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''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: from'' The Hobbit ''to'' The Silmarillion is a reference book for the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, compiled and edited by Robert Foster. ''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth'' is a major expansion of Foster's ''A Guide to Middle-earth'', which was published in a limited edition by Mirage Press in 1971. Almost twice the length of the original (573 pages vs. 292 pages), the 1978 version incorporates extensive entries related to ''The Silmarillion'' (1977). A further revised edition (ISBN 0-345-44976-2) was published in 2001 in time for the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy. ''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth'' is generally recognised as an excellent reference book on Middle-earth.〔See, for example, Drout, Michael D. C., ed.: ''J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia'', editor's Introduction, p. xxix, where Drout refers to the book by the title of the 1971 edition〕 Christopher Tolkien has commended it himself as an "admirable work of reference".〔Tolkien, Christopher "Introduction" to Tolkien, J. R. R. ''Unfinished Tales'', p.6 : "If I have been inadequate in explanation or unintentionally obscure, Mr Robert Foster's ''Complete Guide to Middle-earth'' supplies, as I have found through frequent use, an admirable work of reference."〕 However, as it does not include information on post-''Silmarillion'' material (i.e. ''Unfinished Tales'' and the series ''The History of Middle-earth''), the 1978 edition contains some assertions contradicted by later publications. For example, the Star of Elendil jewel (Elendilmir) is identified with the Star of the Dúnedain given to Samwise Gamgee, but Christopher Tolkien refutes this. It also includes speculation on matters later confirmed in subsequent works. For example, Foster proposes Gandalf and Olórin are one and the same - confirmed in ''Unfinished Tales''. A German edition, ''Das Große Mittelerde-Lexikon'', revised and translated by Helmut W. Pesch, was published in 2002.〔Drout, ''J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia'', p. 240〕 ==See also== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Complete Guide to Middle-earth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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