Brief Description

“This is a "late" narrative….. that belongs to the final period of my father's writing on Middle-earth....

There are two versions: a rough typescript of the whole (clearly the first stage of composition), and a good typescript incorporating many changes that breaks off at the point where Elendur urged Isildur to flee (p. 286). The editorial hand has here had little to do. (Christopher Tolkien)"

Comments and Discussion

Two great discussions held at TTF:

"Isildur's Fault?"

"Discussion:The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"