The Illustrated World of Tolkien

6r, Reprint. David Day. Printed San Diego, CA 

Notes

The Illustrated World of Tolkien is a lavishly illustrated companion book that explores the imagined universe J.R.R. Tolkien created—Middle-earth and beyond. It’s best known in editions written by David Day, an author who has produced many popular Tolkien guidebooks.

What the book covers

Rather than retelling The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, this book zooms out to examine Tolkien’s world as a whole:

• Geography & maps – regions like Beleriand, Middle-earth, Númenor, and Aman

• Peoples & cultures – Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, Orcs, and other beings

• History & ages – from the First Age legends to the War of the Ring

• Mythology & symbolism – languages, cosmology, gods (the Valar), and themes

Description

NEW hardback with beautiful illustrations throughout and endpapers