The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe)
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The Red Book of Westmarch is the fictional manuscript within J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that serves as the supposed original source of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, chronicling the history and adventures of Bilbo, Frodo, and their companions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Book of Westmarch | 2 |
| The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe) canonical | 1 |
| The Thain's Book (in-universe copy) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional manuscript
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in-universe book ⓘ literary device ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Michel Delving (in-universe)
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The Tower Hills ⓘ
surface form:
the Tower Hills (in-universe)
|
| chronicles |
events of the War of the Ring
ⓘ
the Shire's history during the late Third Age ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
surface form:
the adventures of the Fellowship of the Ring
the history of Bilbo Baggins ⓘ the history of Frodo Baggins ⓘ |
| contains |
There and Back Again (in-universe)
ⓘ
surface form:
There and Back Again, a hobbit's holiday
Translations from the Elvish ⓘ accounts of the Council of Elrond ⓘ accounts of the Scouring of the Shire ⓘ accounts of the journey from Rivendell to Mordor ⓘ annals of the Shire ⓘ genealogies of hobbit families ⓘ |
| continuedBy | Samwise Gamgee ⓘ |
| copiedBy | Findegil the King's Writer ⓘ |
| describedIn |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | presented as the source text translated by Tolkien ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle (in-universe)
ⓘ
memoir (in-universe) ⓘ travel narrative (in-universe) ⓘ |
| hasColor | red (binding, in-universe) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frame narrative device
ⓘ
supposed original source of The Hobbit ⓘ supposed original source of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| inspired | later copies and abridgements in-universe ⓘ |
| inUniverseDate | late Third Age and early Fourth Age ⓘ |
| keptIn |
Westmarch (in-universe)
ⓘ
The Shire ⓘ
surface form:
the Shire (in-universe)
|
| language |
Westron
ⓘ
surface form:
Westron (in-universe)
|
| medium | red-bound volume (in-universe) ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | the Thain's Book (in some copies) ⓘ |
| metaFunction | to give The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings a pseudo-historical source ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Samwise Gamgee
ⓘ
surface form:
Samwise Gamgee (in-universe)
Baggins family ⓘ
surface form:
the Baggins family (in-universe)
the Fairbairns of the Towers (in-universe) ⓘ |
| partOf |
legendarium of Middle-earth
ⓘ
surface form:
J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
legendarium of Middle-earth ⓘ
surface form:
Middle-earth legendarium
|
| relatedWork |
The Tale of Years (as included material)
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The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Thain's Book (in-universe copy)
|
| subject |
The One Ring
ⓘ
surface form:
the One Ring
Destruction of the One Ring ⓘ
surface form:
the fall of Sauron
|
| writtenBy |
Bilbo Baggins
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe)
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The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
The Red Book of Westmarch
this entity surface form:
The Thain's Book (in-universe copy)
subject surface form:
There and Back Again
this entity surface form:
Red Book of Westmarch
subject surface form:
There and Back Again
this entity surface form:
Red Book of Westmarch