0235: The Book of Lost Tales II » Tolkien's First Great Tales

What did Beren and Lúthien, Túrin, Gondolin, and Eärendil look like when Tolkien first imagined them?

In Episode 235 of The Tolkien Road, John and Greta survey The Book of Lost Tales 2, containing Tolkien’s earliest versions of several great First Age stories—and some startling differences from The Silmarillion we know today.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction

01:12 — Continuing The History of Middle-earth

07:12 — The Book of Lost Tales 2

09:59 — Overview of the Six Chapters

10:39 — The Tale of Tinúviel

12:55 — The Frame Narrative Continues

15:30 — Early Thingol and Melian

18:15 — How Beren and Lúthien Changed