{"product_id":"an-encyclopedia-of-tolkien-the-history-and-mythology-that-inspired-tolkiens-world-leather","title":"An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World - Leather","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Day\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive, illustrated guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 of 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. This comprehensive volume on Tolkien's world also includes an appendix of three primary legends that served as sources for Tolkien's creations--the \u003ci\u003eVolsunga \u003c\/i\u003esaga, the \u003ci\u003eNibelungenlied\u003c\/i\u003e, and Richard Wagner's \u003ci\u003eRing Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e--and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Day\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a dozen books on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, beginning with \u003ci\u003eA Tolkien Bestiary, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first illustrated guide to Middle-earth. Together with \u003ci\u003eTolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTolkien's Ring, \u003c\/i\u003e his books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold in excess of 3 million copies. A Canadian living in Victoria, British Columbia, Day has also published more than thirty other books of mythology, history, fantasy, fiction, and poetry, for both adults and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325999485165,"sku":"9781645170099","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ssVxdbzJV49781645170099.webp?v=1784858144","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/an-encyclopedia-of-tolkien-the-history-and-mythology-that-inspired-tolkiens-world-leather","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}