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Robert Foster (1) (1949–)

Autor(a) de The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth

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7 Works 2,942 Membros 11 Críticas

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Robert Foster is an assistant professor of English at Rutgers College.
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Marked as "read" though I haven't read it through - but I'm referring to it a lot as background for "The Rings of Power."
 
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mrklingon | 8 outras críticas | May 1, 2023 |
A detailed glossary of people, places , and things arranged for convenient reference. Completely revised and explanded.
 
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Daniel464 | 8 outras críticas | Oct 11, 2021 |
Hobbits "liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions." This one fills the bill.

The cover art by the Hildebrandts is awful. Get a load of those silly hats.
 
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sonofcarc | 8 outras críticas | Sep 21, 2021 |
An amazing resource for those who love the Lord of the Rings. I found myself constantly referencing it to look up more information about a place or character that is briefly mentioned. So many things in Middle Earth are called by different names. At one point they're going to see the Wizard's Vale, which when you look it up in the concordance you learn that it's also called valley of Saruman and Nan Curunír in other sections. There are a dozen more examples of the same thing and so the concordance was really helpful. Aragorn alone goes by a dozen different names in the series: Strider, Estel, Elessar, Elfstone, Isildur's Heir, Quenya, The Renewer, Longshanks, Wingfoot, King of Gondor, Chieftain of the Dunedain, and Thorongil.… (mais)
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bookworm12 | 1 outra crítica | Apr 6, 2015 |

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