The Fall of Gondolin

The Fall of Gondolin is the third in the stories of the First Age that Tolkien thought were central to his mythology. It recounts the fall of the last stronghold of the Elves in Middle Earth at the hand of Morgoth. This volume is like Beren and Luthien in that it is not one continuous story, but a collection of the versions of it that Tolkien wrote over the course of his life. Unlike its predecessor, I found it much more interesting and satisfying, probably because I have not read quite as many versions of it. Although I was familiar with the story, its retellings felt fresh, and the different versions added and subtracted enough to make each one interesting.

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