: Focuses on the "great tales" like Beren and Lúthien and the Fall of Gondolin.
The seeds of The History of Middle-earth were sown in the 1970s, when Christopher Tolkien began working on a comprehensive guide to his father's mythology. The project evolved into a massive 12-volume series, which was published between 1983 and 1996. The series includes: the history of middle earth volumes 112 pdf verified