथाहरूको पुस्तक भाग दुई |
| Norwegian | Boken med Tapte Fortellinger Del To |
| Occitan | Lo Libre dels Contes Perduts Part Segonda |
| Pashto | د ورک شوو کیسوونو کتاب دوه برخې دي |
| Persian | کتاب داستانهای گمشده قسمت دو |
| Polish | Księga Zaginionych Opowieści Część Druga |
| Portuguese | O Livro dos contos perdidos, Parte Dois |
| Punjabi | ਗੁੰਮੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਭਾਗ ਦੋ |
| Romanian | Cartea poveștilor pierdute 2 |
| Russian | Книга утраченных сказаний Tом Второй |
| Sardinian | Su Libru de sas Istòrias Pèrdidas Parte de Duos |
| Serbian | Књига изгубљених прича, други том (Cyrillic) Knjiga izgubljenih priča, drugi tom (Latin) |
| Scottish Gaelic | An Leabhar nan Sgeulachdan caillte Pàirt a Dhà |
| Sicilian | Lu Libbru dî Cunti Pirduti Secunna Parti |
| Sindhi | گم ٿيل ڪهاڻين جو ڪتاب، حصو ٻيو |
| Sinhalese | නැතිවූ කතා පොත දෙවන කොටස |
| Slovak | Kniha stratených príbehov, časť druhá |
| Slovenian | Knjiga izgubljene zgodbe del dva |
| Spanish | El libro de cuentos perdidos, Segunda parte |
| Swedish | De Förlorade Sagornas Bok Del Två |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Китоби афсонаҳои гумшуда Қисми дуюм |
| Tamil | தொலைந்த கதைகளின் புத்தகம் பகுதி இரண்டு |
| Tatar | Ostгалтылган әкиятләр китабы Икенче өлеш |
| Telugu | ది బుక్ ఆఫ్ లాస్ట్ టేల్స్ పార్ట్ టూ |
| Thai | ตำนานอันสาบสูญ เล่ม 2 |
| Turkish | Kayıp Öyküler Kitabı İkinci Bölüm |
| Turkmen | Ostitirilen Ertekiler Kitaby Ikinji Bölüm |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Книга Втрачених сказань Частина друга |
| Urdu | کھو کہانیوں کی کتاب حصہ دو |
| Uzbek | Йўқотилган ҳикоялар китоби Иккинчи қисм (Cyrillic) Yo'qotilgan hikoyalar kitobi Ikkinchi qism (Latin) |
| Venetian | El Libro dei Raconti Persi Seconda Parte |
| Vietnamese | Cuốn Sách của Câu chuyện Bị mất Phần Hai |
| Welsh | Llyfr Hanesion Golli Rhan dau |
| Yiddish | דער ספר פון לאָסט טאַלעס טייל צוויי |