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J.R.R. Tolkien's novels of Middle-earth – The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy , and The Silmarillian – have become some of the most famous, and most beloved, literary works of the twentieth century. And the Lord of the Rings films by director Peter Jackson have re-ignited interest in Tolkien and his works, as well as introduced his stories to a new generation of fans. Even if you've never read the novels and have only seen the films, you know that the world of Middle-earth is a complicated one. Tolkien took great care in representing this world, from creating new languages to including very particular cultural details that add to the richness of the world's fabric. Many other books have been written about Tolkien and his works, but none have come close to providing the kind of reference needed to comprehend the world of Middle-earth. That's what veteran Dummies author and unabashed Tolkien fan Greg Harvey attempts to do in The Origins of Tolkien's Middle-earth For Dummies . As the author says in his introduction to the book, this is not an encyclopedia or quick guide to all the diverse beings, languages, and history that make up Tolkien's Middle-earth. Nor is it a

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Author

Greg Harvey

Publisher

Hungry Minds ; John Wiley

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780764541865

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Reference

Rating

4.04 / 5 (634 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13