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The concluding volume of the history of middle earth series, which examines the appendices to the lord of the rings. The shaping of middleearth 1995 the lost road and other writings 1996 the return of the shadow 2000 the treason of isengard 2000 the war of the ring 2000 the end of the third age 2000 the book of lost tales, part i 2002 the book of lost tales, part ii 2002 the lays of beleriand 2003 the shaping of middleearth 2003 the lost. Silmarillion from its origins in the book of lost tales. The fourth work, the shaping of middle earth, contains ambarkanta, a detailed account of the physical structure of arda. Complete integrated indices of history of middle earth volumes to complement new series. The history of middleearth, is a series compound by twelve volumes, published in 1983 to 1996, that analyze the works of j. Books or tales named in the books, and which are said to form the source material for tolkiens work, are in category.
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