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{{quote|For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!|[[Aragorn]], ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Riders of Rohan]]"}} | {{quote|For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!|[[Aragorn]], ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Riders of Rohan]]"}} | ||
[[File:Donato Giancola - J.R.R.Tolkien Portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|''J.R.R.Tolkien'' by [[Donato Giancola]]]] | [[File:Donato Giancola - J.R.R.Tolkien Portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|''J.R.R.Tolkien'' by [[Donato Giancola]]]] | ||
The ''' | The '''''legendarium''''' is the entirety of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works concerning his imagined world of [[Arda]]. | ||
Tolkien himself used the term,<ref>{{HM|L}}, pp. 149, 189, 197, 214</ref> and also referred to his "'''mythology'''" in the same sense.<ref>{{HM|L}}, pp. 26, 131, 231, 307</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 135</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, pp. 88, 92</ref> | Tolkien himself used the term,<ref>{{HM|L}}, pp. 149, 189, 197, 214</ref> and also referred to his "'''mythology'''" in the same sense.<ref>{{HM|L}}, pp. 26, 131, 231, 307</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 135</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, pp. 88, 92</ref> | ||
The term of ''legendarium'' is not the same as "[[canon]]". The | 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 | ==Published works by Tolkien on his legendarium== | ||
===Writings of the | ===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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||
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**''[[Parma Eldalamberon]]'' (various issues) | **''[[Parma Eldalamberon]]'' (various issues) | ||
===Pictures of the | ===Pictures of the legendarium=== | ||
*''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' | *''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' | ||
*''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]'' | *''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]'' | ||
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===Other sources=== | ===Other sources=== | ||
More of Tolkien's vision of his | 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]]. There is also much material on the topic that remains [[Index:Unpublished material|unpublished]], including many [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letters not published in ''The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien'']]. | ||
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- "For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!"
- ― Aragorn, The Two Towers, "The Riders of Rohan"
J.R.R.Tolkien by Donato Giancola
The legendarium is the entirety of J.R.R. Tolkien's works concerning his imagined world of Arda.
Tolkien himself used the term,[1] and also referred to his "mythology" in the same sense.[2][3][4]
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.
- Books
- The Hobbit (see also The History of The Hobbit and 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
- 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 and Other Essays (see here)
- Unfinished Tales
- The History of Middle-earth
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator (includes fragments of unpublished writings)
- The Children of Húrin
- The History of The Hobbit
- Beren and Lúthien
- The Fall of Gondolin
- 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
- The Art of The Hobbit
- The Art of The Lord of the Rings
- Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
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. There is also much material on the topic that remains unpublished, including many letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter (ed.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 149, 189, 197, 214
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter (ed.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 26, 131, 231, 307
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 135
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", in Parma Eldalamberon XVI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, Carl F. Hostetter and Bill Welden), pp. 88, 92
