The Real Middle-earth
From Tolkien Gateway
| The Real Middle-earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages | |
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| Author | Brian Bates |
| Publisher | Sidgwick & Jackson |
| Released | 8 November 2002[1] |
| Format | Hardcover with dustwrapper |
| Pages | 292 |
| ISBN | 0-283-07353-5 |
The Real Middle-earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages a 2002 book by Brian Bates.
From the publisher[edit]
Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention but an Old English term for the Dark Age world. The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings believed their universe was held together by an interlaced web of golden threads visible only to wizards, and at its centre was the realm of Middle-earth, peopled by humans but imbued with spiritual power. Drawing on historical and archaeological research, Brian Bates uncovers the Middle-earth that centres on England - a home to dragons, elves, dwarves and demons - a land where spells had real force.
References
- ↑ "The Real Middle-earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages", Amazon.co.uk (accessed 5 April 2012)
