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More of Tolkien's vision of his legendarium is found in [[:CATEGORY:Interviews by Tolkien|interviews conducted with him]]. Hints of lesser value (i.e., hard to verify the authenticity), may also be found in [[Reminiscences of J.R.R. Tolkien|reminiscences]]. | |||
==Legendarium: the concept== | ==Legendarium: the concept== |
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Legendarium is the term J.R.R. Tolkien used for his written works about the mythology of Eä.
Published works by Tolkien on his legendarium
Writings of the legendarium
Here follows a list of all published texts by Tolkien relating to Arda. For a discussion of the "canonical" status of the texts, consult the page Canon.
- Books
- The Hobbit (see also The History of The Hobbit and The Annotated Hobbit)
- The Lord of the Rings (see also The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion)
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
- The Road Goes Ever On
- Bilbo's Last Song
- The Silmarillion
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (many of the letters discusses issues of the legendarium)
- The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (see here)
- Unfinished Tales
- The History of Middle-earth
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator (includes fragments of unpublished writings)
- Journals and other media
- Vinyar Tengwar (various issues)
- Parma Eldalamberon (various issues)
Pictures of the legendarium
Other sources
More of Tolkien's vision of his legendarium is found in interviews conducted with him. Hints of lesser value (i.e., hard to verify the authenticity), may also be found in reminiscences.
Legendarium: the concept
The term 'legendarium' can be found in several places in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien:
Letter 131: "This legendarium ends with a vision of the end of the world..."
Letter 153: "...my legendarium, especially the 'Downfall of Númenor' which lies immediately behind The Lord of the Rings, is based on my view..."
Letter 154: "Actually in the imagination of this story we are now living on a physically round Earth. But the whole 'legendarium' contains a transition from a flat world..."
Letter 163: "But the beginning of the legendarium, of which the Trilogy is part (the conclusion), was an attempt to reorganise some of the Kalevala ...."