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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the real-world history and notable fictional elements of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe. It covers materials created by Tolkien; the works on his unpublished manuscripts, by his son Christopher Tolkien; and films, games and other media created by other people.

Middle-earth – fantasy setting created by Tolkien, home to hobbits, orcs, ents, dragons, and many other races and creatures.

Primary sources

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Authors

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Published works

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By J. R. R. Tolkien

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Posthumously published

Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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These works present extended selections of Tolkien's legendarium (the large body of documents relating to The Silmarillion), with extensive notes and posthumous editing by his son Christopher. The separate 4-volume body of his comments on the drafts of The Lord of the Rings is included as volumes 6–9.

Early legendarium
1 The Book of Lost Tales 1 (1983)
2 The Book of Lost Tales 2 (1984)
3 The Lays of Beleriand (1985)
4 The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986)
5 The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987)
The History of The Lord of the Rings
6 [1] The Return of the Shadow (1988)
7 [2] The Treason of Isengard (1989)
8 [3] The War of the Ring (1990)
9 [4] Sauron Defeated (1992)
The later Silmarillion
10 [1] Morgoth's Ring (1993)
11 [2] The War of the Jewels (1994)
Further details
12 The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)
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Additional materials from the legendarium, with Christopher Tolkien's commentary.

Edited by other scholars

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Audio recordings

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  • Poems and Songs of Middle Earth (1967), Caedmon TC 1231 – poems read by Tolkien; songs sung by William Elvin, accompanied by composer Donald Swann (as published in The Road Goes Ever On)
  • J. R. R. Tolkien Reads and Sings his The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings (1975), Caedmon TC 1477, TC 1478 (based on an August, 1952 recording by George Sayer)
  • J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion Of Beren And Lúthien (1977), Caedmon TC 1564 – Christopher Tolkien reads chapter 19 of The Silmarillion, slightly abridged

Graphical works

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Translation

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Adaptations and developments

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Maps

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Spoken word

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Radio

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Motion pictures

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Peter Jackson

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Stage

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  • Rob Inglis wrote and performed one-man adaptations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings starting in the 1970s
  • Lord of the Rings (2006) – Musical staged in Toronto, re-written for London in 2007

Games

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Tabletop games

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Video games

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Parodies

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Geography

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Cosmology of Eä

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Continents of Arda

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Nations and regions

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Natural features

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Cities and other populated places

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History

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Artefacts

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Events

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First Age
Third Age

Characters

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First Age

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House of Finwë

House of Elwë and Olwë

House of Marach

Others

Second Age

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Third Age

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Thorin and Company

The Company of the Ring

Wizards:

Elves

Men

Other characters

Culture

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Races

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Ainur

Men

Monsters

Other

Languages

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Elvish languages

Other

Folklore and poetry

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Analysis

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Influences

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Components

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Literary devices

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Sources

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Themes

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Music

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Scholarship

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Institutions

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Journals

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Scholars

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Biographical works

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Works

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See also

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