Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention. An Old English term for the Dark Age world, it was always assumed that the importance of magic in this world existed only in Tolkien's works; now Professor Brian Bates reveals the vivid truth about this historical c[...]

A profile of the Anglo-Saxon civilization that may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's depiction of Middle-earth draws on archaeological and historical sources to relate its citizens' beliefs about magic and the elements of the terrain and daily life. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.[...]

The compelling cult classic, now reissued in a brand new edition with a new introduction by Brian Bates. This bestselling fictionalized account of an Anglo-Saxon sorcerer and mystic is based on years of research by psychologist and university professor Brian Bates. Sent on a mission deep into the fo[...]