The Fall of Arthur is a must-read for anyone interested in the Arthurian legends and the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. This book offers a unique insight into the final days of King Arthur and the epic battle between good and evil. With its beautiful storytelling and vivid imagery, readers will be transported to a world of knights, chivalry, and magic. The most distinctive feature of this book is J. R. R. Tolkien's take on the Arthurian legends, which remains unparalleled to this day.

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• Goodreads Choice Award for Poetry (2013)

The world's first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England’s legendary hero, King Arthur.The Fall of Arthur recounts in verse the last campaign of King Arthur who, even as he stands at the threshold of Mirkwood, is summoned back to Britain by news of the treachery of Mordred. Already weakened in spirit by Guinevere's infidelity with the now-exiled Lancelot, Arthur must rouse his knights to battle one last time against Mordred's rebels and foreign mercenaries.Powerful, passionate and filled with vivid imagery, The Fall of Arthur reveals Tolkien's gift for storytelling at its brilliant best. Originally composed by J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1930s, this work was set aside for The Hobbit and lay untouched for 80 years.Now it has been edited for publication by Tolkien's son, Christopher, who contributes three illuminating essays that explore the literary world of King Arthur, reveal the deeper meaning of the verses and the painstaking work that his father applied to bring it to a finished form, and the intriguing links between The Fall of Arthur and his greatest creation, Middle-earth.

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