The Story of Kullervo

The Story of Kullervo

The first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien

Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkienâ€™s characters. "Hapless Kullervo," as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny.Â
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Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates.Â
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Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was "the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own," and was "a major matter in the legends of the First Age." Tolkienâ€™s Kullervo is the clear ancestor of TÃºrin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. Published here for the first time with the authorâ€™s drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkienâ€™s invented world.
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780544706262
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780544706262
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05

Country	USA
Brand	HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780544706262
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780544706262
ReleaseDate	2016-04-05

The Story of Kullervo

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