Ahira's Hangar

Now I've read LOTR and the Sil, do any of the books like Lost Tales, Unfinished Tales, Lays of Beleriand, etc. have new stories? If so, what are they bout? What crazy person watches soccer at four in the mornin?<i></i>

<b> <i> Unfinished Tales</i> is just what it sounds like. The book adds a lot to what we already know/knew. Just a few of the moments in the book:

(1) Gandalf's account of how he sent the Dwarves to Bilbo's house
(2) More about the sea-god, Ulmo
(3) An exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan
(4) The only story that survived from Numenor before its downfall
(5) All that is known about the Five Wizards, palantiri, and the legend of Amroth.

<i> The Book of Lost Tales</i> is also aptly named ( ):
Most interesting to me:

(1) The Chaining of Melkor
(2) The Lost Tales of Elfinesse
(3) Original ideas about balrogs and orcs
</b> Arise now, Riders of Théoden!Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!Forth Eorlingas!<i></i>

Ok. Thanks dude. What crazy person watches soccer at four in the mornin?<i></i>

Both are worth reading, they contain so much extra info. Book of Lost Tales 2 is a classic also. It contains the full version of The Fall of Gondolin. <i></i>

I started the Sil, but found it too Biblical... further up and further in<i></i>

It can be a bit of a daunting read, but once you've got past the early Valarian books you get into a narrative story full of wonderful epics like the Tales of Beren, Turin, The Five Battles, Gondolin, Nargothrond etc etc. It's more like the Volsungsaga in the long run. <i></i>