Parma Endorion
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Parma Endorion: Essays on Middle-earth by Michael Martinez is a freely available eBook conaining numerous essays and insight into J.R.R. Tolkien's Arda.
Contents
- Chapter 1: The Geography of Arda
- The Continents Of Arda
- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Arda
- Chapter 3: The Elven Peoples of Arda
- Chapter 4: The [Men]] of Arda
- The Edainic Peoples
- The Edain of Beleriand
- The Edain of Numenor
- The Edain of Eriador
- The Edain of Rhovanion]]
- The Gwathuirim
- The Dunlendings
- The Men of Bree
- The Men of Dunharrow
- The Men of Gondor
- The Swarthy Men
- The Folk of Bor
- The Folk of Ulfang
- Lorgan's Tribe
- The Forodwaith
- The Easterlings
- The First Easterlings Of The Third Age
- The Wainriders
- The Balchoth
- Later Easterlings
- The Haradrim
- The Edainic Peoples
- Chapter 5: Orcs and Other Foul Things
- Orcs
- What did Orcs look like?
- Chapter 6: A Little Bit Of Hobbit Lore
- Chapter 7: Things You Might Not Have Known About The Northmen
- The Anglo-Saxon Myth
- Why did Tolkien use Old English to represent the language of Rohan?
- But what about "Beowulf?" Didn't Tolkien use material from the classic Anglo-Saxon poem?
- Okay, but were The Rohirrim unlike the Anglo-Saxons in any Significant way?
- What About The Burial Mounds outside Edoras?
- The Kingdom of Dale
- The Great King Bladorthin
- Chapter 8: What Does An Elf Do In Aman?
- Chapter 9: What Does A Woodman Do All Day?
- Chapter 10: Planning The Middle-earth Wedding
- Rehearsals and Receptions
- Chapter 11: The Wonders of Middle-earth
- Wonders of the First Age
- Wonders of the Second Age
- Wonders of the Third Age
- The Argonath
- The Bridge of Osgiliath
- The Twin Fortresses of Aglarond and Angrenost
- Chapter 12: A Chronology For Tolkien's Four Ages
- Chapter 13: Sources Used For Research
- Appendix A: New Information
- Orcs
External links
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