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'''Legendarium''' is the term [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] used for his mythology of [[]].  
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The '''legendarium''' is the entirety of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works concerning his imagined world of [[Arda]].


==[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]==
Tolkien himself used the term,<ref>{{L|131}}.</ref><ref>{{L|153}}.</ref><ref>{{L|154}}.</ref><ref>{{L|163}}.</ref> and also referred to his "'''mythology'''" in the same sense.<ref>{{L|19}}</ref><ref>{{L|180}}</ref><ref>{{L|229}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 135</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, pp. 88, 92</ref>
[[Letter 131]]: "This legendarium ends with a vision of the end of the world..."


[[Letter 153]]: "...my legendarium, especially the '[[Downfall of Númenor]]' which lies immediately behind ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', is based on my view..."
The term of legendarium is not the same as "[[canon]]". The legendarium includes all Tolkien's corpus in its entirety, even mutually contradicting versions, both earlier and later stages of its conception.


[[Letter 154]]: "Actually in the imagination of this story we are now living on a physically round Earth. But the whole 'legendarium' contains a transition from a flat world..."
==Published works by Tolkien on his legendarium==


[[Letter 163]]: "But the beginning of the legendarium, of which the [[The Lord of the Rings|Trilogy]] is part (the conclusion), was an attempt to reorganise some of the [[Kalevala]] ...."
===Writings of the legendarium===


[[Category:Concepts]]
Here follows a list of all published texts by Tolkien relating to [[Arda]]. For a discussion of the "canonical" status of the texts, consult the page ''[[Canon]]''.
 
*Books
**''[[The Hobbit]]'' (see also ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded Edition|The Annotated Hobbit]]'')
**''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (see also ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'')
**''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]''
**''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]''
**''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]''
**''[[The Silmarillion]]''
**''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (many of the letters discuss issues of the legendarium)
**''[[The Monsters and the Critics|The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (see [[The Monsters and the Critics#Relation to the Legendarium|here]])
**''[[Unfinished Tales]]''
**''[[The History of Middle-earth]]''
**''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]'' (includes fragments of unpublished writings)
 
*Journals and other media
**''[[Vinyar Tengwar]]'' (various issues)
**''[[Parma Eldalamberon]]'' (various issues)
 
===Pictures of the legendarium===
 
*''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]''
*''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]''
 
===Other sources===
More of Tolkien's vision of his legendarium can be found in [[:CATEGORY:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interviews conducted with him]]. Hints of lesser value (i.e., hard to verify the authenticity), may also be found in [[Index:Reminiscences of J.R.R. Tolkien|reminiscences]].
 
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==External links==
*{{WP|Tolkien's legendarium}}
 
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"Hail Earendel | brightest of angels
over middle-earth | sent unto men
"
― Cynewulf, Crist

The legendarium is the entirety of J.R.R. Tolkien's works concerning his imagined world of Arda.

Tolkien himself used the term,[1][2][3][4] and also referred to his "mythology" in the same sense.[5][6][7][8][9]

The term of legendarium is not the same as "canon". The legendarium includes all Tolkien's corpus in its entirety, even mutually contradicting versions, both earlier and later stages of its conception.

Published works by Tolkien on his legendarium

Writings of the legendarium

Here follows a list of all published texts by Tolkien relating to Arda. For a discussion of the "canonical" status of the texts, consult the page Canon.

Pictures of the legendarium

Other sources

More of Tolkien's vision of his legendarium can be found in interviews conducted with him. Hints of lesser value (i.e., hard to verify the authenticity), may also be found in reminiscences.

References

External links