The History of Middle-earth

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book series scholarly edition

The History of Middle-earth is a twelve-volume scholarly series edited by Christopher Tolkien that presents and analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien’s drafts, notes, and essays chronicling the development of his Middle-earth legendarium.

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Label	Occurrences
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The Lost Road and Other Writings	1
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Target entity: The History of Middle-earth
Context triple: [Middle-earth, appearsIn, The History of Middle-earth]

A. Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
B. The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
C. Free Peoples of Middle-earth
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth are the alliance of non-corrupted races—such as Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Hobbits—who unite to resist the dark powers in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
D. Silmarils
The Silmarils are three legendary, radiant jewels in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose beauty and theft ignite the central conflicts of *The Silmarillion*.
E. Dúnedain of the North
The Dúnedain of the North are a remnant people of Númenórean descent in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the Rangers who secretly protect Eriador and from whom Aragorn is descended.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The History of Middle-earth
Target entity description: The History of Middle-earth is a twelve-volume scholarly series edited by Christopher Tolkien that presents and analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien’s drafts, notes, and essays chronicling the development of his Middle-earth legendarium.

A. Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
B. The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
C. Free Peoples of Middle-earth
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth are the alliance of non-corrupted races—such as Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Hobbits—who unite to resist the dark powers in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
D. Silmarils
The Silmarils are three legendary, radiant jewels in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose beauty and theft ignite the central conflicts of *The Silmarillion*.
E. Dúnedain of the North
The Dúnedain of the North are a remnant people of Númenórean descent in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the Rangers who secretly protect Eriador and from whom Aragorn is descended.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book series ⓘ scholarly edition ⓘ
authorOfSourceMaterial	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
basedOn	manuscripts of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United Kingdom ⓘ
editor	Christopher John Reuel Tolkien ⓘ surface form: Christopher Tolkien
editorialApproach	chronological presentation of drafts ⓘ comparative textual analysis ⓘ
firstVolume	The Book of Lost Tales, Part I ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod	early 20th century composition of Tolkien's legendarium ⓘ revision history of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
genre	fantasy studies ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ textual scholarship ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Tolkien scholarship ⓘ editions of Tolkien's posthumous works ⓘ
includes	commentary by Christopher Tolkien ⓘ drafts of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ drafts of The Silmarillion ⓘ early versions of Middle-earth mythology ⓘ editorial notes ⓘ variant texts ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lastVolume	The Peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ
mainSubject	legendarium of Middle-earth ⓘ surface form: Middle-earth legendarium development of J. R. R. Tolkien's writings ⓘ
notableFor	documenting the evolution of Tolkien's legendarium ⓘ extensive commentary by Christopher Tolkien ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	12 ⓘ
publisher	George Allen & Unwin ⓘ HarperCollins ⓘ
relatedWork	The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ
targetAudience	Tolkien scholars ⓘ serious Tolkien enthusiasts ⓘ
volume	Morgoth’s Ring ⓘ surface form: Morgoth's Ring Destruction of the One Ring ⓘ surface form: Sauron Defeated The Book of Lost Tales, Part I ⓘ The Book of Lost Tales, Part II ⓘ The Lays of Beleriand ⓘ The History of Middle-earth self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Lost Road and Other Writings The Peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ The Return of the Shadow ⓘ The History of Middle-earth self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Shaping of Middle-earth The Treason of Isengard ⓘ The War of the Jewels ⓘ War of the Ring ⓘ surface form: The War of the Ring

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