The Hobbitonian Anthology

The <b>Hardcover</b> edition. For the <i>Trade Paperback</i> edition (less expensive), click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1448617014">here</a><p> <hr /> The artifacts of Middle-earth are the products of the mind; words and names, rather than skeletons and pottery shards. The purpose of this study is to offer the reader a glimpse into the things that make up the words that are a part of Tolkien’s Legendarium.<hr /></p><p> An early review by The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza of the analysis of the origin of the name Tom Bombadil appearing in The Hobbitonian Anthology ranks it as "the best explanation yet of how the name Tom Bombadil came into being."</p><p></p>