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 | Casa editrice: HarperCollins Edizione: Illustrated Edition 1991 (2nd Version) Prima Pubblicazione: 199.. Copyright: © G. Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd 1966 Formato: Cartonato cm 17,5 x 25,4 - 1300 pagine Copertina: Alan Lee |
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Note di copertina:
'Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Severi for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone Ninefor Mortai Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on bis dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows He. One Ring to ride them ali, One Ring tofind them, One Ring to bring them ali and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows He. '
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, imo the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tali, mysterious stranger called Strider.
This editìon contains fifty full colour illustrations specìally commissioned from artist Alan Lee to commemorate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. It also includes Tolkien's appendices and maps.
_________________________________________________________________________________In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, imo the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tali, mysterious stranger called Strider.
This editìon contains fifty full colour illustrations specìally commissioned from artist Alan Lee to commemorate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. It also includes Tolkien's appendices and maps.
Indice:
Pg. 9 FOREWORD
Pg. 13 PROLOGUE Concerning Hobbits, andother matters
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
BOOK ONE
Pg. 33 I A Long-expected Party
Pg. 55 II The Shadow of the Past
Pg. 78 III Three is Company
Pg. 99 IV A Short Cut to Mushrooms
Pg. 112 V A Conspiracy Unmasked
Pg. 124 VI The Old Forest
Pg. 138 VII In the House of Tom Bombadil
Pg. 150 VIII Fog on the Barrow-downs
Pg. 165 IX At the Sign of The Prancing Pony
Pg. 179 X Strider
Pg. 192 XI A Knife in the Dark
Pg. 213 XII Flight to the Ford
BOOK TWO
Pg. 235 I Many Meetings
Pg. 256 II The Council of Elrond
Pg. 289 III The Ring Goes South
Pg. 312 IV A Journey in the Dark
Pg. 339 V The Bridge of Khazad-dùm
Pg. 351 VI Lothlórien
Pg. 372 VII The Mirrar of Galadriel
Pg. 387 VIII Farewell to Lórien
Pg. 400 IX The Great River
Pg. 415 X The Breaking of the Feìlowship
THE TWO TOWERS
BOOK THREE
Pg. 433 I The Departure of Boromir
Pg. 441 II The Riders of Rohan
Pg. 465 III TheUruk-hai
Pg. 482 IV Treebeard
Pg. 509 V The White Rider
Pg. 528 VI The King of the Golden Hall
Pg. 549 VII Helm's Deep
Pg. 566 VIII The Road to Isengard
Pg. 583 IX Flotsam and Jetsam
Pg. 599 X The Voice of Saruman
Pg. 611 XI The Palantir
BOOK FOUR
Pg. 627 I The Taming of Sméagol
Pg. 645 II The Passage of the Marshes
Pg. 662 III The Black Gate is Closed
Pg. 674 IV Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Pg. 689 V The Window on the West
Pg. 710 VI The Forbidden Pool
Pg. 721 VII Journey to the Cross-Roads
Pg. 730 VIII The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
Pg. 744 IX Shelob's Lair
Pg. 755 X The Choices of Master Samwise
THE RETURN OF THE KING
BOOK FIVE
Pg. 777 I Minas Tirith
Pg. 804 II The Passing of the Grey Company
Pg. 822 III The Muster of Rohan
Pg. 837 IV The Siege of Gondor
Pg. 862 V The Ride of the Rohirrim
Pg. 872 VI The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Pg. 884 VII The Pyre of Denethor
Pg. 892 VIII The Houses of Healing
Pg. 906 IX The Last Debate
Pg. 917 X The Black Gate Opens
BOOK SIX
Pg. 931 I The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Pg. 951 II The Land of Shadow
Pg. 968 III Mount Doom
Pg. 984 IV The Field of Cormallen
Pg. 994 V The Steward and the King
Pg. 1010 VI Many Partings
Pg. 1026 VII Homeward Bound
Pg. 1035 VIII The Scouring of the Shire
Pg. 1059 IX The Grey Havens
APPENDICES
Pg. 1070 A ANNALS OF THE KINGS AND RULES
Pg. 1070 I Nùmenorean Kings
Pg. 1101 II House of Eorl
Pg. 1108 III Durin's Folk
Pg. 1119 B THE TALE OF YEARS (CHRONOLOGY OF THE WESTLANDS)
Pg. 1135 C FAMILY TREES (HOBBITS)
Pg. 1140 D CALENDARS
Pg. 1147 E WRITING AND SPELLING
Pg. 1147 I Pronunciation of Words and Names
Pg. 1151 II Writing
Pg. 1161 F I Languages
Pg. 1167 II On Translation
INDEXES
Pg. 1173 I Songs and Verses
Pg. 1175 II Persons, Beasts and Monsters
Pg. 1183 III Places
Pg. 1190 IV Things
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