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'''The Shaping of Middle-earth''' is the fourth volume of [[The History of Middle-earth]], the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of [[Middle-earth]] and [[Valinor]] is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown [[Ambarkanta]] or 'Shape of the World', the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined [[Eä|Universe]], accompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclysms of The War of the Gods and the [[Downfall of Númenor]]. The first map of [[Beleriand]] is also reproduced and discussed. In [[The Annals of Valinor]] and [[The Annals of Beleriand]] we are shown how the chronology of the [[First Age]] was moulded; and the tale is told of [[Aelfwine]], the Englishman who voyaged into the [[True West]] and came to [[Tol Eressëa]], the [[Lonely Isle]], where he learned the ancient history of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Also included are the original '[[The Silmarillion#Development of the text|Silmarillion]]' of 1926, and the [[Quenta Noldorinwa]] of 1930 - the only version of the myths and legends of the First Age that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] completed to their end.
'''''The Shaping of Middle-earth''''' is the fourth volume of ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]''.
 
==From the publisher==
 
{{blockquote|In this book, the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of [[Middle-earth]] and [[Valinor]] is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown [[Ambarkanta]] or 'Shape of the World', the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined [[Eä|Universe]], accompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclysms of The War of the Gods and the [[Downfall of Númenor]]. The first map of [[Beleriand]] is also reproduced and discussed. In [[The Earliest Annals of Valinor|The Annals of Valinor]] and [[The Earliest Annals of Beleriand|The Annals of Beleriand]] we are shown how the chronology of the [[First Age]] was moulded; and the tale is told of [[Ælfwine]], the Englishman who voyaged into the [[Aman|True West]] and came to [[Tol Eressëa]], the [[Tol Eressëa|Lonely Isle]], where he learned the ancient history of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Also included are the original '[[The Silmarillion#Development of the text|Silmarillion]]' of 1926, and the [[Quenta Noldorinwa]] of 1930 - the only version of the myths and legends of the First Age that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] completed to their end.}}
==Contents==
# "[[Prose Fragments Following the Lost Tales]]"
# "[[The Earliest 'Silmarillion']]" (The 'Sketch of the Mythology')
# "[[The Quenta]]"
#*Appendix 1: Ælfwine's translation of the ''Quenta'' into Old English
#*Appendix 2: [[The Horns of Ylmir]]
# "[[The First 'Silmarillion' Map]]"
# "[[The Ambarkanta]]"
# "[[The Earliest Annals of Valinor]]"
#*Appendix: Ælfwine's translation of the ''Annals of Valinor'' into Old English
# "[[The Earliest Annals of Beleriand]]"
#*Second version of the earliest Annals
#*Appendix: Ælfwine's translation of the ''Annals of Beleriand'' into Old English
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The Shaping of Middle-earth
File:The Shaping of Middle-earth.jpg
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
EditorChristopher Tolkien
PublisherGeorge Allen and Unwin (UK)
Houghton Mifflin (US)
Released21 August 1986 (UK)
14 November 1986 (US)
FormatHardcover
Pages400
ISBN0395425018

The Shaping of Middle-earth is the fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth.

From the publisher

In this book, the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or 'Shape of the World', the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe, accompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclysms of The War of the Gods and the Downfall of Númenor. The first map of Beleriand is also reproduced and discussed. In The Annals of Valinor and The Annals of Beleriand we are shown how the chronology of the First Age was moulded; and the tale is told of Ælfwine, the Englishman who voyaged into the True West and came to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where he learned the ancient history of Elves and Men. Also included are the original 'Silmarillion' of 1926, and the Quenta Noldorinwa of 1930 - the only version of the myths and legends of the First Age that J.R.R. Tolkien completed to their end.

Contents

  1. "Prose Fragments Following the Lost Tales"
  2. "The Earliest 'Silmarillion'" (The 'Sketch of the Mythology')
  3. "The Quenta"
    • Appendix 1: Ælfwine's translation of the Quenta into Old English
    • Appendix 2: The Horns of Ylmir
  4. "The First 'Silmarillion' Map"
  5. "The Ambarkanta"
  6. "The Earliest Annals of Valinor"
    • Appendix: Ælfwine's translation of the Annals of Valinor into Old English
  7. "The Earliest Annals of Beleriand"
    • Second version of the earliest Annals
    • Appendix: Ælfwine's translation of the Annals of Beleriand into Old English
The History of Middle-earth series
i.The Book of Lost Tales: Part One · ii.The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two · iii.The Lays of Beleriand ·
iv.The Shaping of Middle-earth · v.The Lost Road and Other Writings · vi.The Return of the Shadow ·
vii.The Treason of Isengard · viii.The War of the Ring · ix.Sauron Defeated ·
x.Morgoth's Ring · xi.The War of the Jewels · xii.The Peoples of Middle-earth · (Index)