The Real Middle Earth – Advance Uncorrected Proof

Brian Bates. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

This is the Advance Uncorrected Proof of Brian Bates’ The Real Middle Earth: Exploring the Magic and Mystery of the Middle Ages, J.R.R. Tolkien and ‘The Lord of the Rings’.

Bates, a professor at the University of Brighton and author of The Way of the Wyrd, examines the ancient spiritual worldview of Anglo-Saxon England and its influence on Tolkien’s vision. A fascinating read supported by historical and psychological research.

Sealed advance proof of The Real Middle Earth by Brian Bates — an exploration of the real Anglo-Saxon world that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Drawing on archaeological and psychological research, Bates paints a vivid portrait of the spiritual and magical worldview of ancient Northern Europe — the same ethos Tolkien embedded in The Lord of the Rings.

This advance uncorrected proof copy is still sealed in original publisher’s plastic wrap. A rare state of this title, particularly for Tolkien collectors.

A superb scholarly tie-in for those interested in the historical roots of Tolkien's mythology — and highly uncommon in this untouched format.

288 pages. Still sealed in the original publisher’s wrap — as new. A rare proof state of a now widely cited book in Tolkien studies.

Essential for collectors of Tolkien-related scholarship and uncorrected proofs.

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