An excellent book that connects the influences on JRR Tolkien that helped create middle earth. The book cover is more impressive than the picture looks. Read more

TOP! Dit supermooie boek over de maker van Midden-Aarde, Tolkien, is een must have voor iedereen die iets wil weten over het leven van deze schrijver. Erg mooi vormgegeven is het boek een echte aanrader. Kan niets negatiefs zeggen over dit werk! Read more

Beautiful book, bravo to the publisher! Read more

Beyond impressed with this. Must have for a Lord of the Rings / Tolkien fan. Read more

Interesting, mine has been bound upside-down. Read more

great addition to any collectors Tolkien book shelf Love the cover and the inner pages are filled with sketches and facts to satisfy but make you wanting more more more Read more

I enjoyed this book. It is a compendium that draws on well-trodden ground using multiple sources, theories and photographs and illustrations from the early days of the philologist and author, J.R.R. Tolkien to the movies of Peter Jackson. The inspiration for the the sub-creation of Middle Earth is manifold - Norse legend, Icelandic sagas, Anglo-Saxon epic poetry, Arthurian legend, the Bible, and Finnish mythology. Tolkien's life journey - orphaned as an adolescent, witnessing as a soldier the horror of the Somme and his dedication to philology and his conversion to Catholicism all played outsized roles in shaping the culture, languages and histories of Middle Earth. This book often scans the surface of these topics and would be of little value to serious medievalists and Tolkien scholars. But it was perfect for someone like me looking to broaden his knowledge on how Tolkien weaved his tapestry into one of the world's most valuable book and movie franchises. Read more

Hermosos graficos, diseño y contenido relevante e interesante para dar contexto al universo Talkien Read more

A fantastic gift for any LOTR or Tolkien fan!! The book is beautiful on the outside to adorn a coffee table or bookshelf, and the inside is full of beautiful artwork/illustrations and very interesting history. It was bought as a gift but I would have kept it if I didn’t like the gift recipient so much…ha! Would definitely recommend Read more