The Real Middle-Earth : Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages by Brian Bates
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Author: Brian Bates
Page Count: 304 pages
Published Date: 07 Nov 2003
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780330491709
File size: 36 Mb
Download Link: The Real Middle-Earth Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages
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Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention. An Old English term for the Dark Age world, it was always assumed that the importance of magic in this world existed only in Tolkien's works; now Professor Brian Bates reveals the vivid truth about this historical culture. Behind the stories we know of Dark Age king and queens, warriors and battles, lies the hidden history of Middle-earth, a world of magic, mystery and destiny. Fiery dragons were seen to fly across the sky, monsters haunted the marshes, and elves fired poisoned arrows. Wizards cast healing spells, wise trees gave blessings, and omens foretold the deaths of kings. The very landscape itself was enchanted and the world imbued with a life force. Repressed by a millennium of Christianity, this belief system all but disappeared, leaving only faint traces in folk memory and fairy tales. In this remarkable book Professor Brian Bates has drawn on the latest archaeological findings to reconstruct the imaginative world of our past, revealing a culture with insights that may yet help us understand our own place in the world.
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