bTolkien's Middle Earth continues to capture the global imagination. In this accessible but unofficial guide, this sometimes confusing world is broken down into bite-sized sections that bring it to life for the newcomer and the fanatic alike.b pBecome an expert in Tolkien's world - the easy way! iThe Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Tolkien's Worldi offers something that's never been attempted before a single timeline, in chronological order, of all the events in Tolkien's notorious complex books. pWhy was it so shocking that Galadriel gave three strands of her golden hair to Gimli the Dwarf Why is Sauron afraid of Aragorn's sword Why does a Balrog lurk under a dwarven underground city and how did the seven lost Seeing Stones come into being How did the hobbits manage to have such a peaceful life Who were the warriors whose corpse lights hover in the Dead Marshes pFrom handy lists of characters, places, weapons and types of magic to the 150 illustrations capturing overlooked details such a