The History of Middle-earth

articles. In her introduction, Chance notes that since Peter Jackson began filming The Lord of the Rings in 1999, “there has been a parallel rise in interest in his writings and books about his writings” (1). Additionally, the publication of The History of Middle-earth series in the 1980s and 1990s has provided scholars with a wealth…

Stories” as the artist’s ability to create a “Secondary World” that follows consistent internal rules. By describing in depth the peoples, geography, and history of his invented world, Tolkien offers an imaginary world so vividly portrayed in its complexity that readers do not so much suspend disbelief while reading as much as simply believe in Middle-earth.…

about a fire sprit who came to earth as a falling star to bring fire to the people, which ended up spreading and causing many deaths. Many believe “natural disasters are punishment for breaking laws and traditions” (CITE). The people believe the falling star can result in the earth shuttering. Hills and trees will fall over and the sky will turn black. There are many myths surrounding stories about falling stars, on even states that humans were brought to this earth by falling stars. These…

gladness, the lakes shall shine and burn, all sorrow fail and sadness at the Mountain-king’s return!” (The Hobbit 182) The Hobbit itself doesn’t have much folklore of its own; Rothfuss gave his book some of its own folklore. Skarpi has a lot of Temerant history, which is now more of a myth, in his stories. “Selitos spoke. ‘This is my doom upon you. May your face be always held in shadow…Your own name will be turned against you, that you shall have no peace.’” (The Name of the Wind 181) Later…

in other words, sometimes our first impression of someone may not be very true. This was the case with the dwarves and especially Thorin, when they judged the main character. The setting of the novel is very vivid. The story takes place in Middle Earth which is an imaginary world rich with adventures between every tree. Even though Tolkien created it from his own imagination, it is a world that has an elaborate…

The Lord of the Rings: The Monomyth Quest Olivea Borden, Jack Hosek, Swati Patel, Noor Alyasiry, Evan Karlson, and Quinton Rodgers As modern day fantasy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy can be defined as a monomyth. A monomyth is simply defined as a hero’s journey. Frodo, the hero of the trilogy, is seen refusing the call to adventure at first but then accepting it. On his journey, he aided by supernatural forces and tested throughout his journey. After he completed his task of destroying the…

most popular books like, The Hobbit(1937), The Lord of the Rings(1954-1955), and The Silmarillion(1977), all inspirational works in the United States. J.R.R. Tolkien has seen two world wars in his life which lead him to making these books in the Middle-Earth. Many copies were published and distributed around the world. They have touched…

films and effectively created one of the most loyal fan bases. The Lord of the Rings is a movie franchise that has not only been shown throughout many age groups but also has made impacts on the film industry entirely. These films will go down in history as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. The Lord of the Rings first movie: The Fellowship of the Ring follows a young hobbit who is given the task of taking a mystical the Ring with unknown power to Mount Doom, the only place it can…

greatest epic trilogy of the twentieth century (Jones 11, 22, 25). Specializing in areas such as Welsh and Anglo-Saxon language, history, and literature, J. R. R. Tolkien gained enough knowledge to create his own language for the character origins and names in his stories, such as those of the elves and the dwarves (31). The combination of his Germanic insight on history and language and a well rounded Christian faith prepared Tolkien to write arguably the greatest fantasy tale this world has…

sympathy with two of the major influences in Tolkien’s life: philology and Catholicism. The dust jacket says that Edwards “followed the Oxford undergraduate course originally devised by Tolkien,” which would have required mastery of Old English and Middle English philology as well as Anglo-Saxon and Medieval texts through Chaucer: the very matters which occupied Tolkien’s professional life. Edwards is also Catholic, and has published works on Catholic Traditionalism and the Reformation, and has…