Red Book of Westmarch - Revision history

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	The '''Red Book of Westmarch''' (sometimes ''Red Book of the [[Hobbits\|Perian]]nath'') is the book in which the [[legendarium]] of [[Middle-earth]] was written. It is bound in red leather.		The '''Red Book of Westmarch''' (sometimes ''Red Book of the [[Hobbits\|Perian]]nath'') is the book in which the [[legendarium]] of [[Middle-earth]] was written. It is bound in red leather.

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	The '''Red Book of Westmarch''' (sometimes ''Red Book of the [[Hobbits\|Perian]]nath'') is the book in which the [[legendarium]] of [[Middle-earth]] was written. It is bound in red leather.		The '''Red Book of Westmarch''' (sometimes ''Red Book of the [[Hobbits\|Perian]]nath'') is the book in which the [[legendarium]] of [[Middle-earth]] was written. It is bound in red leather.

−	The first Red Book was written as a diary by the [[Hobbits\|Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]] and recounted his quest for [[Erebor]], which he called ''There and Back Again''. He filled it with Elven lore while he retired to [[Rivendell]] (''[[Translations from the Elvish]]'') where he gave it to Frodo.	+	The first Red Book was written as a diary by the [[Hobbits\|Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]] and recounted his quest for [[Lonely Mountain\|Erebor]], which he called ''There and Back Again''. He filled it with Elven lore while he retired to [[Rivendell]] (''[[Translations from the Elvish]]'') where he gave it to Frodo.

	Frodo organized Bilbo's manuscript and used it to write down his own quest during the [[War of the Ring]]. Inscribed within, it reads:		Frodo organized Bilbo's manuscript and used it to write down his own quest during the [[War of the Ring]]. Inscribed within, it reads:

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	In the first edition of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Tolkien's foreword claimed he had translated the Red Book from the original [[Westron]] into English, and it therefore must be supposed that copies of the book survived throughout several Ages.		In the first edition of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Tolkien's foreword claimed he had translated the Red Book from the original [[Westron]] into English, and it therefore must be supposed that copies of the book survived throughout several Ages.
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−	~~The contents of the Red Book were probably as follows:~~
−	*Bilbo's journey: ''[[The Hobbit]]''
−	*Frodo's journey: ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
−	*Background information: the [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices\|Appendices]] to ''The Lord of the Rings,'' [[Unfinished Tales]], [[The History of Middle-earth]]
−	*Hobbit poetry and legends: ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]''
−	*[[Translations from the Elvish]]: ''[[The Silmarillion]]''

	==Portrayals in adaptations==		==Portrayals in adaptations==

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	[[fi:Länsikairan Punainen Kirja]]		[[fi:Länsikairan Punainen Kirja]]

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	==Portrayals in adaptations==		==Portrayals in adaptations==
−	In [[Peter Jackson]]'s ~~movie~~ trilogy, the Red Book appears at the end of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\|The Return of the King]]'', where Frodo entrusts the book to Samwise just before he leaves Middle-earth. It also seen in the extended version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', where Bilbo is seen writing in it at [[Bag End]].	+	In [[Peter Jackson]]'s film trilogy, the Red Book appears at the end of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\|The Return of the King]]'', where Frodo entrusts the book to Samwise just before he leaves Middle-earth. It also seen in the extended version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', where Bilbo is seen writing in it at [[Bag End]]; later, when in [[Rivendell]], he shows it to Frodo.

	==See also==		==See also==

Arwen Elessar: If I remember correctly, it was in Bag End, not Rivendell...

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If I remember correctly, it was in Bag End, not Rivendell...

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	==Portrayals in adaptations==		==Portrayals in adaptations==
−	In [[Peter Jackson]]'s movie trilogy, the Red Book appears at the end of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\|The Return of the King]]'', where Frodo entrusts the book to Samwise just before he leaves Middle-earth. It also seen in the extended version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', where Bilbo is seen writing in it at [[~~Rivendell~~]].	+	In [[Peter Jackson]]'s movie trilogy, the Red Book appears at the end of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\|The Return of the King]]'', where Frodo entrusts the book to Samwise just before he leaves Middle-earth. It also seen in the extended version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', where Bilbo is seen writing in it at [[Bag End]].
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Third Age]]		* [[Third Age]]

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	Tolkien's inspiration for this repository of lore was the real [[Red Book of Hergest]], the early 15th century compilation of Welsh history and poetry that contains the manuscript of the [[Mabinogion]]. Bound (and rebound) in red leather, in the [[Bodleian Library]], Oxford, the manuscript was well known to Tolkien.		Tolkien's inspiration for this repository of lore was the real [[Red Book of Hergest]], the early 15th century compilation of Welsh history and poetry that contains the manuscript of the [[Mabinogion]]. Bound (and rebound) in red leather, in the [[Bodleian Library]], Oxford, the manuscript was well known to Tolkien.

−	In the first edition of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Tolkien's foreword claimed he had translated the Red Book from the original [[Westron]] into English, and it therefore must be supposed that copies of the book survived ~~through~~ several Ages.	+	In the first edition of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Tolkien's foreword claimed he had translated the Red Book from the original [[Westron]] into English, and it therefore must be supposed that copies of the book survived throughout several Ages.

	The contents of the Red Book were probably as follows:		The contents of the Red Book were probably as follows:

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Inspiration

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	*Bilbo's journey: ''[[The Hobbit]]''		*Bilbo's journey: ''[[The Hobbit]]''
	*Frodo's journey: ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''		*Frodo's journey: ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
−	*Background information: the [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices\|Appendices]] to ''The Lord of the Rings''	+	*Background information: the [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices\|Appendices]] to ''The Lord of the Rings,'' [[Unfinished Tales]], [[The History of Middle-earth]]
	*Hobbit poetry and legends: ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]''		*Hobbit poetry and legends: ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]''
	*[[Translations from the Elvish]]: ''[[The Silmarillion]]''		*[[Translations from the Elvish]]: ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
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	==Portrayals in adaptations==		==Portrayals in adaptations==
	In [[Peter Jackson]]'s movie trilogy, the Red Book appears at the end of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\|The Return of the King]]'', where Frodo entrusts the book to Samwise just before he leaves Middle-earth. It also seen in the extended version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', where Bilbo is seen writing in it at [[Rivendell]].		In [[Peter Jackson]]'s movie trilogy, the Red Book appears at the end of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\|The Return of the King]]'', where Frodo entrusts the book to Samwise just before he leaves Middle-earth. It also seen in the extended version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', where Bilbo is seen writing in it at [[Rivendell]].

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	The original book was kept in a red case (with a three-volume Elvish Translation and a fifth volume [genealogical tables and commentaries]). Several copies, with various notes and later additions, were made and copies were passed on to future generations, of which one, the "''[[Thain's Book]]''", is the most important.		The original book was kept in a red case (with a three-volume Elvish Translation and a fifth volume [genealogical tables and commentaries]). Several copies, with various notes and later additions, were made and copies were passed on to future generations, of which one, the "''[[Thain's Book]]''", is the most important.

−	The "original" version of the Red Book contained the story of Bilbo's journey as it originally stood: thus, Gollum willingly gives ~~the~~ [[One Ring]] to Bilbo, and there is no trace of the Ring's hold over Gollum. Later copies of the Red Book contained, as an alternative, also the true account (later written in by Frodo), where Bilbo comes across the Ring by accident.	+	The "original" version of the Red Book contained the story of Bilbo's journey as it originally stood: thus, Gollum willingly gives [[the One Ring]] to Bilbo, and there is no trace of the Ring's hold over Gollum. Later copies of the Red Book contained, as an alternative, also the true account (later written in by Frodo), where Bilbo comes across the Ring by accident.

	==Inspiration==		==Inspiration==

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	The '''Red Book of Westmarch''' (sometimes ''Red Book of the [[Hobbits\|Perian]]nath'') is the book in which the [[legendarium]] of [[Middle-earth]] was written. It is bound in red leather.		The '''Red Book of Westmarch''' (sometimes ''Red Book of the [[Hobbits\|Perian]]nath'') is the book in which the [[legendarium]] of [[Middle-earth]] was written. It is bound in red leather.