“Unfinished Tales covers a lot of the same ground as The Silmarillion, but unlike the latter it was not edited to fit into a coherent narrative. So, in some ways, it is easier to read The Silmarillion first, then read this to get an idea of the unaltered stories that Tolkien left "unfinished." (There are still minor modifications from his manuscripts.)

The stories in this volume include the stories of Turin, Tuor, Galadriel, and so on. They also include a number...”

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