The Peoples of Middle-earth
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The Peoples of Middle-earth is a posthumously published volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, edited by Christopher Tolkien, that presents late writings, essays, and notes expanding on the histories, languages, and genealogies of the peoples of Middle-earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Peoples of Middle-earth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10200596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Peoples of Middle-earth Context triple: [House of Isildur, appearsIn, The Peoples of Middle-earth]
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A.
The History of Middle-earth
The History of Middle-earth is a twelve-volume scholarly series edited by Christopher Tolkien that presents and analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien’s drafts, notes, and essays chronicling the development of his Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Meditations on Middle-earth
Meditations on Middle-earth is an anthology of essays by various fantasy authors reflecting on the life, work, and influence of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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C.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
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D.
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings appendices are supplementary materials to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel that provide extensive background lore, timelines, genealogies, languages, and historical context for Middle-earth.
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E.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Peoples of Middle-earth Target entity description: The Peoples of Middle-earth is a posthumously published volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, edited by Christopher Tolkien, that presents late writings, essays, and notes expanding on the histories, languages, and genealogies of the peoples of Middle-earth.
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A.
The History of Middle-earth
The History of Middle-earth is a twelve-volume scholarly series edited by Christopher Tolkien that presents and analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien’s drafts, notes, and essays chronicling the development of his Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Meditations on Middle-earth
Meditations on Middle-earth is an anthology of essays by various fantasy authors reflecting on the life, work, and influence of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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C.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales is a posthumously published collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s narratives and essays that expand the lore and backstory of Middle-earth and Númenor.
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D.
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings appendices are supplementary materials to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel that provide extensive background lore, timelines, genealogies, languages, and historical context for Middle-earth.
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E.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a posthumously published collection of mythopoeic tales by J. R. R. Tolkien that outlines the creation and early history of Middle-earth, forming the foundational lore behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ posthumous work ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| contains |
essays
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late writings of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ notes ⓘ |
| containsMaterialType |
genealogical tables
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linguistic essays ⓘ narrative fragments ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Last Writings
NERFINISHED
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Of Dwarves and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal-Elmar NERFINISHED ⓘ The Appendices to The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Making of Appendix A NERFINISHED ⓘ The Making of Appendix B NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Problem of Ros NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prologue NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire and its Settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | Christopher Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorRole |
annotation
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commentary ⓘ selection of texts ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverseCreator | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sauron Defeated ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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literary criticism ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOf | The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The History of Middle-earth index volume (if counted separately) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
NERFINISHED
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Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
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The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesEditor | Christopher Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
genealogies of Middle-earth
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histories of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ languages of Middle-earth ⓘ peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volumeNumber | 12 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Peoples of Middle-earth Description of subject: The Peoples of Middle-earth is a posthumously published volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, edited by Christopher Tolkien, that presents late writings, essays, and notes expanding on the histories, languages, and genealogies of the peoples of Middle-earth.
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