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| An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The history and mythology that inspired Tolkien's world | |
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| Publication Information | |
| Author | David Day |
| Publisher | Canterbury Classics |
| Released | 2019 |
| Format | Leather bound |
| Pages | 544 |
| ISBN | 1645170098 |
An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The history and mythology that inspired Tolkien's world is an encyclopedia-style book written by David Day, published in 2019.
The same book was also published under another title (same sub-title), with a different cover: A Dictionary of Sources of Tolkien: The history and mythology that inspired Tolkien's world.
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A Dictionary of Sources of Tolkien
From the publisher
The 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 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 Volsunga saga, the Nibelungenlied, and Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle—and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations.