内容简介
ThehistoryofJ.R.R.Tolkien'sfictionalworldofMiddle-earthisfilledwithepicbattlesinanongoingstrugglebetweengoodandevil.TheBattlesofTolkienrecountsmanyofthegreatestconflictsoverthousandsofyears,fromtheearliestskirmishesoftheValarianAgestothedefiningbattlesintheWaroftheRing.InsightfulcommentarybyTolkienscholarDavidDaydiscusseshowthepeople,tactics,andweaponsinfluencedtheoutcomeofeachbattle,andalsohowthelegendsofMiddle-earthrelatetothereal-worldmythologyonwhichTolkienbasedhisfamousliterarycreation.Mapsandfull-colorillustrationshelpbringthisrichuniversetolife,makingitaninvaluablereferencebookforTolkienfansofallages.
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作者简介
DavidDayistheauthoroffivemajorbooksontheworldofJ.R.R.Tolkien,includingGuidetoTolkiensWorld:ABestiaryandAGuidetoTolkien.TogetherwithTolkien:TheIllustratedEncyclopedia,thesebookshavebeentranslatedintosixteenlanguages,andhavesoldinexcessoftwomillioncopies.ACanadianlivinginToronto,Dayhasalsopublishedoverthirtyotherbooksofmythology,history,fantasy,fiction,andpoetry,forbothadultsandchildren.