The Peoples of Middle-earth
lore reference reference 1996 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | lore reference |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780395827604 |
| Volume within its reference series | 12 |
Synopsis
The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996) is the twelfth and final volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien from his father J.R.R. Tolkien's unpublished manuscripts. It traces the evolving drafts behind the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings, covering the history, calendars, genealogies, and languages of Middle-earth's Second and Third Ages, and includes two unfinished tales, "The New Shadow" and the story of Tal-Elmar.
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: The History of Middle-earth lore reference; position 12 of 12 in the series' recorded order
- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Notes
- From the series record (The History of Middle-earth): 12-volume posthumous series (1983-1996), edited by Christopher Tolkien.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The History of Middle-earth: position 12 of 12: previous The War of the Jewels (1994)
Sources
- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peoples_of_Middle-earth
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