The Canon
From t2twiki
To learn more about the world of Middle-Earth, the best source is the fine work of J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
The books considered canon are:
- The Hobbit
- The Lord of the Rings, which consists of
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Return of the King
- The Silmarillion
- Unfinished Tales
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (poetry)
Other writings also deal with Middle-Earth, but as they aren't "finished versions" are not considered canonical by T2T.
- The History of Middle-earth:
- 1. The Book of Lost Tales 1
- 2. The Book of Lost Tales 2
- 3. The Lays of Beleriand
- 4. The Shaping of Middle-earth
- 5. The Lost Road and Other Writings
- 6. The Return of the Shadow
- 7. The Treason of Isengard
- 8. The War of the Ring
- 9. Sauron Defeated
- 10. Morgoth's Ring
- 11. The War of the Jewels
- 12. The Peoples of Middle-earth
- Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings (included in several collections but not published alone)
- The Children of Hurin (due out in 2007)
- The History of The Hobbit (due out in 2007)
[edit] External links
Middle-earth canon on Wikipedia
