A Tale of Trees The Woods and the World in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium

In Tolkien's legendarium, trees and forests are one of the most salient leitmotifs. Who hasn't heard of the Two Trees of Valinor, the mysterious forested realm of Doriath in Beleriand, or Lothlórien, Fangorn, and Mirkwood in Middle-earth?

In this book, Martin Simonson follows the arboreal thread and explains how trees act as bridges between places, characters, and ages in Tolkien's world. He discusses the role of both forests and individual trees in each era, as well as their symbolic, spiritual, and narrative background.

The book is richly illustrated with the evocative images of Thomas Örn Karlsson -halfway between painting and photography- and features its own soundtrack, composed by musician Anders Nordgren. Welcome to the forests of Tolkien, where surprising, wonderful, and terrifying things alike take place.