The Nature of Middle-earth will cover topics including Elvish immortality, the geography of Gondor – and which races could grow beards

A previously unpublished collection of writings by JRR Tolkien, exploring the world of Middle-earth in essays tackling topics ranging from Elvish reincarnation to which characters had beards, is to be published next summer.

Related: How Tolkien created Middle-earth

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