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So is it pretty much just a big dictionary/Encyclopedia of Middle Earth? Like just a big list of names, places, and things with definitions? I have never had a chance to look through this book.

EL Core Yes, it's an encyclopedia of JRRT's Middle-earth works.…moreYes, it's an encyclopedia of JRRT's Middle-earth works.(less)

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Who are the characters on the cover of the book? Is the elderly hobbit Bilbo, and which one is Sam?

EL Core They are the Nine Walkers in "The Fellowship of the Ring" (which is, I think, also the title of the painting); it is a 1975 painting by the Brothers H…moreThey are the Nine Walkers in "The Fellowship of the Ring" (which is, I think, also the title of the painting); it is a 1975 painting by the Brothers Hildebrandt, Tim and Greg. (less)

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