Day, David

Summary: A comprehensive illustrated reference guide, to all the living creatures - both flora and fauna - that inhabit J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and undying lands. Also includes a map and a chronology of all the ages, and a special index referring readers back to Tolkien's original works.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chancellor Press 2002

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Day, David

Summary: Presents illustrated definitions in alphabetical order of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, deities, fauna, and flora of the worlds of middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Also includes a map and a chronology of all the ages.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chancellor Press 1979

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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)

Summary: "It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954-5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973. For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021

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Sibley, Brian

Summary: Enter Bilbo Baggins's world through exclusive interviews with the principal cast and filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was like making movie magic in Middle-earth.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 SIB

Summary: The final battle for Middle Earth begins. Frodo and Sam, led by Gollum, continue their dangerous mission toward the fires of Mount Doom in order to destroy the One Ring.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2006

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Fonstad, Karen Wynn.

Summary: Find your way through every part of Tolkien's great creation from Middle-Earth to the undying lands of the west. Completely revised, Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle-Earth is an indispensable volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the essential guide to the geography of Middle-Earth from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, re-creating the journeys of Bilbo,...

Format: cartographic

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1991

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Summary: The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004

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Groom, Nick

Summary: "An original and thought-provoking journey into J. R. R. Tolkien's world, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before. What is it about Middle-Earth and its inhabitants that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world? And why does Tolkien's visionary creation continue to fascinate and inspire us eighty-five years after its...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023

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Pollack, Pam

Summary: Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and could read and write by age four. He was naturally gifted with languages and used this skill as a signals officers in World War II as well as in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Turtleback Books 2015

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Day, David

Summary: "An illustrated guide to the least-known period in Middle-earth's history, the Second Age. The lore and legends of this period are given life through hundreds of illustrations from artists who have studied Tolkien's work, and insightful commentary from David Day makes this a valuable addition to the shelf of anyone with a keen interest in exploring more of Tolkien's world"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2023

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Summary: In the second film of 'The lord of the rings' trilogy, the breathtaking adventure continues. The Fellowship is broken, but its quest to destroy the One Ring continues. Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the ring, as their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2006

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Summary: An epic fantasy tale of good versus evil, friendship and sacrifice. With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo the hobbit embarks on a perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring. Hunting him are servants of the Dark Lord Sauron, the Ring's evil creator. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, the whole of Middle-Earth is doomed. Part one of three films.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2006

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Summary: The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. The dragon Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women, and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo attempts to make him see reason.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FANTASY HOB

Summary: It explores the fundamental characteristics of myth, reality, ritual, and imagination, and tells the story of C.S. Lewis's intellectual journey into the realm of faith, which began at a meeting with fellow author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2017

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Day, David

Summary: "A visual celebration of the vast lands, epic battles, formidable beasts, heroes, peoples, and armies of Tolkien's world. Tolkien's works have inspired artists for generations and have given rise to myriad interpretations of the rich and magical worlds he created. The Illustrated World of Tolkien gathers together artworks, essays, and commentaries from illustrators, painters, and etchers, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2019

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