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Myth & Middle-Earth : [exploring the legends behind J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit & The lord of the rings]
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- Creator
- Leslie Ellen Jones
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cold Spring Harbor, NY : Cold Spring Press, [2002]
- ©2002
- Physical Details
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- 191 pages ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781892975812, 1892975815
- OCLC
- ocm51270682
- Subtitle from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction : J. R. R. Tolkien, the man who made the myth / Philology : Language and myth / The cosmic couple : Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, and Celtic divine couples / Marching trees : The battle of the trees, Birnam Wood, and the Ents / Magical Mayhem : Gandalf, Myrddin, and the Trickster / Fairies by any other name : Elves and the Túatha Dé Danann / Crafty and deep : Dwarves / land beneath the waves : Númenor, Atlantis, Lyonesse, Ys, and the Cantre'r Gwaelod / Kings and heroes : Aragorn, Tristan, and others / Dragon slayer : Bilbo, Beowulf, Sigurd, and Smaug / Man and beast : Beorn and other shapeshifters / What have I got in my pocket? : Riddles and prophecy / Where the shadows lie : Wastelands / Life stretched thin : The Nazgûl and the Undead / New wine in old bottles : Myth and the modern world / Further reading