Table of Contents
95 relations: A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien, Adam and Eve, Allen & Unwin, Ancestry as guide to character in Tolkien's legendarium, Anglo-Saxons, Aragorn, Arwen, Balor, Balrog, Beleriand, Blind Guardian, Bradford Lee Eden, Celebrimbor, Christianity in Middle-earth, Colonialism, Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium, Dark lord, Decline and fall in Middle-earth, Dimitra Fimi, Elendil, Elizabeth Solopova, Elves in Middle-earth, Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, Embroidery, Fall of man, Fëanor, Fingolfin, Finwë and Míriel, Galadriel, Garden gnome, Geography of Middle-earth, Gil-galad, Gnome, Gondolin, Gondor, Greed, Half-elf, Handicraft, Heraldry of Middle-earth, History of Arda, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Isildur, J. R. R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, John Garth (author), Language, Lapidary, Lúthien and Beren, Martin Rundkvist, Matthew T. Dickerson, ... Expand index (45 more) »
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A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien is a 2014 book edited by Stuart D. Lee and published by Wiley-Blackwell.
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Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co.
Ancestry as guide to character in Tolkien's legendarium
In Tolkien's legendarium, ancestry provides a guide to character.
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Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
Aragorn
Aragorn is a fictional character and a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Arwen
Arwen Undómiel is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.
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Balor
In Irish mythology, Balor or Balar was a leader of the Fomorians, a group of malevolent supernatural beings, and considered the most formidable.
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Balrog
A Balrog is a powerful demonic monster in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Beleriand
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional legendarium, Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age.
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany.
Bradford Lee Eden
Bradford Lee Eden is a librarian and musicologist, best known as a Tolkien scholar.
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Celebrimbor
Celebrimbor is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Noldor and Celebrimbor are high Elves (Middle-earth).
Christianity in Middle-earth
Christianity is a central theme in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional works about Middle-earth, but the specifics are always kept hidden.
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Colonialism
Colonialism is the pursuing, establishing and maintaining of control and exploitation of people and of resources by a foreign group.
Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium
The cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium combines aspects of Christian theology and metaphysics with pre-modern cosmological concepts in the flat Earth paradigm, along with the modern spherical Earth view of the Solar System.
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Dark lord
In fiction and mythology, a dark lord (sometimes capitalized as Dark Lord or referred to as an evil overlord, evil emperor etc. depending on the work) is an antagonistic archetype, acting as the pinnacle of villainy and evil within a typically heroic narrative.
Decline and fall in Middle-earth
J. R. R. Tolkien built a process of decline and fall in Middle-earth into both The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings.
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Dimitra Fimi
Dimitra Fimi (born 2 June 1978) is a Greek academic and writer and since 2023 Professor of Fantasy and Children's Literature at the University of Glasgow.
Elendil
Elendil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
Elizabeth Solopova
Elizabeth Solopova (born 20 January 1965) is a Russian-British philologist and medievalist undertaking research at New College, Oxford.
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Elves in Middle-earth
In J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, Elves are the first fictional race to appear in Middle-earth.
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Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship (E. L. F.) is a "Special Interest Group" of the Mythopoeic Society devoted to the study of J. R. R. Tolkien's constructed languages, headed by the computer scientist Carl F. Hostetter.
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Embroidery
Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.
Fall of man
The fall of man, the fall of Adam, or simply the Fall, is a term used in Christianity to describe the transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience.
Fëanor
Fëanor is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
Fingolfin
Fingolfin is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, appearing in The Silmarillion.
Finwë and Míriel
Finwë and Míriel are fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Noldor and Finwë and Míriel are high Elves (Middle-earth).
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Galadriel
Galadriel is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth writings. Noldor and Galadriel are high Elves (Middle-earth).
Garden gnome
Garden gnomes (lit) are lawn ornament figurines of small humanoid creatures based on the mythological creature and diminutive spirit which occur in Renaissance magic and alchemy, known as gnomes.
Geography of Middle-earth
The geography of Middle-earth encompasses the physical, political, and moral geography of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, strictly a continent on the planet of Arda but widely taken to mean the physical world, and Eä, all of creation, as well as all of his writings about it.
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Gil-galad
Gil-galad is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the last high king of the Noldor, one of the main divisions of Elves.
Gnome
A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors including those of modern fantasy literature.
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Gondolin
In J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, Gondolin is a secret city of Elves in the First Age of Middle-earth, and the greatest of their cities in Beleriand.
Gondor
Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age.
Greed
Greed (or avarice) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status, or power.
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Half-elf
A half-elf is a mythological or fictional being, the offspring of an immortal elf and a mortal man.
Handicraft
A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials, paper, plant fibers, clay, etc.
Heraldry of Middle-earth
J. R. R. Tolkien invented heraldic devices for many of the characters and nations of Middle-earth.
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History of Arda
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the history of Arda, also called the history of Middle-earth, began when the Ainur entered Arda, following the creation events in the Ainulindalë and long ages of labour throughout Eä, the fictional universe.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.
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Isildur
Isildur is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the elder son of Elendil, descended from Elros, the founder of the island Kingdom of Númenor.
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist.
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J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, edited by Michael D. C. Drout, was published by Routledge in 2006.
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John Garth (author)
John Garth is a British journalist and author, known especially for writings about J. R. R. Tolkien including his biography Tolkien and the Great War and a book on the places that inspired Middle-earth, The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Language
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary.
Lapidary
Lapidary (from the Latin lapidarius) is the practice of shaping stone, minerals, or gemstones into decorative items such as cabochons, engraved gems (including cameos), and faceted designs.
Lúthien and Beren
Lúthien and Beren are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth.
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Martin Rundkvist
Martin Rundkvist (born 4 April 1972) is a Swedish archaeologist and associate professor at the University of Łódź in Poland.
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Matthew T. Dickerson
Matthew T. Dickerson is an American academic working as a professor of computer science at Middlebury College in Vermont.
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McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction.
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Men in Middle-earth
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, Man and Men denote humans, whether male or female, in contrast to Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and other humanoid races.
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Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century.
Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy.
Mordor
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, Mordor (from Sindarin Black Land and Quenya Land of Shadow) is the realm and base of the evil Sauron.
Morgoth
Morgoth Bauglir (originally Melkor) is a character, one of the godlike Valar, from Tolkien's legendarium.
Mythlore
Mythlore is a biannual (originally quarterly) peer-reviewed academic journal founded by Glen GoodKnight and published by the Mythopoeic Society.
Númenor
Númenor, also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings.
Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Nightfall in Middle-Earth is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian.
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Nodens
*Nodens or *Nodons (reconstructed from the dative Nodenti or Nodonti) is a Celtic healing god worshipped in Ancient Britain.
Noldor
In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor (also spelled Ñoldor, meaning those with knowledge in his constructed language Quenya) are a kindred of Elves who migrate west to the blessed realm of Valinor from the continent of Middle-earth, splitting from other groups of Elves as they went. Noldor and Noldor are high Elves (Middle-earth).
Nuada Airgetlám
In Irish mythology, Nuada or Nuadu (modern spelling: Nuadha), known by the epithet Airgetlám (Airgeadlámh, meaning "silver hand/arm"), was the first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.
Philology
Philology is the study of language in oral and written historical sources.
Power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context.
Quenya
QuenyaTolkien wrote in his "Outline of Phonology" (in Parma Eldalamberon 19, p. 74) dedicated to the phonology of Quenya: is "a sound as in English new".
Rings of Power
The Rings of Power are magical artefacts in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, most prominently in his high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.
Rivendell
Rivendell (Imladris) is a valley in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, representing both a homely place of sanctuary and a magical Elvish otherworld.
Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Sarati
Sarati is an artificial script, one of several scripts created by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Silmarils
The Silmarils (Quenya in-universe)Tolkien, J. R. R., "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, 46, July 2004, p. 11 are three fictional brilliant jewels in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, made by the Elf Fëanor, capturing the unmarred light of the Two Trees of Valinor.
Sindarin
Sindarin is one of the constructed languages devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda, primarily in Middle-earth.
Single combat
Single combat is a duel between two single combatants which takes place in the context of a battle between two armies.
Sundering of the Elves
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Elves or Quendi are a sundered (divided) people.
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Tengwar
The Tengwar script is an artificial script, one of several scripts created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings.
The Fall of Gondolin
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fall of Gondolin is a 2018 book of fantasy fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher.
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The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Folklore Society
The Folklore Society (FLS) is a registered charity under English law based in London, England for the study of folklore.
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The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a book consisting of a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Tolkien Society
The Tolkien Society is an educational charity and literary society devoted to the study and promotion of the life and works of the author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The White Man's Burden
"The White Man's Burden" (1899), by Rudyard Kipling, is a poem about the Philippine–American War (1899–1902) that exhorts the United States to assume colonial control of the Filipino people and their country.
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Tolkien and the Great War
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth is a 2003 biography by John Garth of the philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien's early life, focusing on his formative military experiences during the First World War.
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Tolkien research
The works of J. R. R. Tolkien have generated a body of research covering many aspects of his fantasy writings.
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Tolkien Studies
Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review is an academic journal founded in 2004 publishing papers on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Tolkien's legendarium
Tolkien's legendarium is the body of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic writing, unpublished in his lifetime, that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings, and which his son Christopher summarized in his compilation of The Silmarillion and documented in his 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth.
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Tolkien's Middle-earth family trees
Tolkien's Middle-earth family trees contribute to the impression of depth and realism in the stories set in his fantasy world by showing that each character is rooted in history with a rich network of relationships.
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Tom Shippey
Thomas Alan Shippey (born 9 September 1943) is a British medievalist, a retired scholar of Middle and Old English literature as well as of modern fantasy and science fiction.
Tuatha Dé Danann
The Tuatha Dé Danann (meaning "the folk of the goddess Danu"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé ("tribe of the gods"), are a supernatural race in Irish mythology.
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Two Trees of Valinor
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Two Trees of Valinor are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold Tree, which bring light to Valinor, a paradisiacal realm where angelic beings live.
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Ungoliant
Ungoliant is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, described as an evil spirit in the form of a giant spider.
Valar
The Valar (singular Vala) are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
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Valinor
Valinor (Quenya: Land of the Valar) or the Blessed Realm is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the home of the immortal Valar on the continent of Aman, far to the west of Middle-earth; he used the name Aman mainly to mean Valinor.
Wiley (publisher)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.
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Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe.
See also
High Elves (Middle-earth)
References
Also known as Aiglos, Amárië, Artafindë, Artanáro, Barahir, Deep Elves, Doegred Winsterhand, Edrahil, Ereinion, Ereinion Gil-Galad, Exiles (Middle-earth), Felagund, Finarfin, Findaráto, Finellach, Finrod, Finrod Felagund, Finrod Felegund, Flight of the Ñoldor, Gil Galad, Gildor, Gildor Inglorion, Inglor, Inglor Felagund, Inglorion, Ingoldo, Maedhros, Maedros, Maidros, Maitimo, Nelyofinwë, Noldoli, Ñolofinwë, Nóm, Return of the Noldor, Ring of Barahir, Rodnor, Russandol, Tata (Middle-earth), Tatyar, Union of Maedhros, Ñoldorin.