 Front cover titled "Fingolfin's Challenge" by John Howe | |
| Editor | Christopher Tolkien |
|---|---|
| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Series | The History of Middle-earth |
Release number | 3 |
| Subject | Tolkien's legendarium |
| Genre | High fantasy Literary analysis poetry |
| Publisher | George Allen & Unwin (UK) |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 400 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-2611-0226-2 |
| Preceded by | The Book of Lost Tales |
| Followed by | The Shaping of Middle-earth |
The Lays of Beleriand, published in 1985, is the third volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.[1]
- ^ Whittingham, Elizabeth A. (2017). The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth. McFarland. pp. 26–28, 135–136. ISBN 978-1-4766-1174-7.