The Real Middle-earth

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The Real Middle-earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages
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AuthorBrian Bates
PublisherSidgwick & Jackson
Released8 November 2002[1]
FormatHardcover with dustwrapper
Pages292
ISBN0-283-07353-5

The Real Middle-earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages a 2002 book by Brian Bates.

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Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention but an Old English term for the Dark Age world. The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings believed their universe was held together by an interlaced web of golden threads visible only to wizards, and at its centre was the realm of Middle-earth, peopled by humans but imbued with spiritual power. Drawing on historical and archaeological research, Brian Bates uncovers the Middle-earth that centres on England - a home to dragons, elves, dwarves and demons - a land where spells had real force.

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