Flags from Middle-Earth related books

Last modified: 2005-06-17 by marc pasquin
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• Introduction
  • Silmarillion
  • Other Incarnations
  • Emblems
• Aragorn
• Dol Amroth
• Esgaroth
• Fingolfin
• Goblins
• Haradrim
• Isildur
• Minas Tirith
• Mirkwood Elves
• Mordor
• Nu'meno'reans
• Reunited Kingdom
• Rohan
• Valar
• Vanyar

• Lord of the Ring (movie version)
• David Martucci's Flags of Middle Earth webpage
• Flags page at the Tolkien Atlas by John O'Hara
• Emblems and Heraldry, by By Måns Björkman

Introduction

Silmarillion

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, (Edited by Christopher Tolkien) is a collection of epics most of which precede the action in `The Hobbit' and `The Lord of the Rings'. it includes genealogical tables, note on pronunciation, index of names, maps, etc.

not much verbal details I'm afraid. Still, JRRT worked them in where appropriate. Consistent with his tone (register) is the use of the words `banner' and `standard', never `flag'.

Jan Mertens 9 january 2004

Though it may be far fetched, it is conceivable that some of the standa