The real Middle-Earth
magic and mystery in the Dark Ages
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Word Count
73,000 words, Guess
Page Count
292 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17608476M
- ISBN-100283073535
- OCLC Control Number50493954
- Goodreads2351608
- LibraryThing297149
Classifications
- DDC942.014
- LCCDA152.2 .B38 2002
Description
Drawing on historical and archaeological research, Brain Bates uncovers the Middle-Earth that centres on England - a home to dragons, elves, dwarves and demons - a land where spells had real force. "Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention but was drawn from Anglo-Saxon and Norse mythology. But now there is another remarkable story to be told: the magical world of Middle-earth was more than a concept - it really existed." "Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological research, Professor Brian Bates shows that, stretching from Old England to Scandinavia and across to western Europe, from the Celts through the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, there arose about two thousand years ago a largely forgotten civilization which foreshadowed Tolkien's imagined world."--BOOK JACKET.
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