The Heroes of Tolkien: An Exploration of Tolkien's Heroic Characters, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History (Tolkien)

by David Day

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In J. R. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, Middle-earth endured cataclysmic wars and critical battles, causing great men, women and mystical creatures to arise, influence and shape the course of its history.

Here in this book, Tolkien expert David Day examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, and analyses Middle-earth's most celebrated heroes and the literary, historical and mythological sources that inspired their creation.


This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

  • ISBN10 0753732475
  • ISBN13 9780753732472
  • Publish Date 20 October 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 17 February 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
  • Imprint Pyramid
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English