Meanwhile, realms rose and fell in Arda until The Lord of the Rings' Third Age, making the full map of Middle-earth intricate ...

There is no mention of Hobbits in Tolkien's historical tome The Silmarillion ... the size of the Earth, according to Tolkien. Christopher Tolkien drew the first map of Middle-earth for the ...

When reading The Silmarillion, Tolkien expands the familiar landscapes of Middle-earth, depicting other regions such as Aman and territories to the east and south that enrich the original lore.

If you have ever wondered about the greater cosmology of Middle-earth, you aren't alone ... understand the creation account told in The Silmarillion, in which the "One," aka the God of Tolkien's ...