Q: How Many Edain Entered Beleriand? ANSWER: I received this question in the Fall of 2022. I don’t believe I responded even by email (which […]
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What was Tolkien’s Inspiration for the Barrow-downs?
Q: What was Tolkien’s Inspiration for the Barrow-downs? ANSWER: Most readers, I believe, think of the Barrow-downs between Bree and the Buckland as largely a […]
Continue readingWhere Did the People of Arnor Come From?
Q: Where Did the People of Arnor Come From? ANSWER: I am not aware of any published writing by J.R.R. Tolkien that directly answers this […]
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Q: How Many Pre-Numenorean Peoples Joined Arnor and Gondor? ANSWER: So far as I am aware, J.R.R. Tolkien never wrote down a list of the […]
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Before the Númenoreans Came
Things in Middle-earth changed radically as a result of the War of Wrath. The war lasted about 42 years, beginning in the year 545 of […]
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