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The Shaping of Middle-Earth - (Histories of Middle-Earth) by J R R Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien (Paperback)

The Shaping of Middle-Earth - (Histories of Middle-Earth) by  J R R Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Poems and prose, maps and chronologies, detours and diversions along the road to Middle-earth . . . Christopher Tolkien has gathered archival materials that his late father, J. R. R. Tolkien, used to create the world and the history behind his classic stories.</b> <p/>This fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth presents early versions of those first tales, from the creation myth to the fall of Morgoth. Writings include a chronology of the events in Beleriand, the first Silmarillion map, and the only known description of the physical nature of Middle-earth's universe. Detailed annotations highlight changes ranging from the spelling of Elvish names to pivotal emendations whose effects reach even to the war of the ring.<br>The Shaping of Middle-earth presents a solid framework by which to trace the development of the early lore of Middle-earth. It is a truly indispensable reference work for those familiar with the history of that endlessly beloved land--and fascinating reading for those just entering that world.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Ronald Reuel Tolkien</b> was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as <i>The Hobbit </i>and<i> </i>The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.

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