An Encyclopedia of Tolkien
The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World
Canterbury Classics · Print & ebook · October 8, 2019
A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth.
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- Who it’s for
- A richly illustrated A-to-Z guide brings Middle-earth’s history, lands, inhabitants, and mythic sources into view.
- Themes
- Middle-earth history, Mythology and legends, Beasts and heroes
- Genres
- SF & Fantasy Criticism, Encyclopedias, Folklore & Mythology
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A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, and creatures—as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In this beautifully illustrated, leather-bound volume, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth.
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Sections of this A-to-Z dictionary are devoted to discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien’s stories, and are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. This comprehensive volume on Tolkien’s world also includes an appendix of three primary legends that served as sources for Tolkien’s creations—the Volsunga saga, the Nibelungenlied, and Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle—and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations. This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
Middle-earth, Mapped
A richly illustrated A-to-Z guide brings Middle-earth’s history, lands, inhabitants, and mythic sources into view.
Come here for
- Browse Tolkien’s world through entries on battles, beasts, heroes, and history
- Explore more than 200 black-and-white illustrations
Expect
- A reference-style journey across thousands of years of intertwined history
- An appendix on three legends that served as sources for Tolkien’s creations
Where it sits
| Encyclopedias | 82% |
|---|---|
| SF & Fantasy Criticism | 36% |
| Folklore & Mythology | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- SF & Fantasy Criticism
- 20th-Century Literary Criticism
- Encyclopedias
- Authors
- David Day
- Publisher
- Canterbury Classics
- Published
- October 8, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Middle-earth history · Mythology and legends · Beasts and heroes
- Reading lane
- SF & Fantasy Criticism