The real Middle-earth : exploring the magic and mystery of the Middle Ages, J.R.R. Tolkien and "The Lord of the Rings"

Bates, Brian, author.

Book 2003

"J. R. R. Tolkien claimed that he based the land of Middle Earth on a real place. The Real Middle Earth brings alive, for the first time, the very real civilization in which those who lived had a vision of life animated by beings beyond the material world. Magic was real to them and they believed their universe was held together by an interlaced web of golden threads visible only to wizards. At its center was Middle Earth, a place peopled by huma...

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ISBN:

9781403963192
9780283073533
1403963193
0283073535

Description:

viii, 292 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:

Originally published: London : Sidgwick and Jackson, 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-284) and index

Contents:

Rediscovering the real Middle-earth. The real Middle-earth
The people of Middle-earth
How they lived
The magic of the forest
The doom of dragons. Towers of doom
The dragon's lair
A hoard of treasure
The enchanted earth. Elves' arrows
Plant magic
Spirit nights
Wells of wisdom
Magical beasts. The raven's omen
Shapeshifters
The wizard's wild ride
Wizards of Wyrd. The web of destiny
The seeress
Dwarves, giants and monsters. Ents
The dwarves' forge
Spellbinding
The spider monster
Voyage to the otherworld. Journey to the edge of Middle-earth

LCCN:

2004298610

Control Number:

250354

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