Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth: Difference between revisions

''Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth'', or ''Unfinished Tales'' for short, was the first publication of unfinished and fragmentary material that formed part of the [[Backstory]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' and Middle-earth. The stories take various formats: Some are pseudo-history written in a scholarly manner while others are actual narratives. They can be entertaining in their own right and give interesting details like the political organization of Gondor and Rohan, details about the ancient realm of Númenor, and a rough draft of ''[[The Children of Hurin (Literature)Húrin|The Children of Hurin]]'', among other things. A gift for any true Tolkien-geek. Much more material of the same type would later be collected and published in ''[[The History of Middle Earth (Literature)|The History of Middle Earth]]''.

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: The [[Curse]] on Túrin was given by Morgoth because he was angry at Húrin for defying him. This would also be [[Revenge Byby Proxy]] and perhaps [[Sins of Our Fathers]]. Morgoth, of course, was not normally known for being nice anyway.