Grey Annals
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| Editor | Christopher Tolkien |
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| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre |
High fantasy Literary analysis |
| Publisher | George Allen & Unwin (UK) |
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Publication date
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1994 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 496 (paperback) |
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| Preceded by | Morgoth's Ring |
| Followed by | The Peoples of Middle-earth |
The War of the Jewels (1994) is the 11th volume of Christopher Tolkien's series The History of Middle-earth, analysing the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.
It is the second of two volumes — Morgoth's Ring being the first — to explore the later 1951 Silmarillion drafts (those written after the completion of The Lord of the Rings).
This volume includes:
There is an inscription in tengwar on the title page of each volume of The History of Middle-earth, written by Christopher Tolkien and describing the contents of the book. The inscription in Book XI reads: "In this book are recorded the last writings of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien concerning the wars of Beleriand, here also is told the story of how Húrin Thali[o]n brought ruin to the Men of Brethil, with much else concerning the Edain and Dwarves and the names of many peoples in the speech of the Elves."
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