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The Atlas of Middle-earth; The History of The Lord of the Rings; The Complete Guide to Middle-earth; A Reader's Companion; More; In-universe books. Red Book of Westmarch; ... Category:Culture of Númenor; F Free Fair; G Gates of Summer; M Category:Military; N Nost-na-Lothion; R Reckoning of Rivendell; River-tolls; S
Middle-earth is the oecumene (i.e. the human-inhabited world, or the central continent of Earth) in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. Tolkien's most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set entirely in Middle-earth.
7 lip 2024 · This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and addresses key features of Tolkien's creativity: the centrality of the Elves and the role of linguistic invention in his legendarium, as well as race and material culture in Middle-earth.
The chapter provides an overview of some of the most important aspects of Middle-earth that emerged from Tolkien’s world-building activities: its landscape, environment, and flora; its peoples and their cultures and societies; and its politics and systems of government.
There has been a general consensus among Tolkien scholars that certain peoples in Middle-earth are predominantly based on inspirations from historical periods and cultures, such as the Romans and Gondorians1, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian influences on the Rohirrim2, and a Celtic air to the elves3.
5 wrz 2024 · Below is a summary of the contents in the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth series. It is a part from the essay "Unfinished Tales and the History of Middle-earth: A Lifetime of Imagination" by Elizabeth A. Whittingham, from book A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien (2014).
25 maj 2023 · Though travel was rudimentary compared to the modern age, racial, gender and even sexual diversity could be found throughout medieval society.
