History of Middle-earth

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide about Tolkien's fantasy universe:

Middle-earth – fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place entirely in Middle-earth, as does much of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. The term Middle-earth is also a nickname of the entirety of Tolkien's creation, instead of the more appropriate, but less known terms Arda which refers to Tolkien's world (including celestial bodies), and Eä, which refers to the universe.

Middle-earth can be described as:

These works present extended selections of unpublished texts by J.R.R. Tolkien, with extensive notes by Christopher Tolkien.

The stories mostly take place in Beleriand, Eriador, and Rhovanion, but there are many other places in Middle-earth.

See also Aman, Númenor for places outside Middle-earth.

First Age only:

Present after the First Age:

See also Regions of Gondor, Realms of Arda.

Middle-earth was carefully designed by Tolkien, and contains many natural features such as rivers, mountains, and seas.

First Age only:

Present after the First Age:

First Age only:

Present after the First Age:

First Age only:

See also the Seven rivers of Ossiriand

Present after the First Age:

See also Rivers of Gondor

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