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IlĂșvatar, Eru took pity on AulĂ« and gave his creation the gift of life but under the condition that they be taken and put to sleep in widely separated locations in Middle-earth and not to awaken until after the
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Dwarves are a race of humanoids who are shorter than Men but larger than Hobbits. The Dwarves were created by the Vala AulĂ«, before the Firstborn awoke due to his impatience for the arrival of the children of IlĂșvatar to teach and to cherish. When confronted and shamed for his presumption by
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I am historically minded. Middle-earth is not an imaginary world. ... The theatre of my tale is this earth, the one in which we now live, but the historical period is imaginary. The essentials of that abiding place are all there (at any rate for inhabitants of N.W. Europe), so naturally it feels
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and our Days is sufficient for 'literary credibility', even for readers acquainted with what is known as 'pre-history'. I have, I suppose, constructed an imaginary time, but kept my feet on my own mother-earth for place. I prefer that to the contemporary mode of seeking remote globes in
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appeared: a race of Orcs of great size and strength that tolerate sunlight better than ordinary Orcs. Tolkien also mentions "Men-orcs" and "Orc-men"; or "half-orcs" or "goblin-men". They share some characteristics with Orcs (like "slanty eyes") but look more like men. Tolkien, a
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Echoes of these Norse battle animals appear throughout
Tolkien's literature; in one way or another, all are associated with Gandalf or his cause. ... raven ... Eagles ... wolves ... horses ... Saruman is the one most closely associated with Odin's ravaging wolves and carrion
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description, to distinguish humans from the other human-like races of Middle-earth. In appearance they are much like Elves, but on average less beautiful. Unlike Elves, Men are mortal, ageing and dying quickly, usually living 40â80 years. However the
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Arda is, as critics have noted, "our own green and solid Earth at some quite remote epoch in the past." As such, it has not only an immediate story but a history, and the whole thing is an "imagined prehistory" of the Earth as it is now.
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cosmology, with the stars, and later also the sun and moon, revolving around it. Tolkien's sketches show a disc-like face for the world which looked up to the stars. However, Tolkien's legendarium addresses the
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ancestral tongue, but over thousands of years it diverged into different languages. The two main Elven languages were
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3242:"Warner Bros., Tolkien Estate Settle $ 80 Million 'Hobbit' Lawsuit"
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For a (rather long) list of all the Tolkien inspired MU*s go to
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J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
2450:"Christopher Tolkien, 1924-2020 Keeper of Middle-earth's Legacy"
2101:, ch. 3 "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
1902:, ch. 3 "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
1793:, Ch. 3 "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
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The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
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The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
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The Ainur were angelic beings created by the one god of EĂ€,
851:. It was refined with Tolkien's approval by the illustrator
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3178:"Orcs are back in Lord of the Rings-inspired Born of Hope"
950:, I am afraid that was devised 'dramatically' rather than
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poem, refers to "the mid-world's rim". Tolkien considered
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in an imaginary period of the past, ending with Tolkien's
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Master of Middle-earth: The Achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien
1852:, #151 to Hugh Brogan, 18 September 1954; #183, Notes on
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could live several centuries, and their descendants the
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are taken (as intended) to be at about the latitude of
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C. S. Lewis and the Inklings: Discovering Hidden Truth
1981:, #294 to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer, 8 February 1967
1860:, 1956; and #283 to Benjamin P. Indick, 7 January 1966
2410:
Delphi Complete Works of William Morris (Illustrated)
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1840:, #297 draft for a letter to a 'Mr Rang', August 1967
1781:, #211 to Rhona Beare, 14 October 1958, last footnote
351:. The early stages of the conflict are chronicled in
3146:"High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum' New Lord of the Fanvids"
3054:"Ralph Bakshi's unfairly maligned Lord of the Rings"
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2323:(2013) . "History of Middle-earth: Overview". In
2045:, p. 45 "And high in the north as a challenge to
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433:clan to recover three precious jewels called the
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2758:(2013) . "Elves: Kindreds and Migrations". In
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2264:Online Etymological Dictionary; etymonline.com
437:that Morgoth stole from them (hence the title
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1594:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1143:The history of Middle-earth, as described in
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5487:Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings
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1450:in Quenya) was Glaurung the Golden, bred by
1415:(made of stone) were evil creatures bred by
425:is dominated by the doomed quest of the elf
5445:The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
3730:The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
2869:Stanton, Michael N. (2013) . "Hobbits". In
2563:, #168 to Richard Jeffery, 7 September 1966
2526:Bolintineanu, Alexandra (2013). "Arda". In
2290:; Marshall, Jeremy; Weiner, Edmund (2006).
1810:, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
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2487:J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography
2033:, p. 44 "Menelmacar with his shining belt"
1868:
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1163:. Time from that point was measured using
926:Tolkien described the region in which the
922:Correspondence with the geography of Earth
583:was the inspiration for Tolkien's mariner
397:with clickable links of the north-west of
129:'s fantasy. The term is equivalent to the
57:
3296:, rec.games.mud.lp Newsgroup, 1 June 1994
2958:, pp. 362, 438 (chapter 5, note 14).
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1712:. In addition, there are many text-based
5480:Tolkien's Art: 'A Mythology for England'
5431:The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
5357:Things named after Tolkien and his works
3698:J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator
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2006:
1965:, #183 notes on W. H. Auden's review of
1953:, #169 to Hugh Brogan, 11 September 1955
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8261:The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
5424:J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
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1648:List of Middle-earth role-playing games
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8173:The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game
6361:The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
3031:O'Connor, John J. (25 November 1977).
1875:, #211 to Rhona Beare, 14 October 1958
1670:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
1085:, and Minas Tirith at the latitude of
519:, transliterated to modern English as
188:Middle-earth is the main continent of
38:
8324:Fictional elements introduced in 1937
2196:, book 4, chapter 9: "Shelob's Lair."
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946:As for the shape of the world of the
246:, and by monsters including Dragons,
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8268:The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
4096:The History of The Lord of the Rings
2992:(2013) . "Old Norse Literature". In
2222:. In Khoddam, Salwa; Hall, Mark R.;
2168:, ch. 24 "Of the Voyage of EĂ€rendil"
1573:released the first part of director
1516:Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings
449:are dominated by the forging of the
165:. Tolkien's most widely read works,
7491:Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings
3271:Bauer, Manuel (10 September 2015).
1216:. The cosmological myth called the
1155:and long ages of labour throughout
918:became inaccessible to mortal Men.
63:A detail of Middle-earth in one of
8254:Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
5508:Tolkien, Race and Cultural History
5382:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
3666:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
3176:Martin, Nicole (27 October 2008).
3052:Gaslin, Glenn (21 November 2001).
2089:, ch. 1 "Of the Beginning of Days"
1520:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
869:Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium
757:Within the overall context of his
658:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
27:Continent in Tolkien's legendarium
25:
8286:Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game
8216:Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith
5473:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth
2796:(2013) . "Men, Middle-earth". In
2573:Flood, Alison (23 October 2015).
2413:. Delphi Classics. p. 5104.
1308:, spoken by the Light Elves, and
1258:(Burzum) for his slaves (such as
986:between Europe and Middle-earth:
300:; and, on the other, the demonic
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4072:The Lost Road and Other Writings
3252:from the original on 3 July 2017
3221:from the original on 4 July 2017
3209:Takahashi, Dean (15 June 2017).
2968:Evans, Jonathan. "Monsters". In
1031:
7300:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
5389:A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
5266:Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
4988:Finnish language and literature
3958:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
3420:(3nd ed.). HarperCollins.
3388:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
3337:and run a search for 'tolkien'.
2448:Ford, G. L. (17 January 2020).
1531:Middle-earth in motion pictures
211:, with the town at its centre,
7985:The Battle for Middle-earth II
7746:Peter Jackson's interpretation
7248:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
6401:Ancestry as guide to character
5529:The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien
5501:Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
4778:Ancestry as guide to character
3914:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
3390:: Revised and Expanded Edition
3306:Davis, Erik (1 October 2001).
2125:, Book 3, ch. 3 "The Uruk-Hai"
1938:, foldout map in first edition
1703:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
1123:in the distant past. With the
1041:He did confirm, however, that
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258:Context: Tolkien's legendarium
207:, but, more specifically, the
125:of much of the English writer
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8180:The One Ring Roleplaying Game
6175:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
5968:The Battle of the Five Armies
5438:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
3902:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
3356:J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography
3240:Gardner, Eriq (3 July 2017).
2533:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2232:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2053:, the Sickle of the Valar..."
1119:Tolkien imagined Arda as the
1101:as further reference points.
1026:In another letter he stated:
405:, showing Eriador (left) and
32:Middle-earth (disambiguation)
8069:The Lord of the Rings Online
3308:"The Fellowship of the Ring"
2218:Christopher, Joe R. (2012).
711:), altered from Old English
477:above, earth in the middle,
7971:The Battle for Middle-earth
7878:Game Two: Shadows of Mordor
7307:The History of Middle-earth
6240:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
4961:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
4129:The Peoples of Middle-earth
4064:The Shaping of Middle-earth
3087:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2999:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2876:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2841:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2803:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2765:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2727:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2330:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
1746:J.R.R. Tolkien bibliography
1709:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
1642:Middle-earth in video games
1555:animated TV special in 1977
1187:Peoples and their languages
777:, and the Elves called the
743:literary discussion group.
725:calls the world "Midgard".
719:'s 1870 translation of the
680:The History of Middle-earth
257:
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8293:Lego The Lord of the Rings
8187:Adventures in Middle-earth
8022:Lego The Lord of the Rings
7992:The Rise of the Witch-king
7929:The Fellowship of the Ring
7666:The Fellowship of the Ring
7342:The Nature of Middle-earth
7218:List of weapons and armour
6128:The Fellowship of the Ring
4635:List of weapons and armour
4168:The Nature of Middle-earth
3858:The Fellowship of the Ring
3643:Frances Lincoln Publishers
3475:The Fellowship of the Ring
3033:"TV Weekend: "The Hobbit""
2686:Marquette University Press
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8166:Middle-earth Role Playing
8029:Guardians of Middle-earth
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7321:The History of The Hobbit
6248:
6168:The Scouring of the Shire
6093:
6033:
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5853:The History of The Hobbit
5662:English-language editions
5587:
5522:Tolkien and the Great War
5330:Works inspired by Tolkien
5234:Nightfall in Middle-Earth
5049:The Atlas of Middle-earth
4153:The History of The Hobbit
3895:The Scouring of the Shire
3789:
3610:The Atlas of Middle-earth
2794:Straubhaar, Sandra Ballif
2139:The Scouring of the Shire
2021:, Appendix D, "Calendars"
1918:, 11 April 1953; #139 to
1298:with many different clans
1197:Languages of Middle-earth
753:Geography of Middle-earth
670:The Atlas of Middle-earth
642:. (Depicted: Arda in the
500:descends from an earlier
56:
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5459:The Road to Middle-Earth
5325:Middle-earth Enterprises
3971:The three "Great Tales"
3417:The Road to Middle-earth
3359:. G. Allen & Unwin.
3333:26 December 2005 at the
1385:, most of them lived in
1065:Both the Appendices and
1014:and the ancient city of
905:). It is envisaged in a
664:The Road to Middle-earth
161:) in Tolkien's imagined
7922:Vol. II: The Two Towers
7639:The War of the Rohirrim
7440:Margrethe II of Denmark
6611:A mythology for England
5960:The Desolation of Smaug
5280:An Evening in Rivendell
5153:Margrethe II of Denmark
5032:A mythology for England
2834:(2013) . "Dwarves". In
1756:Outline of Middle-earth
1442:Dragons in Middle-earth
1399:Tolkien's moral dilemma
1357:Dwarves in Middle-earth
1125:loss of all its peoples
296:and their allies among
224:Middle-earth is peopled
200:, with the environs of
93:In-universe information
8329:Middle-earth locations
7943:The Return of the King
7682:The Return of the King
7627:The Return of the King
7527:The Battle of Evermore
6511:Psychological journeys
6154:The Shadow of the Past
6142:The Return of the King
5946:Peter Jackson's series
5644:psychological journeys
5403:Master of Middle-Earth
4925:Psychological journeys
4489:First and Second Ages
4341:First and Second Ages
4103:The Notion Club Papers
4041:The Book of Lost Tales
3888:The Return of the King
3865:The Shadow of the Past
3539:The Return of the King
1967:The Return of the King
1858:The Return of the King
1697:Medieval II: Total War
1470:animals including the
1466:Middle-earth contains
1393:Other humanoid peoples
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205:reminiscent of England
153:. Middle-earth is the
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7579:The Lord of the Rings
7559:The Lord of the Rings
7547:The Lord of the Rings
7500:The Lord of the Rings
7413:A Map of Middle-earth
7314:The Children of HĂșrin
7272:The Road Goes Ever On
6416:Death and immortality
6366:The Road Goes Ever On
6343:A Elbereth Gilthoniel
6161:The Council of Elrond
6106:The Lord of the Rings
6086:The Lord of the Rings
5952:An Unexpected Journey
5515:Tolkien's Legendarium
5259:The Road Goes Ever On
5201:The Lord of the Rings
5186:The Lord of the Rings
5062:A Map of Middle-earth
4805:Death and immortality
4608:Red Book of Westmarch
4121:The War of the Jewels
4056:The Lays of Beleriand
3977:The Children of HĂșrin
3872:The Council of Elrond
3851:The Lord of the Rings
3545:The Lord of the Rings
3513:The Lord of the Rings
3481:The Lord of the Rings
3156:National Public Radio
3151:All Things Considered
2720:(2013) . "Elves". In
2452:. Book and Film Globe
2369:John Wiley & Sons
2361:Harvey, Greg (2011).
2182:The Council of Elrond
1580:The Lord of the Rings
1564:The Lord of the Rings
1540:The Lord of the Rings
1478:the Great Hound from
1430:a dilemma for himself
1397:Further information:
1292:Elves in Middle-earth
1254:. Sauron devised the
1208:Ainur in Middle-earth
1118:
1055:The Lord of the Rings
1049:heroes, was based on
876:
857:A Map of Middle-earth
849:The Lord of the Rings
832:The Lord of the Rings
803:A Map of Middle-earth
800:
763:Undying Lands of Aman
691:Tolkien's biographer
640:Tolkien's legendarium
626:
613:The Lord of the Rings
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468:
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366:The Lord of the Rings
271:
264:Tolkien's legendarium
262:Further information:
183:Tolkien's legendarium
174:The Lord of the Rings
101:Central continent of
49:The Lord of the Rings
8334:Fictional continents
7864:Journey to Rivendell
7571:Hordes of the Things
7335:The Fall of Gondolin
7023:Watcher in the Water
6991:Witch-king of Angmar
6188:List of translations
5668:The Annotated Hobbit
5294:At Dawn in Rivendell
5287:A Night in Rivendell
5274:The Tolkien Ensemble
5108:Brothers Hildebrandt
4630:Two Trees of Valinor
3993:The Fall of Gondolin
3094:. pp. 303â310.
3082:Drout, Michael D. C.
3006:. pp. 473â474.
2994:Drout, Michael D. C.
2970:Drout, Michael D. C.
2929:Tally, Robert T. Jr.
2883:. pp. 280â282.
2871:Drout, Michael D. C.
2848:. pp. 134â135.
2836:Drout, Michael D. C.
2810:. pp. 414â417.
2798:Drout, Michael D. C.
2772:. pp. 152â154.
2760:Drout, Michael D. C.
2734:. pp. 150â152.
2722:Drout, Michael D. C.
2648:. pp. 256â257.
2528:Drout, Michael D. C.
2482:Anderson, Douglas A.
2337:. pp. 273â274.
2325:Drout, Michael D. C.
1498:, and the Ravens of
1193:Middle-earth peoples
895:Children of IlĂșvatar
677:'s 12-volume series
541:below) in the later
276:and by the creator,
30:For other uses, see
8339:Fictional universes
7885:War in Middle Earth
7831:The Hunt for Gollum
7385:The Last Ringbearer
6671:Narrative structure
6666:Impression of depth
6283:Company of the Ring
5975:original characters
4798:Round World dilemma
4350:EĂ€rendil and Elwing
4003:The Fall of NĂșmenor
3605:Fonstad, Karen Wynn
3570:Christopher Tolkien
3442:Christopher Tolkien
3383:Carpenter, Humphrey
3351:Carpenter, Humphrey
3183:The Daily Telegraph
2688:. pp. 67â100.
2636:Solopova, Elizabeth
2516:, pp. 324â328.
1623:The Hunt for Gollum
1334:Men in Middle-earth
1262:) to speak. In the
675:Christopher Tolkien
471:Christian cosmology
8128:War of Three Peaks
7805:The Rings of Power
7739:Hobbiton Movie Set
7703:Concerning Hobbits
7587:Der Herr der Ringe
7520:Misty Mountain Hop
7377:Bored of the Rings
7201:Phial of Galadriel
6531:Sound and language
6426:Dreams and visions
6396:Addiction to power
5719:Thorin Oakenshield
5417:A Question of Time
5219:The Rings of Power
5138:Alexander Korotich
4935:Sound and language
4815:Dreams and visions
3246:Hollywood Reporter
3190:on 29 October 2008
3038:The New York Times
2756:Dickerson, Matthew
2718:Eden, Bradford Lee
2540:. pp. 24â25.
1751:Middle-earth canon
1544:live-action shorts
1482:and the wolf-like
1173:Years of the Trees
1169:Years of the Lamps
1161:fictional universe
1141:
1045:, the land of his
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491:Germanic mythology
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347:and most famously
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8229:Lord of the Rings
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8142:Before the Shadow
8086:Siege of Mirkwood
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7752:Picturing Tolkien
7470:Lord of the Rings
7423:Barbara Remington
7328:Beren and LĂșthien
7279:Bilbo's Last Song
7226:
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6659:Pseudotranslation
6649:Editorial framing
6644:Character pairing
6491:Naming of weapons
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5860:Bilbo's Last Song
5639:naming of weapons
5545:
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5494:A Tolkien Compass
5410:Picturing Tolkien
5396:Interrupted Music
5365:
5364:
5301:Leaving Rivendell
5070:
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5056:Journeys of Frodo
4910:Old Straight Road
4900:Naming of weapons
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3985:Beren and LĂșthien
3966:Bilbo's Last Song
3721:Hammond, Wayne G.
3689:Hammond, Wayne G.
3652:978-0-71124-127-5
3589:978-0-395-29917-3
3566:Tolkien, J. R. R.
3534:Tolkien, J. R. R.
3502:Tolkien, J. R. R.
3470:Tolkien, J. R. R.
3461:978-0-395-25730-2
3438:Tolkien, J. R. R.
3403:978-0-35-865298-4
3366:978-0-04-928037-3
3328:The Mud Connector
3294:Groups.google.com
3144:(30 April 2009).
3122:. 3 February 2016
3101:978-0-415-86511-1
3013:978-0-415-86511-1
2890:978-0-415-86511-1
2855:978-0-415-86511-1
2817:978-1-135-88034-7
2779:978-0-415-86511-1
2741:978-0-415-86511-1
2695:978-0-87462-018-4
2674:Hammond, Wayne G.
2610:. pp. 8â11.
2547:978-0-415-86511-1
2497:978-1-873040-11-9
2478:Hammond, Wayne G.
2420:978-1-910630-92-1
2378:978-1-118-06898-4
2344:978-0-415-86511-1
2303:978-0-19-861069-4
2241:978-1-4438-4431-4
1620:of Middle-earth,
1550:onscreen was the
1147:, began when the
1089:, Italy. He used
956:paleontologically
819:Tolkien prepared
727:Margaret Widdemer
569:This is from the
543:Christian version
337:Saruman the White
179:a short-hand term
163:mythological past
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8015:War in the North
7963:Game Boy Advance
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7293:Unfinished Tales
7286:The Silmarillion
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6441:Environmentalism
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6356:Song of EĂ€rendil
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3933:The Silmarillion
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3394:Harper Collins
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1616:Two well-made
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1302:Common Eldarin
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853:Pauline Baynes
815:Tolkien's maps
813:Main article:
807:Pauline Baynes
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717:William Morris
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687:In other works
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619:Extended usage
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7855:Video games
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7582:(BBC, 1981)
7462:Fellowship!
7445:Ted Nasmith
7358:Adaptations
7165:Helm's Deep
6688:Prose style
6676:Interlacing
6639:Anachronism
6621:Shakespeare
6228:Tolkienmoot
6218:Fan fiction
6183:Translating
5995:Video games
5881:Adaptations
5605:Legendarium
5350:Video games
5335:Fan fiction
5313:Other media
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5203:film series
5158:Ted Nasmith
5020:Prose style
5013:Shakespeare
4773:Anachronism
4345:Celebrimbor
4019:composition
3940:Ainulindalë
3811:Legendarium
3633:Garth, John
3065:28 December
1854:W. H. Auden
1589:film series
1582:film series
1552:Rankin/Bass
1510:Adaptations
1341:NĂșmenĂłreans
1324:if killed.
1219:Ainulindalë
1153:Ainulindalë
759:legendarium
731:C. S. Lewis
713:Middangeard
705:middle-erde
597:middangeard
579:. The name
555:middangeard
531:middangeard
498:middangeard
495:Old English
489:In ancient
145:Old English
141:Middangeard
111:legendarium
8313:Categories
8246:Card games
7789:Khraniteli
7734:Production
7241:The Hobbit
7122:LothlĂłrien
7088:Old Forest
6954:Wormtongue
6810:Half-elven
6805:Glorfindel
6631:Techniques
6556:Influences
6199:Reception
6011:The Hobbit
6003:The Hobbit
5939:The Hobbit
5930:The Hobbit
5921:The Hobbit
5897:The Hobbit
5868:The Hobbit
5820:Rhovanion
5684:Characters
5580:The Hobbit
5210:The Hobbit
5174:Bo Hansson
5148:Tom Loback
5041:Geographic
4966:Influences
4543:LothlĂłrien
4509:Third Age
4445:Glorfindel
4426:Third Age
4334:Characters
4270:Half-elven
4028:History of
4017:History of
3924:Posthumous
3843:The Hobbit
3641:. London:
3578:. Boston:
3548:. Boston:
3526:1042159111
3516:. Boston:
3484:. Boston:
3450:. Boston:
3279:9 February
3194:31 January
2617:0140038779
1993:, #190 to
1914:, #137 to
1762:References
1716:(known as
1646:See also:
1587:The Hobbit
1548:The Hobbit
1536:The Hobbit
1514:See also:
1383:The Hobbit
1314:Half-elven
1075:Ursa Major
907:flat Earth
893:) for the
826:The Hobbit
485:, Isfahan.
413:after the
360:The Hobbit
222:Tolkien's
168:The Hobbit
73:Created by
7717:May It Be
7513:Ramble On
7430:John Howe
7196:PalantĂrs
7098:The Shire
7093:Rivendell
7072:Geography
7044:Goldberry
6888:Beornings
6844:Treebeard
6832:Thranduil
6800:Galadriel
6698:Epic Pooh
6693:Ambiguity
6616:Philology
6606:Modernism
6526:Sexuality
6298:Languages
5814:Rivendell
5809:The Shire
5373:criticism
5345:Calendars
5221:TV series
5217:Music of
5208:Music of
5199:Music of
5167:Composers
5128:John Howe
5025:Ambiguity
5008:Philology
4885:Modernism
4793:Cosmology
4679:Languages
4625:Silmarils
4573:The Shire
4563:Rivendell
4493:Beleriand
4450:Goldberry
4435:Galadriel
4420:Ungoliant
4375:Gil-galad
4365:Fingolfin
4302:Beornings
4280:Sundering
4243:Ancalagon
4185:Fictional
3695:(2004) .
3663:(2001) .
3558:519647821
3472:(1954a).
3414:(2005) .
3215:GamesBeat
3092:Routledge
3004:Routledge
2881:Routledge
2846:Routledge
2808:Routledge
2770:Routledge
2732:Routledge
2704:298788493
2600:(1974) .
2538:Routledge
2335:Routledge
2260:"Midgard"
2203:Secondary
2051:Valacirca
1685:Minecraft
1618:fan films
1492:Ungoliant
1387:the Shire
1318:tightrope
1264:Third Age
1244:First Age
1137:old words
1099:Jerusalem
1043:the Shire
996:Rivendell
975:Barad-dûr
971:the Shire
948:Third Age
932:Old World
863:Cosmology
787:Beleriand
783:First Age
747:Geography
510:Old Norse
469:Medieval
461:Etymology
447:Third Age
435:Silmarils
423:First Age
411:Beleriand
407:Rhovanion
403:Third Age
395:Image map
230:, but by
202:the Shire
198:Old World
194:Third Age
18:Swanfleet
8001:Conquest
7871:Game One
7823:Fan-made
7727:Approach
7607:Animated
7529:" (1971)
7522:" (1971)
7515:" (1969)
7435:Alan Lee
7254:Errantry
7211:One Ring
7175:Morannon
7147:Isengard
7127:Mirkwood
7079:Eriador
6968:Monsters
6921:Denethor
6898:DĂșnedain
6893:DrĂședain
6751:Radagast
6596:Medieval
6501:Paganism
6378:Proverbs
6318:Sindarin
6293:Heraldry
6270:Elements
6261:Analysis
6223:Oxonmoot
6208:Literary
6149:Stories
6123:Volumes
6043:Category
5829:Esgaroth
5824:Mirkwood
5805:Eriador
5707:Radagast
5655:Editions
5371:Literary
5246:Settings
5143:Alan Lee
5098:Cor Blok
4993:Medieval
4954:Literary
4915:Paganism
4704:Sindarin
4674:Heraldry
4656:Elements
4648:Analysis
4618:One Ring
4603:PalantĂr
4548:Mirkwood
4533:Isengard
4518:Esgaroth
4312:DĂșnedain
4307:DrĂședain
4201:monsters
4187:universe
4093:1988â92
4038:1983â84
3848:1954-55
3834:lifetime
3727:(2005).
3635:(2020).
3607:(1981).
3568:(1980).
3536:(1955).
3504:(1954).
3440:(1977).
3353:(1977).
3331:Archived
3250:Archived
3219:Archived
2938:Mythlore
2931:(2010).
2680:(eds.).
2646:Palgrave
2638:(2005).
2484:(1993).
2407:(2015).
2269:12 March
2226:(eds.).
2113:, p. 388
1740:See also
1426:Catholic
1421:Uruk-hai
1345:DĂșnedain
1310:Sindarin
1280:Radagast
1175:and the
1129:folklore
1091:Belgrade
1016:Pelargir
1008:Florence
992:Hobbiton
984:latitude
978:'space'.
771:Belegaer
585:EĂ€rendil
581:Ăarendel
577:Cynewulf
575:poem by
513:MiĂ°garĂ°r
506:cognates
502:Germanic
455:One Ring
431:Noldorin
213:Hobbiton
155:oecumene
132:MiĂ°garĂ°r
52:location
7978:Tactics
7915:Elendor
7808:(2022)
7797:Hobitit
7634:, 1980)
7622:, 1978)
7566:, 1979)
7554:, 1955)
7454:Theatre
7231:Related
7191:Mithril
7184:Objects
7158:Battles
7103:Bag End
6949:Théoden
6926:Faramir
6916:Boromir
6903:Aragorn
6851:Hobbits
6827:Legolas
6778:Dwarves
6770:peoples
6756:Saruman
6746:Gandalf
6741:Wizards
6731:Balrogs
6714:Peoples
6570:Beowulf
6461:Heroism
6451:Forests
6436:England
6431:Economy
6350:Namårië
6325:Khuzdul
6278:Artwork
6193:Swedish
5936:Soviet
5731:Goblins
5714:Dwarves
5702:Gandalf
5697:Wizards
5628:Beowulf
5622:artwork
5085:Artists
4972:Beowulf
4860:Heroism
4845:Forests
4825:England
4820:Economy
4753:Tengwar
4738:Scripts
4721:Westron
4716:Valarin
4711:Khuzdul
4684:Adûnaic
4664:Artwork
4598:Mithril
4591:Objects
4578:Bag End
4503:Valinor
4498:NĂșmenor
4460:Saruman
4440:Gandalf
4405:Thingol
4400:Morgoth
4385:Isildur
4355:Elendil
4292:Hobbits
4255:Dwarves
4238:Dragons
4224:Wizards
4219:Balrogs
4196:Peoples
4086:Lhammas
4047:Ălfwine
3816:Outline
3572:(ed.).
3494:9552942
3444:(ed.).
3375:3046822
3344:Sources
3126:3 March
3084:(ed.).
2996:(ed.).
2972:(ed.).
2873:(ed.).
2838:(ed.).
2800:(ed.).
2762:(ed.).
2724:(ed.).
2530:(ed.).
2456:26 July
2327:(ed.).
2155:UrulĂłki
1767:Primary
1730:Elendor
1714:MMORPGs
1610:Titanic
1604:Ben-Hur
1496:Saruman
1480:Valinor
1468:sapient
1456:Angband
1452:Morgoth
1448:UrulĂłki
1436:Dragons
1417:Morgoth
1370:Hobbits
1364:Khuzdul
1351:Dwarves
1322:Valinor
1276:Saruman
1272:Gandalf
1268:Wizards
1248:Balrogs
1236:Morgoth
1105:History
1087:Ravenna
1051:England
1002:, then
940:Britain
928:Hobbits
879:NĂșmenor
767:Eressëa
697:Midgard
572:Crist 1
537:above,
522:Midgard
481:below.
441:). The
363:and in
349:Hobbits
341:Dwarves
314:Dragons
306:Morgoth
244:Hobbits
236:Dwarves
150:Beowulf
123:setting
121:is the
87:Fantasy
8221:Sauron
8114:Mordor
8050:Gollum
7902:(SNES)
7900:Vol. I
7894:(1990)
7892:Vol. I
7842:(2009)
7834:(2009)
7800:(1993)
7792:(1991)
7784:(1971)
7685:(2003)
7677:(2002)
7669:(2001)
7653:series
7642:(2024)
7620:Bakshi
7590:(1992)
7574:(1980)
7503:(1988)
7494:(1972)
7473:(2006)
7465:(2005)
7396:(2003)
7388:(1999)
7380:(1969)
7137:Mordor
7112:Gondor
7039:Eagles
7013:Trolls
7008:Shelob
6986:Nazgûl
6981:Gollum
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