Fangorn Forest was the oldest part of Treebeard’s realm, and it is here the Ents retreated following widespread deforestation caused by Númenóreans and other events leading up to the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age. The Valar withdrew from direct involvement in the affairs of Middle-earth after the defeat of Morgoth, but in later years they sent the wizards or Istari to help in the struggle against Sauron.

The Complete Guide to Middle-earth ( ISBN 0345449762, Robert Foster, generally recognised as the best reference book on The Lord of the Rings. Fëanor persuaded most of his people, the Ñoldor, to leave Aman in pursuit of Melkor to Beleriand, cursing him with the name Morgoth. For example, she compares the western Emyn Muil with its two ridges to the Weald with its pair of inward-facing downs (an anticline).Source material for the appendices in The Lord of the Rings and some more late writings related to The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. A final chapter looks at geographic themes such as climate, vegetation, population, and languages around Middle-earth. The Tolkien Meta-FAQ – Summaries of common discussions about Tolkien and Middle-earth, from basic questions to expert debates. Many of the Elves were persuaded to undertake the Great Journey westwards towards Aman, but not all of them completed the journey (see Sundering of the Elves).

He did confirm, however, that the Shire, the land of his Hobbit heroes, was based on England, in particular the West Midlands of his childhood. A few years after publishing The Lord of the Rings, in a note associated with the unique narrative story Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth (which is said to occur in Beleriand during the War of the Great Jewels), Tolkien equated Arda with the Solar System; because Arda by this point consisted of more than one heavenly body. T 22] A separate, overlapping chronology divides the history into 'Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar'. Also notable are Unfinished Tales and the multiple volumes of The History of Middle-earth, which includes many incomplete stories and essays as well as numerous drafts of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology, from the earliest forms down through the last writings of his life.The violent struggles during the War of Wrath between the Host of the Valar and the armies of Melkor at the end of the First Age brought about the destruction of Beleriand.