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La Caída de Gondolin: Editado por Christopher Tolkien
Un gran relato de la Tierra Media de Tolkien.
En el Cuento de La Caída de Gondolin chocan dos de los principales poderes del mundo. Por un lado está Morgoth, el mal más absoluto, que está al mando de un enorme poder militar que controla desde su fortaleza en Angband. En su oposición está Ulmo, el segundo Vala más poderoso. Trabaja secretamente en la Tierra Media para apoyar a los Noldor, el grupo de elfos entre los que se contaban Húrin y Túrin Turambar. En el centro de este conflicto entre deidades se encuentra la ciudad de Gondolin, bella pero escondida más allá de toda posibilidad de ser descubierta. Fue construida y habitada por elfos Noldor que se rebelaron contra el poder divino y huyeron desde Valinor, la tierra de los dioses, a la Tierra Media. Turgon, el rey de Gondolin, es el principal objeto tanto del odio como el miedo de Morgoth, quien trata en vano de descubrir la ciudad, escondida como por arte de magia.
En este mundo entra Tuor, el primo de Túrin, como instrumento para hacer cumplir los planes de Ulmo. Guiado por el dios desde la invisibilidad, Tuor parte de la tierra donde nació y emprende un peligroso viaje en busca de Gondolin. En uno de los momentos más fascinantes de la historia de la Tierra Media, Ulmo se persona ante él, emergiendo del mar en medio de una tormenta.
En Gondolin Tuor madura; se casa con Idril, y tienen a su hijo Eärendel. Después llega el terrible final. Debido a un acto de traición suprema, Morgoth se entera de cómo lanzar un ataque devastador a la ciudad, valiéndose de balrogs, dragones e incontables orcos. En este libro Christopher Tolkien ha intentado extraer la historia de La Caída de Gondolin de la extensa obra en la cual estaba entretejida. Para ilustrar una parte del proceso a través del cual este "Gran Relato" de la Tierra Media evolucionó a través de los años, Christopher ha narrado la historia en palabras de su padre.
En el Cuento de La Caída de Gondolin chocan dos de los principales poderes del mundo. Por un lado está Morgoth, el mal más absoluto, que está al mando de un enorme poder militar que controla desde su fortaleza en Angband. En su oposición está Ulmo, el segundo Vala más poderoso. Trabaja secretamente en la Tierra Media para apoyar a los Noldor, el grupo de elfos entre los que se contaban Húrin y Túrin Turambar. En el centro de este conflicto entre deidades se encuentra la ciudad de Gondolin, bella pero escondida más allá de toda posibilidad de ser descubierta. Fue construida y habitada por elfos Noldor que se rebelaron contra el poder divino y huyeron desde Valinor, la tierra de los dioses, a la Tierra Media. Turgon, el rey de Gondolin, es el principal objeto tanto del odio como el miedo de Morgoth, quien trata en vano de descubrir la ciudad, escondida como por arte de magia.
En este mundo entra Tuor, el primo de Túrin, como instrumento para hacer cumplir los planes de Ulmo. Guiado por el dios desde la invisibilidad, Tuor parte de la tierra donde nació y emprende un peligroso viaje en busca de Gondolin. En uno de los momentos más fascinantes de la historia de la Tierra Media, Ulmo se persona ante él, emergiendo del mar en medio de una tormenta.
En Gondolin Tuor madura; se casa con Idril, y tienen a su hijo Eärendel. Después llega el terrible final. Debido a un acto de traición suprema, Morgoth se entera de cómo lanzar un ataque devastador a la ciudad, valiéndose de balrogs, dragones e incontables orcos. En este libro Christopher Tolkien ha intentado extraer la historia de La Caída de Gondolin de la extensa obra en la cual estaba entretejida. Para ilustrar una parte del proceso a través del cual este "Gran Relato" de la Tierra Media evolucionó a través de los años, Christopher ha narrado la historia en palabras de su padre.
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J.R.R. Tolkien
786 books77.4k followersJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien: writer, artist, scholar, linguist. Known to millions around the world as the author of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien spent most of his life teaching at the University of Oxford where he was a distinguished academic in the fields of Old and Middle English and Old Norse. His creativity, confined to his spare time, found its outlet in fantasy works, stories for children, poetry, illustration and invented languages and alphabets.
Tolkien’s most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples. Through this secondary world Tolkien writes perceptively of universal human concerns – love and loss, courage and betrayal, humility and pride – giving his books a wide and enduring appeal.
Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist who painted for pleasure and relaxation. He excelled at landscapes and often drew inspiration from his own stories. He illustrated many scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sometimes drawing or painting as he was writing in order to visualize the imagined scene more clearly.
Tolkien was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past.
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 to English parents. He came to England aged three and was brought up in and around Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1915 and saw active service in France during the First World War before being invalided home. After the war he pursued an academic career teaching Old and Middle English. Alongside his professional work, he invented his own languages and began to create what he called a mythology for England; it was this ‘legendarium’ that he would work on throughout his life. But his literary work did not start and end with Middle-earth, he also wrote poetry, children’s stories and fairy tales for adults. He died in 1973 and is buried in Oxford where he spent most of his adult life.
Tolkien’s most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples. Through this secondary world Tolkien writes perceptively of universal human concerns – love and loss, courage and betrayal, humility and pride – giving his books a wide and enduring appeal.
Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist who painted for pleasure and relaxation. He excelled at landscapes and often drew inspiration from his own stories. He illustrated many scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sometimes drawing or painting as he was writing in order to visualize the imagined scene more clearly.
Tolkien was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past.
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 to English parents. He came to England aged three and was brought up in and around Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1915 and saw active service in France during the First World War before being invalided home. After the war he pursued an academic career teaching Old and Middle English. Alongside his professional work, he invented his own languages and began to create what he called a mythology for England; it was this ‘legendarium’ that he would work on throughout his life. But his literary work did not start and end with Middle-earth, he also wrote poetry, children’s stories and fairy tales for adults. He died in 1973 and is buried in Oxford where he spent most of his adult life.
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