The First and Second Ages

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The First and Second Ages
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Foreword byShaun Gunner (second edition)
EditorTrevor Reynolds
IllustratorPaula DiSante, Sarah Beach
PublisherThe Tolkien Society
Released1992[1]
FormatPaperback
Pages48[1]
ISBN0-905520-04-1
SeriesPeter Roe Memorial Fund
Preceded byLeaves from the Tree
Followed byTravel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds

The First and Second Ages is a collection of the proceedings of the 5th Tolkien Society Workshop, held in Milton Keynes in 1990. It was published by The Tolkien Society in 1992 under the auspices of the Peter Roe Memorial Fund in 1992; it was republished as a second edition in 2020.

Contents[edit | edit source]

  • "From Fëanor to Doctor Faustus: A "Creator", destroys himself", by John Ellison
  • "Before the Moon, Before the Sun: The Big Time in Tolkien's Mythology", by Denis Bridoux
  • "Purity and Danger in Middle-earth", by Chris Seeman
  • "'Good People' - Elves of the First Age", by Alex Lewis

Publication history[edit | edit source]

First edition, from 1992  
Second printing  
Second edition, from 2020  

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Item number: 250894379393 at Ebay.co.uk


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