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An Encyclopedia of Tolkien
The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World
David DaySeries: Leather-Bound Classics3.3
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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 volume, bestselling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants’ Middle earth. Sections of this A-to-Z reference book are devoted to discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien's stories. 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.
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 volume, bestselling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants’ Middle earth. Sections of this A-to-Z reference book are devoted to discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien's stories. 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.
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