The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 2): The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth & The Lost Road (The History of Middle-earth)Second in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double sided dustjackets. Includes THE LAYS OF BELERIAND, THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE EARTH and THE LOST ROAD, which contain the early myths and legends that led to the writings of THE SILMARILLION. The Lays of Beleriand gives us a privileged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle earth through the alliterative verse tales of two of