The Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle-earth, Book 3)The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkiens epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. This, the third volume of The History of Middle earth, gives us a priviledged insight into the creation of the mythology of Middle earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkiens world those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of