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Tolkien And Antiquarianism
J. R. R. Tolkien included many elements in his Middle-earth writings, especially ''The Lord of the Rings'', other than narrative text. These include Tolkien's artwork, artwork, calligraphy, chronologies, Tolkien's Middle-earth family trees, family trees, Heraldry of Middle-earth, heraldry, Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, languages, Tolkien's maps, maps, Poetry in The Lord of the Rings, poetry, Proverbs in The Lord of the Rings, proverbs, Tolkien's scripts, scripts, glossaries, prologues, and annotations. Much of this material is collected in the many appendices. Scholars have stated that the use of these elements Influences on J. R. R. Tolkien, places Tolkien in the tradition of English antiquarianism. Other scholars have discussed why Tolkien spent so much effort on these antiquarian-style elements. Some of the materials suggest that Tolkien was just the editor of real materials that had come into his hands. This applies, for example, to artworks like the found ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doors Of Durin
In the fictional history of the world by J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria, also named Khazad-dûm, is an ancient subterranean complex in Middle-earth, comprising a vast labyrinthine network of tunnels, chambers, mines, and halls under the Misty Mountains, with doors on both the western and the eastern sides of the mountain range. Moria is introduced in Tolkien's novel ''The Hobbit'', and is a major scene of action in ''The Lord of the Rings''. In much of History of Arda, Middle-earth's history, Moria was the greatest city of Dwarf (Middle-earth), the Dwarves. The city's wealth was founded on its mines, which produced ''mithril'', a fictional metal of great beauty and strength, suitable for armour. The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep for ''mithril'', and disturbed a demon of great power: Durin's Bane, a Balrog, which destroyed their kingdom. By the end of the Third Age, Moria had long been abandoned by the Dwarves, and was a place of evil repute. It was dark, in dangerous disrepair, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
