The Peoples of Middle-earth
- Publication
- 1996
About the Book
The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which
examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings.
The Peoples of
Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The
Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second
and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron
language. The book concludes with two unique abandoned stories: The New
Shadow, set in Gondor during the Fourth Age, and the tale of Tal-elmar,
in which the coming of the dreaded Numenorean ships is seen through the
eyes of men of Middle-earth in the Dark Years. With the publication of
this book, the long history of J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation is completed
and the enigmatic state of his work can be understood.
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