The Middle-Earth serves as the imaginary backdrop for much of the fantasy writing of English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The phrase is akin to the Middangeard of Old English literature including that of Beowulf and the Miðgarðr of Norse mythology. There are various names for the world of Men in early Germanic mythology. Due to its Germanic roots, the Old English word Middangeard has cognates such as the Old Norse word Miðgarðr, which is now known as Midgard in modern English. In the envisioned mythological events of Tolkien, the Middle-earth refers to the middle continent of the Earth that is home to Humans and serves as their dwelling land. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, two of the most popular books of Tolkien, are fully set in Middle-earth. The phrase Middle-Earth has also come to refer to fantasy genre of Tolkien, his extensive collection of fantasy writings and his complete imagined universe. In the Third Age as given by Tolkien, which ended approximately 6,000 years ago, Middle-earth served as the major continent of the Earth (Arda) in the fictional past. The northwest of the continent received the bulk of the attention in all stories regarding Middle-Earth. The Shire and its surroundings, which included the town of Hobbiton at its centre and were at the same latitude as that of Oxford, are evocative of the West Midlands in England. This region of Middle-earth is indeed comparable to north-west of Europe. In Middle-earth, in addition to Men, there were also Elves, Wizards, Dwarves, Ents and Hobbits, as well as various beasts including Dragons, Trolls, and Orcs. Through the envisioned narrative, all other races disappear, migrate or otherwise change until, by the end of the time frame depicted in the books, only Men remain on earth. [Information Credit : Middle-earth, Wikipedia] [Image : Image of Gondor Created by AI Image Generator from Text. AI Used: https://creator.nightcafe.studio/ ] #Mythology
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