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Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium

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Ekkaia, also called the Enfolding Ocean and the Encircling Sea, is a dark sea that surrounds the world before the cataclysm at the end of the Second Age. During this flat-Earth period, Ekkaia flows completely around Arda, which floats on it like a ship on a sea. Above Ekkaia is a layer of atmosphere.
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indeed is expelled from Valinor, much like the fallen Melkor, though she is clearly good, and much like an angel. Shippey considers whether Elves have souls. He reasons that since they can not leave the world, the answer would have to be no; but given that they do not disappear completely on death,
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in the midst of a Great Lake. When Melkor destroyed the lamps, two vast inland seas (Helcar and Ringil) and two major seas (Belegaer and the Eastern Sea) were formed, but Almaren and its lake were destroyed. The Valar left Middle-earth, and went to the newly formed continent of Aman in the west,
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where Melkor once was dominant, being in bodies and surrounded by things that are themselves marred and subject to decay by the influence of Melkor, created the Elven Rings out of a desire to preserve the physical world unchanged; as if it were in the Undying Lands of Valinor, home of the Valar.
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cosmos created by one god, Eru IlĂșvatar. In his view, the Valar "cannot be reduced either to spirit-beings or earth-forces; they encompass both simultaneously". McBride shows how Eru's actions can be seen in the creation of the world (EĂ€) and the Valar through which he acts, and
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view that good and evil are equally powerful, and battle it out in the world. Tolkien's personal war experience was Manichean: evil seemed at least as powerful as good, and could easily have been victorious, a strand which Shippey notes can also be seen in Middle-earth.
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Ilmen is a region of clean air pervaded by light, before the cataclysm at the end of the Second Age. The stars and other celestial bodies are in this region. The Moon passes through Ilmen on its way around the world, plunging down the Chasm of Ilmen on its return.
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figure who falls from grace in active rebellion against Eru, out of a desire to create and control things of his own. Melkor creates Orcs in mockery of Elves, or by corrupting Elves he had captured in his northern Middle-earth fortress of Udûn.
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that the races of Middle-earth, Hobbits, Men, Elves, and Dwarves, all believe that there is "a literal cosmological battle between Good and Evil", all expecting a "final cataclysmic battle". Readers may, she writes, consider interpreting the
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paradigm by depicting a catastrophic transition from a flat to a spherical world, in which Aman, the continent where Valinor lay, was removed "from the circles of the world". The only remaining way to reach Aman was the so called
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of individuals. The "Atlantis" part of the legendarium explores the theme of the memory of a 'straight road' into the West, which now only exists in memory or myth, because the physical world has been changed. The
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try to go there, hoping for immortality, Valinor and its continent of Aman are removed from Arda, which is reshaped as a round world. Scholars have compared the implied cosmology with that of Tolkien's religion,
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says that the NĂșmenĂłreans who survived the catastrophe sailed as far west as they could in search of their ancient home, but their travels only brought them around the world back to their starting points.
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told from the hobbits' point of view, Madsen writes, cosmology is pushed still further into the background: the hobbits know even less of the Valar than Men do, and Eru is not mentioned at all.
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Without the rings they are destined to eventually "fade", eventually becoming shadows in the physical world, prefiguring the concept of Elves as dwelling in a separate and often-underground (or
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and other immortal beings dwell in "both worlds" at once (the physical and the spiritual, or Unseen world) and have great power in both, especially those who have dwelt in the light of the
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As with the planets, a few major constellations are named in the Legendarium, and can be equated with real constellations seen in the Northern hemisphere. Eksiqilta (also Ekta) is
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or creation account, to describe his thoughts on the origin of evil in his fictional world, which he took pains to comport with his own beliefs on the subject, as accounted in his
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metaphorically, so that Melkor's attempts to destroy Arda, "raising the valleys, throwing down the mountains, spilling the seas—could be read as a symbolic representation of
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Tolkien defines Anor and Durin's Crown (under 'Star') in Index IV and Menelvagor and Ithil in Appendix E.I in the entries for 'H' and 'TH' consonant sounds respectively.
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A few individual stars have been identified as names of real stars, whether by Tolkien, his son Christopher, or by scholars. Tolkien indicates in "Three is Company" in
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will fade, and the tides of Time will sweep it away. We must depart into the West, or dwindle to a rustic folk of dell and cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten."
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resolves the puzzle, letting Elves go not to Heaven but to the halfway house of the Halls of Mandos on Valinor. The problem arises again with apparently wholly
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in the distant past. With the loss of all its peoples except Man, and the reshaping of the continents, all that is left of Middle-earth is a dim memory in
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Men live only in the world (Arda), are able to die from it, have souls, and may ultimately go to a kind of Heaven, though this is left vague in the
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cosmology. This disc-like Arda has continents and the seas, and the moon and the stars revolve around it. Arda was created to be the "Habitation" (
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in Valinor, where it is judged; however as with death their free-will is not taken away, they could refuse the summons. If allowed by Mandos, the
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as a "confused" account of the story of NĂșmenor. The cataclysmic re-shaping of the world would have left its imprint on the cultural memory and
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suggests a sketch of the idea of historical continuity connecting the Elvish mythology of the First Age with the classical Atlantis myth, the
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Kelly, A. Keith; Livingston, Michael (2009). "'A Far Green Country: Tolkien, Paradise, and the End of All Things in Medieval Literature".
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Scholars have noted that Tolkien seems in later life to have hesitated and drawn back from the flat earth cosmology of Arda in favour of
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that tried to sail on it sank, drowning the sailors. The Sun passes through Ekkaia on its way around the world, warming it as it passes.
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book 2, ch. 1 "Many Meetings". "You were in gravest peril while you wore the Ring, for then you were half in the wraith-world yourself."
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that Borgil is a red star which appears between Remmirath (the Pleiades) and before Menelvagor (Orion). Larsen and others write that
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Ulmo the Lord of Waters dwells in Ekkaia, underneath Arda. Ekkaia is extremely cold; where its waters meet the waters of the ocean
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in Christian theology, the creative activity of Eru, inseparable both from him and from his creation. In the interpretation of
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Larsen, Kristine (2011). "Sea Birds and Morning Stars: Ceyx, Alcyone, and the Many Metamorphoses of EĂ€rendil and Elwing". In
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book 2, ch. 1 "Many Meetings". "you saw him for a moment as he upon the other side: for those who have dwelt in the
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Larsen, Kristine (2005). "A Definitive Identification of Tolkien's 'Borgil': An Astronomical and Literary Approach".
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The theologian Catherine Madsen writes that Tolkien found it impossible to make his many drafts and revisions of
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is the only major red star to fit the description. Helluin (also Gil, Nielluin and Nierninwa) is the dog star,
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Larsen, Kristine (2008). Sarah Wells (ed.). "A Little Earth of His Own: Tolkien's Lunar Creation Myths".
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Shippey writes that Tolkien's Middle-earth writings embody the ancient Christian debate on the nature of
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are destined to "fade" more rapidly, as the rings unnaturally preserve their life-span turning them into
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by its maker", and to the eventual destruction of the Ring despite Frodo's failure to complete the task.
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offered a suitable model familiar to Tolkien, in the minstrel's telling of a creation story. By having
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Several scholars have likened the implied cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium to that of his religion,
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The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
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of the universe, creator of all existence, including the world, Arda, and its central continent,
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book 2, ch. 7 "The Mirror of Galadriel". "yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and
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before the Sun and Moon; and that the powers associated with "magic" were spiritual in nature.
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set in the Northern sky as a warning to Melkor. Wilwarin, meaning "Butterfly", is taken to be
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live at once in both worlds, and against both the Seen and the Unseen they have great power."
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The index entries are Gong, Ingil, Mornië, Morwinyon, Nielluin, Silindrin, and Telimektar.
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Stuart, Robert (2022). "Tolkien, Race, and the Critics: Debating Racism in Middle-earth".
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was not so", in other words all things were created good; but this is set alongside the
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Red Comets and Red Stars: Tolkien, Martin, and the Use of Astronomy in Fantasy Series
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as a realisation of the vision of the Ainur. The Quenya word is from the existential
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This transition from a flat to a spherical Earth is at the centre of Tolkien's "
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Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium compared to Catholicism and Medieval poetry
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Tolkien stated that the "Flame Imperishable" or "Secret Fire" represents the
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was found by 19th century philologists to be some sort of bright star, and
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was the word spoken by Eru IlĂșvatar to bring the universe into actuality.
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on Middle-earth Corporeality
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created the Great Stars: "new stars and brighter" and constellations.
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The Ring Goes Ever on: Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference
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names for the other planets in the solar system, as recorded in
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on the northwest of Middle-earth, a chasm of ice is formed: the
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Sketch of one of Tolkien's conceptions of Arda within the Void,
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to resurrect him; Eru himself intervened to send Gandalf back.
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during the Music of the Ainur after the themes set out by Eru.
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The Ring and the Cross: Christianity and the Lord of the Rings
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in the Third Age where the divine will is at most hinted at.
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may be re-embodied into a new body identical to the previous
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The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
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Tolkien developed a list of names and meanings called the
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Master of Middle-earth: The Achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien
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forces", but there is no suggestion of this in the text.
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and the modern period, presenting the Atlantis legend in
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statement that "nothing is evil in the beginning. Even
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cannot be described as wholly evil or lacking sentience
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Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays
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Fictional cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
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from 1914 Tolkien took this to mean the morning-star
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as it flew across the sky, identified as the planet
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at its centre. When this is marred by the evil Vala
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Tolkien's Cosmology: Divine Beings and Middle-earth
1958: 1956: 1954: 1952: 1950: 1301:pantheon with the Valar, Maiar, and beings such as 933:. These gave rise to the Ages of the Lamps and the 2203:(2007). "Eldamar". In Drout, Michael D. C. (ed.). 136:, arguing whether it is the absence of good – the 2256: 2254: 707:"that which is beyond Elvenhome and will ever be" 540:. Other Elves are in Middle-earth; the Elf-queen 71:, includes the planet Arda, corresponding to the 1264:or Seven Sisters. Valacirca, "the Sickle of the 925:When Arda (the Earth) was created, "innumerable 2494: 2492: 2490: 2488: 2486: 2484: 2482: 1711: 1709: 545:the answer must be yes. In Shippey's view, the 534:" as envisaged for Elves in the Middle English 446:. The situation of Men is different: a Mannish 224: 140:position, or equally as powerful as good – the 2686: 2684: 2082: 2080: 332:, which they wrongly supposed would give them 267:, the "Children of IlĂșvatar". The race of the 4926: 3130: 2232: 2230: 2195: 2193: 1985: 1983: 1726: 1724: 1440: 1438: 1436: 1434: 290:, which Tolkien stated owed something to the 279:by Eru. Animals and plants were fashioned by 52:with pre-modern cosmological concepts in the 8: 4850:Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings 2552:Larsen, Kristine (2014). Swank, Kris (ed.). 1965:, pp. 324–328, "The Lost Straight Road" 1357:Round World version of Tolkien's legendarium 1337:, though she notes that it could have been: 1138:'s emblem includes the "Seven Stars" of the 199:". Eru first created a group of godlike or 4808:The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion 2353:Bolintineanu, Alexandra (2013). "Arda". In 2047:Chandler, Wayne A.; Fry, Carrol L. (2017). 1476: 1474: 1472: 1470: 191:means "The One", or "He that is Alone" and 6920: 6514: 6460: 6209: 5924: 5575: 5122: 4933: 4919: 4911: 4443: 4014: 3554: 3385: 3191: 3137: 3123: 3115: 1814:appendix, on its pages 35, 43, 63, and 82. 1025:Shapes of continents are purely schematic. 87:, but the Elves can still sail there from 2693:"Eru Erased: The Minimalist Cosmology of 2499:Manning, Jim; Taylor Planetarium (2003). 2090:Tolkien, Race, and Racism in Middle-earth 2032:, pp. 362, 438 (chapter 5, note 14). 1731: 1528: 1516: 1504: 601:, immortal, participating in the creation 4843:Tolkien's Art: 'A Mythology for England' 4794:The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide 4720:Things named after Tolkien and his works 1835: 1660: 1634:, book 6, ch. 4 "The Field of Cormallen" 1619: 1599: 1583: 1564: 1519:, #156 to R. Murray, S.J., November 1954 1464:book 2, ch. 5 "The Bridge of Khazad-dĂ»m" 1461: 676: 571: 450:is only a visitor to Arda, and when the 7118:The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game 4787:J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century 2676: 2631: 2619: 2310: 2298: 2029: 1974: 1962: 1886: 1871: 1859: 1847: 1823: 1776: 1764: 1747: 1715: 1700: 1688: 1676: 1648: 1631: 1552: 1540: 1492: 1480: 1444: 1425: 1418: 1119:, in a note associated with the story " 1004: 846: 328:in the Second Age, trying to reach the 286:Arda ends in the apocalyptic battle of 7030:The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game 5218:The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late 1808:This includes star names omitted from 1691:, ch. 13 "Of the Return of the Noldor" 1256:the hunter and was meant to represent 876:, before the creation of Sun and Moon. 132:. Scholars have debated the nature of 116:, where there are three parts, Earth, 2721:from the original on 19 February 2024 2135:from the original on 16 November 2022 2065:from the original on 16 November 2022 2011:from the original on 17 November 2022 961:where they created their home called 948:IlĂșvatar created Arda according to a 518:Death and immortality in Middle-earth 402:" and "body" of Elves and Men. Their 7: 7125:The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game 3459:The History of The Lord of the Rings 2810:from the original on 3 December 2021 2742:The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology 2705:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1226:lists Morwen as a name for Jupiter. 1058:Tolkien's legendarium addresses the 723:Undying lands of Aman, Elvenhome in 301: 6348:Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings 1531:, #192 to Amy Ronald, December 1956 1507:, #131 to Milton Waldman, late 1951 899:, "that which is", is the material 422:ingredient". When an Elf dies, the 7111:Middle-earth Collectible Card Game 4871:Tolkien, Race and Cultural History 4745:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth 1679:, "Myths Transformed", section VII 1483:, ch. 1 "Of the Beginning of Days" 25: 7143:Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game 7073:Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith 4836:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth 2271:The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia 2206:The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia 1914:The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia 1272:(the Plough or Big Dipper) which 348:, it was beyond the power of the 100:, and of medieval poetry such as 5107: 3435:The Lost Road and Other Writings 2665:from the original on 12 May 2021 1030: 1007: 881: 860:, showing the Encircling Ocean, 849: 735:Earthly Paradise, Garden of Eden 493:Elves who stayed in Middle-earth 418:or as Tolkien wrote, contain a " 251:, it represents "the mystery of 56:paradigm, along with the modern 6157:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien 4752:A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien 4629:Poems and Songs of Middle Earth 4351:Finnish language and literature 3321:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien 2839:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien 770:Tolkien used the first part of 674:, and that of Medieval poetry. 359:failure to destroy the Ring in 324:and his army when they invaded 6842:The Battle for Middle-earth II 6603:Peter Jackson's interpretation 6105:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 5258:Ancestry as guide to character 4892:The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien 4864:Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth 4141:Ancestry as guide to character 3277:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 2841:: Revised and Expanded Edition 2329:Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon 1897:Tolkien & The Silmarillion 1142:, which Tolkien identified as 1018:and the Changing of the World. 1: 7037:The One Ring Roleplaying Game 5032:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen 4801:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia 3265:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen 2360:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia 1495:, ch. 2 "Of AulĂ« and Yavanna" 1428:, pp. 329, 336, 356, 358 1186:Ă©ala Ă©arendel engla beorhtast 1115:A few years after publishing 1100:of humanity, and even on the 1037:Tolkien imagined Arda as the 583:Catholicism / Medieval world 565:comparable with the Medieval 406:is made out of the matter of 308:Luck and fate in Middle-earth 207:, consisting of the powerful 6926:The Lord of the Rings Online 2332:. Palgrave. pp. 35–41. 387:Dualism (philosophy of mind) 6828:The Battle for Middle-earth 6735:Game Two: Shadows of Mordor 6164:The History of Middle-earth 5097:Tolkien's impact on fantasy 4324:Tolkien's impact on fantasy 3492:The Peoples of Middle-earth 3427:The Shaping of Middle-earth 2868:Kent State University Press 2740:Dawson, Deidre A. (2008). " 2699:. In Kerry, Paul E. (ed.). 2654:Journal of Tolkien Research 2174:10.1007/978-3-031-11266-9_5 1767:, "The Coming of the Valar" 1121:Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth 888:Arda as a flat disc in the 340:died in the fight with the 7202: 7150:Lego The Lord of the Rings 7044:Adventures in Middle-earth 6879:Lego The Lord of the Rings 6849:The Rise of the Witch-king 6786:The Fellowship of the Ring 6523:The Fellowship of the Ring 6199:The Nature of Middle-earth 6075:List of weapons and armour 4985:The Fellowship of the Ring 3998:List of weapons and armour 3531:The Nature of Middle-earth 3221:The Fellowship of the Ring 2929:The Fellowship of the Ring 2691:Madsen, Catherine (2010). 1354: 1231:The Fellowship of the Ring 1127:Planets and constellations 992: 833: 763: 515: 467: 384: 346:The Fellowship of the Ring 305: 302:Eru's direct interventions 211:and their assistants, the 158: 7023:Middle-earth Role Playing 6886:Guardians of Middle-earth 6517: 6208: 6178:The History of The Hobbit 5105: 5025:The Scouring of the Shire 4950: 4885:Tolkien and the Great War 4693:Works inspired by Tolkien 4597:Nightfall in Middle-Earth 4412:The Atlas of Middle-earth 3516:The History of The Hobbit 3258:The Scouring of the Shire 3152: 2103:10.1007/978-3-030-97475-6 1333:is not even mentioned in 1305:, alongside an evidently 989:Spherical-earth cosmology 872:, and the Starry Heaven, 633:("functionally immortal") 221:or "Music of the Ainur". 4822:The Road to Middle-Earth 4688:Middle-earth Enterprises 3334:The three "Great Tales" 826:universe, created good. 512:Men, Elves, and Paradise 179:. In Tolkien's invented 155:Creation and destruction 6779:Vol. II: The Two Towers 6496:The War of the Rohirrim 6297:Margrethe II of Denmark 5468:A mythology for England 4643:An Evening in Rivendell 4516:Margrethe II of Denmark 4395:A mythology for England 3096:. Vol. 2. Boston: 3064:. Vol. 1. Boston: 2264:(2007). "Paradise". In 1941:McFarland & Company 864:around the Flat Earth, 537:South English Legendary 430:, which then dies. The 7186:Fictional philosophies 6800:The Return of the King 6539:The Return of the King 6484:The Return of the King 6384:The Battle of Evermore 5368:Psychological journeys 5011:The Shadow of the Past 4999:The Return of the King 4766:Master of Middle-Earth 4288:Psychological journeys 3852:First and Second Ages 3704:First and Second Ages 3466:The Notion Club Papers 3404:The Book of Lost Tales 3251:The Return of the King 3228:The Shadow of the Past 3093:The Book of Lost Tales 3061:The Book of Lost Tales 2961:The Return of the King 1811:The Book of Lost Tales 1604:The Shadow of the Past 1224:The Book of Lost Tales 1159:The Book of Lost Tales 1147: 1098:collective unconscious 939:Awakening of the Elves 369:was meant to find the 362:The Return of the King 228: 7176:Middle-earth theology 6472:The Lord of the Rings 6436:The Lord of the Rings 6416:The Lord of the Rings 6404:The Lord of the Rings 6357:The Lord of the Rings 6270:A Map of Middle-earth 6171:The Children of HĂșrin 6129:The Road Goes Ever On 5273:Death and immortality 5223:The Road Goes Ever On 5200:A Elbereth Gilthoniel 5018:The Council of Elrond 4963:The Lord of the Rings 4943:The Lord of the Rings 4878:Tolkien's Legendarium 4622:The Road Goes Ever On 4564:The Lord of the Rings 4549:The Lord of the Rings 4425:A Map of Middle-earth 4168:Death and immortality 3971:Red Book of Westmarch 3484:The War of the Jewels 3419:The Lays of Beleriand 3340:The Children of HĂșrin 3235:The Council of Elrond 3214:The Lord of the Rings 2967:The Lord of the Rings 2935:The Lord of the Rings 2862:McBride, Sam (2020). 2695:The Lord of the Rings 2599:10.1353/tks.2005.0023 2262:Dickerson, Matthew T. 2093:. Cham, Switzerland: 1665:The Council of Elrond 1363:a round world version 1345:The Lord of the Rings 1335:The Lord of the Rings 1323:The Lord of the Rings 1241:, while Morwinyon is 1134: 1117:The Lord of the Rings 1023:is removed from Arda. 993:Further information: 834:Further information: 830:The physical universe 516:Further information: 477:The Lord of the Rings 385:Further information: 306:Further information: 165:Eru is introduced in 159:Further information: 6721:Journey to Rivendell 6428:Hordes of the Things 6192:The Fall of Gondolin 5880:Watcher in the Water 5848:Witch-king of Angmar 5045:List of translations 4657:At Dawn in Rivendell 4650:A Night in Rivendell 4637:The Tolkien Ensemble 4471:Brothers Hildebrandt 3993:Two Trees of Valinor 3356:The Fall of Gondolin 2790:Croft, Janet Brennan 2707:. pp. 152–169. 2538:McFarland Publishing 2517:on 20 December 2016. 2510:(14). Archived from 2442:. pp. 256–257. 2355:Drout, Michael D. C. 2278:. pp. 502–503. 2266:Drout, Michael D. C. 2201:Drout, Michael D. C. 1991:Tally, Robert T. Jr. 1862:, Appendix, "Mornie" 1374:The Tolkien scholar 931:Two Trees of Valinor 907:in its aorist form. 843:Flat-earth cosmology 766:Evil in Middle-earth 760:Evil in Middle-earth 567:great chain of being 259:, Eru alone created 134:evil in Middle-earth 44:combines aspects of 6742:War in Middle Earth 6688:The Hunt for Gollum 6242:The Last Ringbearer 5528:Narrative structure 5523:Impression of depth 5140:Company of the Ring 4161:Round World dilemma 3713:EĂ€rendil and Elwing 3366:The Fall of NĂșmenor 3088:Christopher Tolkien 3056:Christopher Tolkien 3024:Christopher Tolkien 2992:Christopher Tolkien 2834:Carpenter, Humphrey 2473:The Tolkien Society 2430:Solopova, Elizabeth 2313:, pp. 169–170. 2301:, pp. 160–161. 2159:J. R. R. Tolkien's 1977:, pp. 270–273. 1909:Michael D. C. 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Hostetter 3375: 3374: 3348:Beren and LĂșthien 3329:Bilbo's Last Song 3084:Tolkien, J. R. R. 3052:Tolkien, J. R. R. 3020:Tolkien, J. R. R. 3011:978-0-395-25730-2 2988:Tolkien, J. R. R. 2956:Tolkien, J. R. R. 2924:Tolkien, J. R. R. 2915:978-0-261-10275-0 2877:978-1-60635-396-7 2854:978-0-35-865298-4 2714:978-1-61147-065-9 2572:on 21 March 2015. 2540:. pp. 69–83. 2401:. pp. 8–11. 2374:978-0-415-86511-1 2285:978-0-415-96942-0 2220:978-0-415-96942-0 2112:978-3-030-97475-6 1943:. pp. 64–82. 1905:Bradley J. Birzer 1826:Appendix E. 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Index

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cosmology
J. R. R. Tolkien
legendarium
Christian theology
metaphysics
flat Earth
spherical Earth
Solar System
Earth
Valar
Melkor
Valinor
Middle-earth
Men
Catholicism
Pearl
Dante
Paradiso
Purgatory
Earthly Paradise
Heaven
Celestial Paradise
evil in Middle-earth
Boethian
Manichaean
Ainulindalë
The Silmarillion
supreme being
Middle-earth

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