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 Essays On Middle-earth


ii. Introduction to the First Edition (1996)
There are several web sites that offer fairly standard information about J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-
earth. The essays you'll find here are intended to provide some insight into the histories and
cultures of Middle-earth. Each "page" is a chapter in the "Book of the Middle Lands". The essays
are written for your reading enjoyment. They contain some speculative remarks intended to point
the reader toward some possible conclusions. It is not my aim to "finish the creation" for
Professor Tolkien.

In working on a larger project I've come across a great deal of material that I'd like to share with
people. I decided to put it up on this web site rather than try and publish it in a traditional manner
because I have little hope of seeing it published (by me, at least).

Also, I've decided to have a little fun with this material. So be sure to take it with a grain of salt.

Note on accuracy
Christopher Tolkien has now published volume XII of THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH.
I've read it and am in the process of updating my essays based on information in that book.
Wherever possible, to preserve Gwidon's sanity, I have tried to add new material rather than
revise the old. But some of the essays are indeed changed and the Polish version of PARMA
ENDORION may not match this one for some time.

There is indeed a historical analysis of the source materials for THE HOBBIT in preparation. I'm
looking forward to reading it with high hopes.