The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the real-world history and notable fictional elements of
J. R. R. Tolkien's
fantasy universe. It covers materials created by Tolkien; the works on his unpublished manuscripts, by his son
Christopher Tolkien; and films, games and other media created by other people.
Middle-earth – fantasy setting created by Tolkien, home to hobbits, orcs, ents, dragons, and many other races and creatures.
Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien (1979) – text by Christopher Tolkien. Most of these pictures had been previously published in calendars by
Ballantine Books (1973) and
George Allen & Unwin (1974, 1976–1979), some of them coloured by H. E. Riddett.
The Art of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (2011) – text by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (2015) – text by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
Edited by Christopher Tolkien
These works present extended selections of
Tolkien's legendarium (the large body of documents relating to The Silmarillion), with extensive notes and posthumous editing by
his son Christopher. The separate 4-volume body of his comments on the drafts of The Lord of the Rings is included as volumes 6–9.
The Annotated Hobbit (1988) – text of The Hobbit, with many related texts by Tolkien, edited and with commentary by
Douglas A. Anderson (revised edition 2002)
J. R. R. Tolkien Reads and Sings his The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings (1975), Caedmon TC 1477, TC 1478 (based on an August, 1952 recording by
George Sayer)
The Hobbit (2020) – unabridged recording by Andy Serkis for
HarperCollinsUK and Recorded Books
The Lord of the Rings (2021) – unabridged recording by Andy Serkis for HarperCollinsUK and Recorded Books
Radio
The Lord of the Rings (1955) –
BBC: six 45-minute episodes for The Fellowship of the Ring, then six 30-minute episodes for all of The Two Towers and The Return of the King, adapted by
Terence Tiller