A critical exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology through Christopher Tolkien's compiled works.
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A critical exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology through Christopher Tolkien's compiled works.
As a scholar of medieval languages and literature, J.R.R. Tolkien brought to his fiction an intense interest in myth and legend. When he died in 1973, he left behind a vast body of unpublished material related to his fictive mythology. Now edited and published as The History of Middle-earth by his son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien, these 12 volumes provide a record of the growth of J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology from its beginnings in 1917 to the time of his death more than 50 years lat...
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Minor references to violence in mythological context.
No profanity or strong language depicted.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ representation depicted.
Minor discussion of spiritual themes in mythology.
Moderate focus on fantasy magic in Tolkien's works.
No real-world occult content depicted.
Minor cultural themes in mythological analysis.
No self-harm or suicide depicted.
No abuse or suffering depicted.
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