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Line 1: {{work}} [[J. R. R. ~~Tolkien\|JRR~~ Tolkien]] was subject to [[Attention Deficit Creator Disorder]] and perfectionism, with the result that ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' are rare among his works in that he actually finished them - though even then continually making notes for revised second editions. The vast majority of his works were in a disorganised array of disparate parts written across more than 50 years when he died. His son Christopher Tolkien put together the published version of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' using some of these parts, but later decided to present more of the source materials alone — with commentary — to demonstrate how the conception of Middle-earth had evolved across the years. The result was '''''The History of Middle-Earth''''', 12 volumes covering the evolution of Tolkien's legendarium from 1916 to 1973. The content ranges from earlier forms of the ''Silmarillion'' legends and early drafts of ''The Lord of the Rings'', to narrative texts (some more complete, some less), to essays about the history of the world, its culture, languages, and more. Along the way, we are also introduced to previously unknown and interesting offshoots of the legendarium, such as Eriol the Mariner of ''The Book of Lost Tales'', Alboin and Audoin of ''The Lost Road'', the cast of ''The Notion Club Papers'' and many more. Line 80: * [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: The group of rogue Maiar that accompany Melkor and Ungoliant in an early account of the Darkening of Valinor. After assisting Melkor in the theft of the Silmarils and accompanying him when he meets with Ungoliant, they all flee after the destruction of the Two Trees, and never appear again. Although it is mentioned that the Valar found many of these rogues in the Northern regions of Valinor, and slew them, they are mostly forgotten by the time the next part of the story sets in. ** Several characters, both major and minor, also suffer from this throughout the various drafts of the stories. * [[Write What You Know]]: The Fall of Gondolin from ''The Book of Lost Tales'' is clearly inspired by Tolkien's then-recent experiences in [[World War ~~One~~I]], down to Morgoth's mechanical dragons evoking the early tanks used in the war. * [[Write Who You Know]]: ''The Notion Club Papers'' is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of Tolkien's own experiences with the Inklings. Also, [[Author Avatar\|Author Avatars]] Alvin Arundel Lowdham from that story and Alboin Erroll from ''The Lost Road'' are both linguists. {{reflist}} {{Tolkien's legendarium}} [[Category:Fantasy Literature]]▼ [[Category:~~The History of Middle Earth~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Literature]] [[Category:British Literature]] ▲[[Category:Fantasy Literature]] {{DEFAULTSORT:History of Middle Earth, The}}