An Encyclopedia of Tolkien The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World By David Day from Canterbury Classics. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth
contains a rich assortment of people, cities, and creatures as well as a deep,
intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In this beautifully
illustrated, leather-bound volume, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar
David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and
inhabitants Middle-earth. Sections of this A-to-Z dictionary are devoted to
discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien’s stories,
and are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations.
