Bates, Brian <br/><br/>
Real middle-earth :  a history of the dark ages that inspired Tolkien / 
 The real middle earth 
by Brian Bates 
 - 1 
 - London :  Pan Books,  2002. 
 - 292p. : 
<br/><br/> An intelligent popular history of the magically enchanting early English civilisation on which Tolkien based his world of Lord of the Rings. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781529059601 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973<br/>Magic in literature./Literature and history/Medievalis
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.912  / BAT/R P2