The Heroes of Tolkien - Paperback

by David Day (Author)

J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth is filled with great heroes who rose in the face of crisis to shape the course of that world's history. This volume examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, analyzing the most celebrated heroes from the earliest days of Arda to the end of the War of the Ring. Men, elves, dwarves, and their allies are covered in detail, and each hero's role in the battle against the forces of evil is discussed at length.

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

Author Biography

David Day is the author of a dozen books on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, beginning with A Tolkien Bestiary, the first illustrated guide to Middle-earth. Together with Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia and Tolkien's Ring, his books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold in excess of 3 million copies. A Canadian living in Victoria, British Columbia, Day has also published more than thirty other books of mythology, history, fantasy, fiction, and poetry, for both adults and children.