Vintage The Mythology of Tolkien's Middle-Earth by Ruth S. Noel 1978
The detailed, scholarly study of Tolkien's myth of Middle-earth compares the themes, places, beings, and things in his writings to the historic myths that have evolved in many culturesRuth Helen Swycaffer Noel (born 1947) has written two books relating to J.R.R. Tolkien's works; The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth and The Mythology of Middle-earth. She has also written science-fiction novels under the name Atanielle Annyn Noel.Lord of the Rings, The Hobbitt