The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two, published in 1984, is the second volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of J.R.R. Tolkien.
The book is the continuation of The Book of Lost Tales: Part One. It includes the first forms of the tales of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin and the Dragon, the Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems, and contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages.
Preface
I. "The Tale of Tinúviel" — first version of the tale of Beren and Lúthien
II."Turambar and the Foalókë" — first version of the Túrin saga
III. "The Fall of Gondolin" — the only full narrative of the Fall of Gondolin
IV. "The Nauglafring" — tale of the Dwarven necklace known as the Nauglamír
V. "The Tale of Eärendel" — the only full narrative of Eärendil's travels
VI. "The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales" — an essay about the changes in the framework, and the "unwritten" tales
Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales - Part II
Index
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