The History of Middle-earth Discussion #1
The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books published from 1983 through to 1996 that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, compiled and edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien.
The first five books track the early history of The Silmarillion and related texts. Books six to nine discuss the development of The Lord of the Rings; book nine also discusses the NĂºmenor story in the form of The Notion Club Papers. Books ten and eleven return to The Silmarillion material, including the Annals of Beleriand and Annals of Aman. Book twelve discusses the development of the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings and assorted writings from the last years of Tolkien's life.
A combined index was published six years after the series was completed as The History of Middle-earth: Index (2002). A shorter version of volume 9 omitting material not related to The Lord of the Rings was published as The End of the Third Age. |
Thanks for getting this started, Andie :)
I'm always amazed at how detailed Tolkien build his world, from the backstory for the different people and races up to the languages he created :thud: |
^ Same here :nod: It's really impressive.
Have you read it all? |
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