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PARMA ENDORION:

Essays On Middle-earth

Electronic Book Edition

by Michael Martinez

Edited by Matt Tinaglia

The Hunting Party I

Michael Martinez begins a comprehensive study of Tolkien’s imaginary history by “Browsing the Compleat

Middle-earth Library”. His trademark conversational tone and style introduce Tolkien’s readers to new

perspectives on Elves, Hobbits, Númenoreans, and other fantastic inhabitants of Middle-earth.

Advising that “if you really want to see where it all came from…you first need to see what it all is”, Martinez

explores Tolkien’s pseudo-history in detail, analyzing the motivations and values of Middle-earth’s civilizations as

described by Tolkien himself. Extensive research on Tolkien’s Second Age, a mysterious era spanning thousands of

years, illuminates the second “Fall” of Tolkien’s Elves, who made the dreadful Rings of Power, withheld vital

knowledge from their allies, and exposed all of Middle-earth to Sauron’s evil.

Finally, Martinez provides a wealth of insightful commentary, quoting Tolkien’s letters and his son

Christopher’s extensive documentation, on those of Tolkien’s sources which are often missed by other

researchers. You will never look at Middle-earth the same way again after reading Understanding

Middle-earth.

ISBN: 1-58776-145-9

Available through most booksellers Fall 2003

PUBLISHED BY VIVISPHERE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

i. Copyright................................................................................................................................ i

ii. Introduction to the First Edition (1996) ................................................................................ iii

Note on accuracy..........................................................................................................................................iii

Stern Warning..............................................................................................................................................iii

iii. Introduction to the Second Edition (1998).............................................................................v

iv. Introduction to the Third Edition (2001).............................................................................. vii

Chapter 1: The Geography of Arda.............................................................................................1

The Continents Of Arda ......................................................................................................................1

Aman (The Undying Lands)..........................................................................................................................2

Valinor ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

Eldamar....................................................................................................................................................3

Araman ....................................................................................................................................................4

Avathar ....................................................................................................................................................5

Elenna (Numenor).........................................................................................................................................5

The Mittalmar (Inlands)............................................................................................................................ 6

The Orrostar (Northeast lands)..................................................................................................................6

The Forostar (North lands)........................................................................................................................6

The Andustar (West lands)........................................................................................................................6

The Hyarnustar (Southwest lands)............................................................................................................. 7

The Hyarrostar (Southeast lands) ..............................................................................................................7

Endor (The Middle Lands) ............................................................................................................................ 7

Beleriand (Land of the Valar).................................................................................................................... 7

Eriador (Land Between the Mountains)..................................................................................................... 8

Rhovanion (Wilderland)............................................................................................................................9

Gondor (Land of Stone) .......................................................................................................................... 10

Near Harad (Near South) ........................................................................................................................ 10

Far Harad (Far South)............................................................................................................................. 10

Mordor (Black Land).............................................................................................................................. 11

Rhun (the East)....................................................................................................................................... 11

Hyarmenor (The Dark Lands)...................................................................................................................... 12

Romenor (The Eastern Lands) ..................................................................................................................... 12

Chapter 2: A Brief History of Arda ..........................................................................................13

The Ainur.................................................................................................................................................... 13

The Quendi (Speakers, or Elves).................................................................................................................. 16

The Naugrim (Dwarves).............................................................................................................................. 22

The Atani (Men)..........................................................................................................................................23

Chapter 3: The Elven Peoples of Arda......................................................................................25

The Avari.................................................................................................................................................... 25

The Silvan Elves ......................................................................................................................................... 26

The Sindar .................................................................................................................................................. 27

The Noldor.................................................................................................................................................. 28

The Falmari................................................................................................................................................. 30

The Vanyar ................................................................................................................................................. 31

Chapter 4: The Men of Arda.....................................................................................................33

The Edainic Peoples ..........................................................................................................................33

The Edain of Beleriand................................................................................................................................ 33

The Edain of Numenor ................................................................................................................................ 35

The Edain of Eriador ................................................................................................................................... 35

The Edain of Rhovanion.............................................................................................................................. 36

The Gwathuirim.......................................................................................................................................... 38

The Dunlendings .................................................................................................................................... 38

The Men of Bree..................................................................................................................................... 39

The Men of Dunharrow........................................................................................................................... 39

The Men of Gondor..................................................................................................................................... 40

The Swarthy Men........................................................................................................................................ 40

The Folk of Bor ...................................................................................................................................... 41

The Folk of Ulfang ................................................................................................................................. 41

Lorgan's Tribe ........................................................................................................................................ 41

The Forodwaith........................................................................................................................................... 42

The Easterlings............................................................................................................................................ 42

The First Easterlings Of The Third Age ....................................................................................................... 43

The Wainriders............................................................................................................................................ 43

The Balchoth............................................................................................................................................... 44

Later Easterlings ......................................................................................................................................... 44

The Haradrim.............................................................................................................................................. 45

Chapter 5: Orcs and Other Foul Things ....................................................................................47

Orcs............................................................................................................................................................ 47

What did Orcs look like?............................................................................................................................. 47

Chapter 6: A Little Bit Of Hobbit Lore.....................................................................................55

Where did Hobbits come from? ................................................................................................................... 55

What happened To Smeagol's people? ......................................................................................................... 57

How did Hobbits go to sea?......................................................................................................................... 58

Chapter 7: Things You Might Not Have Known About The Northmen.....................................59

The Anglo-Saxon Myth............................................................................................................................... 59

Why did Tolkien use Old English to represent the language of Rohan?.........................................................59

But what about "Beowulf?" Didn't Tolkien use material from the classic Anglo-Saxon poem?..................... 61

Okay, but were The Rohirrim unlike the Anglo-Saxons in any Significant way?........................................... 62

What About The Burial Mounds outside Edoras?......................................................................................... 65

The Kingdom of Dale.................................................................................................................................. 71

The Great King Bladorthin .......................................................................................................................... 73

Chapter 8: What Does An Elf Do In Aman?.............................................................................75

Chapter 9: What Does A Woodman Do All Day?.....................................................................77

Chapter 10: Planning The Middle-earth Wedding.....................................................................79

Rehearsals and Receptions........................................................................................................................... 81

Chapter 11: The Wonders of Middle-earth ...............................................................................83

Wonders of the First Age...................................................................................................................83

Menegroth................................................................................................................................................... 83

Gondolin..................................................................................................................................................... 85

Khazad-dum................................................................................................................................................ 86

Wonders of the Second Age ..............................................................................................................90

The Statues of Dunharrow........................................................................................................................... 90

Wonders of the Third Age................................................................................................................. 92

The Argonath.............................................................................................................................................. 92

The Bridge of Osgiliath ............................................................................................................................... 95

The Twin Fortresses of Aglarond and Angrenost.......................................................................................... 96

Chapter 12: A Chronology For Tolkien's Four Ages.................................................................99

Chapter 13: Sources Used For Research .................................................................................107

Appendix A: New Information ...............................................................................................109

Orcs.......................................................................................................................................................... 109

-i-

i. Copyright

Michael Martinez.

The Hunting Party I

Beren Recovers a Silmaril

The Quest Fulfilled

The Host of Nargothrond

The Riders of Rohan

Balin's Tomb

Orc

Luthien prepares her escape from Hirilorn

For information about permission to reproduce selections from this work, send an e-mail

message to Michael Martinez at Michael@xenite.org. Please indicate which passages you wish

to use and for what purpose.

-ii-

-iii-

ii. Introduction to the First Edition (1996)

There are several web sites that offer fairly standard information about J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-

earth. The essays you'll find here are intended to provide some insight into the histories and

cultures of Middle-earth. Each "page" is a chapter in the "Book of the Middle Lands". The essays

are written for your reading enjoyment. They contain some speculative remarks intended to point

the reader toward some possible conclusions. It is not my aim to "finish the creation" for

Professor Tolkien.

In working on a larger project I've come across a great deal of material that I'd like to share with

people. I decided to put it up on this web site rather than try and publish it in a traditional manner

because I have little hope of seeing it published (by me, at least).

Also, I've decided to have a little fun with this material. So be sure to take it with a grain of salt.

Note on accuracy

Christopher Tolkien has now published volume XII of THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH.

I've read it and am in the process of updating my essays based on information in that book.

Wherever possible, to preserve Gwidon's sanity, I have tried to add new material rather than

revise the old. But some of the essays are indeed changed and the Polish version of PARMA

ENDORION may not match this one for some time.

There is indeed a historical analysis of the source materials for THE HOBBIT in preparation. I'm

looking forward to reading it with high hopes.

Stern Warning

I'm not here to do your homework for you. Anyone who's looking for a quick, cheap essay on

Tolkien should keep in mind that I write in a style that won't be mistaken for a student's 500-

word theme. If you are stupid and lazy enough to cheat, you'll probably get what you deserve

when you try to hand in this stuff.

Enjoy.

-iv-

-v-

iii. Introduction to the Second Edition (1998)

Since I first created Parma Endorion: Essays On Middle-earth, the web site has received

thousands of visits from interested Tolkien fans. It has "worn out" a few hit counters along the

way and I've lost track of how many people have actually dropped in on the main page of the

original site. That really no longer matters to me, to be honest. I've received so much e-mail from

well-wishers that I know Parma Endorion is a success, and that it serves a purpose in helping to

explain a few of the mysteries of J.R.R. Tolkien's world.

Like THE LORD OF THE RINGS, Parma Endorion has grown in the telling. It was an ongoing

project in late 1996 and early 1997, until I finished the last of the essays I had envisioned for it.

And like LOTR the work has consistently received one complaint: it is too short.

I cannot promise to add any more essays to the collection. I have other projects, some related to

Middle-earth and some not. My time is fleeting and my energies are sometimes depleted. But

with this new edition I hope to take care of the one other complaint I have often received: Parma

Endorion is too hard to read. To be honest, I intentionally made it difficult to copy, but that had

the unfortunate effect of making it nearly illegible. So I've decided to stop playing with my

readers and just present the book as a book, with simple black on white text. I hope this decision

meets with general approval.

Many people have written to me asking for permission to copy the essays. I have reluctantly

agreed to this process on numerous occasions. After all, I can hardly prevent people from doing

so, and it's quite thoughtful of those who ask me to do so. So, if you do print out these pages,

please remember that this is my work, Copyrighted, owned by me. Unlike the authors of a

printed books, I get no compensation for my labors. This project has been a labor of love.

To the many students, teachers, and librarians who have written to me, I want to thank you for

your interest in my researches. Students, please check with your instructors before using this or

any other Web site as a source for your reports and term papers. I've found that a lot of educators

are encouraging students to use the Web, but you really owe it to yourselves to make sure it's

okay. It sounds trite, but if you cheat on a term paper, you're only cheating yourself.

For those of you who have asked, time and again: no, Parma Endorion is not my last word on

Tolkien research. I hope to one day find a publisher for a very detailed book that explores the

pseudo-histories and cultures of Tolkien's Middle-earth unlike any book previously published.

The world J.R.R. Tolkien created is so rich and diverse it simply never ceases to amaze me. I

have not finished the book but work on it progresses as I wend my way through life and debate.

Admittedly if Xenite.org didn't contain so many Web sites I'd probably have finished the book

by now, but I do intend to finish the task and hope to have it done by the end of 1998.

-vi-

Finally, I should point out that I've added some new material and have corrected many typos.

None of the graphics from the First Edition are being carried over to this new edition. One of my

goals is to speed up the download time for each page. So the book metaphor is useful in that the

pages are all considerably shorter.

As ever, I hope you enjoy Parma Endorion. If you send me e-mail and don't hear back, please

don't be offended. At this writing Xenite.org receives more than 1500 visitors a day and I

sometimes get a lot of e-mail.

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