A Dictionary of Sources of Tolkien
- ISBN-10
- 0753734060
- ISBN-13
- 9780753734063
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 544
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-10-17
- Publisher
- Pyramid
- Author
- David Day
Description
The spellbinding world of Middle-earth is full of beasts and battles, heroes and heroines, and the struggle between good and evil. In this dictionary of sources, Tolkien scholar and best-selling author David Day's four decades of research inform us about the lands, inhabitants, languages, geography and history of Middle-earth. This compelling encyclopedia on Tolkien's world also includes over 200 illustrations and an appendix. This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
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