The Science of Middle-earth (2004 book)

The Science of Middle-earth (sometimes seen as The Science of Middle Earth) is a book by biologist Henry Gee which seeks to use science and logic to help explain various phenomena in Tolkien's legendarium. A revised edition was released as a Kindle book on 13 December 2012.

Contents

#Space, Time and Tolkien

#Inside Language

#Linguistic Convergence

#The Power of the Name

#Holes in the Ground

#Inventing the Orcs

#Armies of Darkness

#The Last March of the Ents

#O for the Wings of a Balrog

#Six Wheels On My Dragon

#The Eyes of Legolas Greenleaf

#Of Mithril

#The Laboratory of Fëanor

#The Gates of Minas Tirith

#The Lives of the Elves

#Giant Spiders and 'Mammoth' Oliphaunts

#Indistinguishable from Magic

#In the Matter of Roots

#The One Ring

#Science and Fantasy

  • End-Notes
  • Index
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