The concluding volume of “The History of Middle-earth” series, which examines “The Appendices to The Lord of the Rings.”
“The Peoples of Middle-earth” traces the evolution of “The Appendices to The Lord of The Rings”, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The book concludes with two unique abandoned stories: “The New Shadow”, set in Gondor during the Fourth Age, and the tale of Tal-elmar, in which the coming of the dreaded Numenorean ships is seen through the eyes of men of Middle-earth in the Dark Years. With the publication of this book, the long history of J.R.R. Tolkien's creation is completed and the enigmatic state of his work can be understood.
