RING LEGENDS OF TOLKIEN: Deluxe Edition

Just as J. R. R. Tolkien's Withered Gandalf set out to discover the history of the Hobbit's Ring, so too will this book search out the history and journey of Tolkien's epic One Ring. Tolkien combined a natural storyteller's ability and inventiveness with a scholar's capacity to draw from the deep well of myth, legend, literature and history. This book is designed, page after page, image by image to open a broader investigation into this symbology. Tolkien once described how the discovery of the One Ring in an Orc cavern by Bilbo Baggins was as much a surprise to him as it was to his Hobbit hero. This latest 2025 edition by scholar David Day covers Norse mythology, Arthurian legends, Carolingian legends, Celtic and Saxon myths, German romance, the Nibelungenlied, Greek and Roman myths, Judeo-Christian legends, Eastern mythology, the Alchemist's Ring, Wagner's Ring and Tolkien in the 20th century. Wonderfully illustrated as with all in the series by Victor Armbrus, Lidia Postma, Michael Foreman, Mauro Mazzarra et al. 256pp, satin bookmark, gilt-edge pages, mock leather binding with gold tooling, embossed gilded cover as all in the series. 18.5 x 23.5cm. Stunning colour illustrations.