PEOPLES OF MIDDLE EARTH PB

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.