The Book of Lost Tales Part One

The Book of Lost Tales Part One is the title of the first volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J.R.R. Tolkien.
It was completed in 1983. The Book of Lost Tales Part Two is its sequel and other half, which came a year later.
==Purpose==
==Content==
The Book of Lost Tales contains the first versions of the stories which would later become The Silmarillion, and is notable because, while very primitive in style and content, it is very close to the later work in many ways. Each of the Tales is followed by notes and a detailed commentary by Christopher Tolkien.
While many of the names in the book are identical or close to those in the later versions, some of them bear almost no resemblance to their final forms. J.R.R. Tolkien changed names rather frequently, sometimes with several new variants (rejected in turn) written in a single manuscript. Confusingly, sometimes the name applied to one thing is later used to refer to a different thing, the original use abandoned. As an example, the house of Elves called "Teleri" in The Book of Lost Tales is not the same as that in The Silmarillion (see Teleri). The original usage of "Teleri" would eventually change until the name became "Vanyar". Meanwhile, the house of Elves called "Solosimpi" would inherit the name "Teleri".
The framework for the book is that a mortal Man visits the Isle of Tol Eressëa where the Elves live. In the earlier versions of the "Lost Tales" this man is named Eriol, of some vague north European origin, but in later versions he becomes Ælfwine, an Englishman of the Middle-ages.
There are more changes visible within the book, and it is not internally consistent, partially because even while still writing it, Tolkien began rewriting earlier parts as his ideas about the world changed. The Tales were eventually abandoned, but they were resurrected in part as the "Sketch of the Mythology" which would become The Silmarillion.
For publication, the book was split into two volumes: The Book of Lost Tales Part One and The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, but this is simply an editorial division. Both volumes are separated into several "Lost Tales", as chapters.
===Table of Contents===
#"The Cottage of Lost Play" — the "framework" story, recounting Eriol's arrival to the place where the following stories are told
#"The Music of the Ainur" — the first version of what would become the Ainulindalë
#"The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor" — later the Valaquenta and the first chapters of the Quenta Silmarillion
#"The Chaining of Melko"
#"The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kôr"
#"The Theft of Melko and the Darkening of Valinor"
#"The Flight of the Noldoli"
#"The Tale of the Sun and Moon"
#"The Hiding of Valinor"
#"Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind" (which contains the first and only reference to the enigmatic "wizard" fay, Tû)
==Comparison with The Silmarillion==
The following is a direct comparison between the contents of the early Book of Lost Tales and the later sketches that became The Silmarillion.
Although one of the Lost Tales often corresponds to more tales from The Silmarillion, still the narrative in the Lost Tales is more extended (typically, 50% pages more).
In J.R.R. Tolkien's notebooks, the fourth and fifth tales were a single one, told by the character Meril-i-Turinqi, but Christopher Tolkien decided to separate them because of their length. The same applies to the sixth and seventh tales, told by Lindo.
The Book of Lost Tales 	Storyteller 	The Silmarillion 	
Book I 	Book I 	Book I 	Book I
1. The Cottage of Lost Play 	Vairë 	- 	
2. The Music of the Ainur 	Rúmil 	Ainulindalë 	
3. The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor 	Rúmil 	Valaquenta1. Of the Beginning of Days 	
- 	- 	2. Of Aulë and Yavanna 	
4. The Chaining of Melko5. The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kôr 	Meril-i-Turinqi	3. Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor4. Of Thingol and Melian5. Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië 	
6. The Theft of Melko and the Darkening of Valinor7. The Flight of the Noldoli 	Lindo 	6. Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor7. Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor8. Of the Darkening of Valinor9. Of the Flight of the Noldor 	
8. The Tale of the Sun and Moon9. The Hiding of Valinor 	LindoVairë 	11. Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor 	
10. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind— unwritten; 2 fragments and 2 outlines only 	Gilfanon 	10. Of the Sindar12. Of Men13. Of the Return of the Noldor14. Of Beleriand and its Realms15. Of the Noldor in Beleriand16. Of Maeglin17. Of the Coming of Men into the West18. Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin	
Book II 	Book II 	Book II 	Book II
1. The Tale of Tinúviel 	Vëannë 	19. Of Beren and Lúthien 	
- 	- 	20. Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad 	
2. Turambar and the Foalókë 	Eltas 	21. Of Túrin Turambar 	
3. The Fall of Gondolin 	Ilfinion 	23. Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin 	
4. The Nauglafring 	Ailios 	22. Of the Ruin of Doriath 	
5. The Tale of Eärendel— unwritten; 3 outlines and 4 poems only 	- 	24. Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath 	
6a. The End of the Tales— unwritten; 1 outline, 4 notes, epilogue only6b. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine— unwritten; 2 outlines (based on 19 notes), 2 poems, 1 fragment only	- 	- 	
==Translations==
Translated name 	
Afrikaans 	Die Boek van verlore na sprokies Deel een
Albanian 	Libri i Përrallave të humbura
Amharic 	የጠፉ ታሪኮች መጽሐፍ፣ ክፍል አንድ
Arabic 	كتاب الحكايات المفقودة الجزء الأول
Armenian 	Կորցրած հեքիաթների առաջին մասը
Asturian 	El Llibru de los Cuentos Perdíos, Primera Parte
Azerbaijani 	İtirilmiş nağıllar kitabı Birinci hissə
Belarusian Cyrillic	Кніга згубленых паданняў Частка першая
Basque 	Galdutako ipuinen liburua, zatia bat
Bengali 	লস্ট টেলস অফ বুক
Bosnian 	Prvi dio knjige izgubljene priče
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Книгата на изгубени приказки част първа
Burmese 	ပျောက်ဆုံးပုံပြင်များ၏စာအုပ်
Catalan 	El llibre dels Contes Perduts I
Cebuano 	Ang Libro sa Nawala nga mga sugilanon Bahin Usa
Chinese 	遗失的故事书第一部分
Croatian 	Knjiga izgubljenih pripovijesti 1
Czech 	Kniha ztracených pověstí - Část 1
Danish 	Tolkiens Bog med Glemte Fortællinger - 1. Del
Dutch 	Het Boek met Verloren Verhalen, Deel Een
Esperanto 	La Libro de Perdita Rakontoj, Unua Parto
Estonian 	Kaotatud teadete esimene osa
Filipino 	Ang Aklat ng nawalang kuwento
Finnish 	Kadonneitten tarujen kirja, Osa yksi
French 	Le Livre des Contes Perdus I
Frisian 	It Boek fan Ferlern Ferhalen (Western)
Friulian 	Il Libri des Storis Pierdudis, Part Prime
Galician 	O Libro de Contos Perdidos
Georgian 	დაკარგული მოთხრობების წიგნი 1
German 	Das Buch der Verschollenen Geschichten Teil 1
Greek 	Το Βιβλίο των Χαμένων Ιστοριών, Μέρος Ι
Gujarati 	ધ બુક ઓફ લોસ્ટ સ્ટોરીઝ, ભાગ એક
Hawaiian 	Ka Buke o Ka Wa Kahiko kaʻao
Hebrew 	הספר סיפורי אבודים, חלק ראשון
Hindi 	खोई हुई कहानियों की किताब, भाग एक
Hungarian 	Az elveszett mesék könyve I
Icelandic 	Bókin um Glatað Sögur Hluti einn
Indonesian 	Buku Kisah yang Hilang Bagian Pertama
Irish Gaelic 	Leabhar na Scéalta Caillte Cuid a ceann
Italian 	Il Libro dei Racconti Persi, La Prima parte
Japanese 	失われた物語パート1の本
Javanese 	Buku Kisah Hilang, Bagean Siji
Kannada 	ದಿ ಬುಕ್ ಆಫ್ ಲಾಸ್ಟ್ ಟೇಲ್ಸ್ ಪಾರ್ಟ್ ಒನ್
Kazakh 	Жоғалған ертегілер кітабы Бірінші бөлім (Cyrillic) Joğalğan ertegiler kitabı Birinşi bölim (Latin)
Konkani 	द बुक ऑफ लोस्ट टेल्स, पयलो भाग
Korean 	잃어버린 이야기의 제 1 부 ?
Kurdish 	Kitêba çîrokan a ji dest da (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	жоголгон жомоктору китеби, Биринчи бөлүк
Latin 	Liber de Perierat Fabulas
Latvian 	Pirmā daļa zaudēta pasaku grāmata
Lithuanian 	Prarastųjų istorijų knyga, I dalis
Macedonian Cyrillic	Книга за изгубени приказни Прв дел
Malagasy 	Ny Bokin' ny Tantara Very dia Ampahany Iray
Malaysian 	Buku Kisah Hilang Bahagian Satu
Malayalam 	നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട കഥകളുടെ പുസ്തകം, ഭാഗം ഒന്ന്
Maltese 	Il-Ktieb ta 'Rakkonti mitlufa, L-Ewwel Parti
Manx 	Leih ny Scanshyn Caillt, yn Chied ayrn
Marathi 	हरवलेल्या कथांचे पुस्तक, भाग एक
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Алдагдсан үлгэрийн номыг нэгдүгээр хэсэг
Nepalese 	हराएको कहानिहरु पुस्तकका
Norwegian 	Bok av Tapt Historier Del En
Occitan 	Lo Libre dels Contes Perduts, Primièra Partida
Pashto 	د ورک شوي کیسو کتاب، لومړۍ برخه
Persian 	کتاب داستان های از دست رفته قسمت اول
Polish 	Księga zaginionych opowieści Część pierwsza
Portuguese 	O Livro dos Contos Perdidos 1
Punjabi 	ਗੁੰਮੇ ਕਿੱਸੇ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦੇ
Romanian 	Cartea poveștilor pierdute 1
Russian 	Книга утраченных сказаний Том Первый
Samoan 	O le Tusi o Tala fatu leiloa
Sardinian 	Su Libru de sos Contos Pèrdidos, Prima Parte
Scottish Gaelic 	Tha an leabhar de sgeulachdan chall
Serbian 	Књига Изгубљених прича, први том (Cyrillic) Knjiga Izgubljenih priča, prvi tom (Latin)
Sicilian 	Lu Libbru dî Cunti pirduti, Prima Parti
Sindhi 	گم ٿيل ڪهاڻين جو ڪتاب، حصو پهريون
Sinhalese 	නැතිවුණු කතා පොත, පළමු කොටස
Slovak 	Kniha stratených príbehov, časť prvá
Slovenian 	Knjiga izgubljenih zgodb Prvi del
Somali 	Buuga Sheekooyinka Lumay, Qaybta Koowaad
Spanish 	El libro de los cuentos perdidos 1
Sundanese 	Kitab dongeng leungit ?
Swahili 	Kitabu cha Hadithi Waliopotea Moja ya sehemu
Swedish 	De förlorade sagornas bok Del Ett
Tajik Cyrillic 	Китоби афсонаҳои гумшуда, қисми якум
Tamil 	லாஸ்ட் டேல்ஸ் பாகம் ஒன் புத்தக
Tatar 	Югалган хикәяләр китабы, беренче өлеш
Telugu 	ది బుక్ ఆఫ్ లాస్ట్ టేల్స్ పార్ట్ వన్
Thai 	ตำนานอันสาบสูญ เล่ม 1
Turkish 	Kayıp Öyküler Kitabı Birinci Bölüm
Turkmen 	Ostitirilen Hekaýalar kitaby Birinji bölüm
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Книга Втрачених сказань, том 1
Urdu 	گم شدہ کہانیوں کی کتاب حصہ اول
Uzbek 	Йўқотилган Ҳикоялар Китоби, Биринчи Қисм (Cyrillic) Yo'qotilgan Hikoyalar Kitobi, Birinchi Qism (Latin)
Venetian 	El Libro dei Conti Persi Prima Parte
Vietnamese 	Cuốn sách câu chuyện bị mất phần một
Welsh 	Llyfr o Straeon a Gollwyd, Rhan Un
Yiddish 	דער ספר פון לאָסט טאַלעס חלק איינער
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