The Peoples of Middle-earth: The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12 "2010's" Elves and Men must unite

Elves and Men must unite or be destroyed

profound in meaning

This ornament features the happy Smeagol on one side and the sneaky Gollum on the other

Bilbo Baggins from the film

Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the accursed One Ring

The Peoples of Middle-earth: The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12 "2010's" Elves and Men must uniteThroughout this vast and intricate mythology, says Publishers Weekly, "one marvels anew at the depth, breadth, and persistence of J. R. R. Tolkien's labor. No one sympathetic to his aims, the invention of a secondary universe, will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation." In this capstone to that creation, we find the chronology of Middle earth's later Ages, the Hobbit genealogies, and the Western language or Common Speech. These early