Purpose
These templates may be used to quickly build references tables for Middle-earth articles.
- {{ME-ref}} - Displays detailed reference information for the source
- {{ME-source}} - List of source texts used by ME-ref and abbreviations used to reference them
Usage
{{ME-ref|<book>|<section>}} - Creates a full reference for the specified book
The optional <section> parameter should be a section of the text referenced and the <book> any of the following:
Primary sources
| Source | Abbreviations | ME-ref |
|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit | TH, Hobbit, or The Hobbit | TH |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | FotR, TFotR, FR, Fellowship, The Fellowship of the Ring, or LotR1 | FotR |
| The Two Towers | TT, TTT, Two Towers, The Two Towers, or LotR2 | TT |
| The Return of the King | RotK, TRotK, RK, Return of the King, or The Return of the King, LotR3 | RotK |
| The Silmarillion | S, Sil, Silm, TS, Silmarillion, or The Silmarillion | Silm |
| The Children of Húrin | HUR, TCOH, COH, CH, Hurin, or The Children of Hurin | Hur |
| Bilbo's Last Song | BLS or Bilbo's Last Song | BLS |
| The Road Goes Ever On | RGEO or The Road Goes Ever On | RGEO |
| The Tolkien Reader | TR, Tolkien Reader, or The Tolkien Reader | TR |
| J. R. R. Tolkien: Tree and Leaf | T&L or Tree & Leaf | T&L |
| J. R. R. Tolkien: The Monsters & the Critics | M&C, MC, Monsters, or The Monsters and the Critics | M&C |
| Mister Bliss | MB, Bliss, or Mister Bliss | MB |
| The Adventures of Tom Bombadil | Bombadil, TB | TB |
| Roverandom | R or Roverandom | R |
| Letters from Father Christmas | FC, LFC, or Letters from Father Christmas | FC |
| The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien | Letters or TLoJRRT | Letters |
| The Tolkien Family Album | TFA, Family Album, or Tolkien Family Album | TFA |
| Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien | P or Pictures | P |
| The Story of Kullervo | SK, Kullervo | SK |
Primary source materials with secondary commentary
| Source | Abbreviations | ME-ref |
|---|---|---|
| Unfinished Tales | UT or Unfinished Tales | UT |
| Finn and Hengest | FH, Finn and Hengest, Finn & Hengest, or Finn Hengest | FH |
| The History of the Hobbit | HotH, HH or The History of the Hobbit | HotH |
| The Book of Lost Tales | 1, I, BolT, LT, LT1, TBolT, Lost Tales, or The Book of Lost Tales | BoLT |
| The Book of Lost Tales II | 2, II, BolT2, LT2, TBolT2, Lost Tales 2, Lost Tales II, or The Book of Lost Tales II | BoLT2 |
| The Lays of Beleriand | 3, III, LoB, LB, TLoB, Lays, or The Lays of Beleriand | LoB |
| The Shaping of Middle-earth | 4, IV, SoME, SM, TSoME, Shaping, or The Shaping of Middle-earth | SoME |
| The Lost Road and Other Writings1 | 5, V, LRoW, LR, TLRoW, Lost Road, or The Lost Road and Other Writings | LROW |
| The Return of the Shadow | 6, VI, RotS, RS, TRotS, Return of the Shadow, or The Return of the Shadow | RotS |
| The Treason of Isengard | 7, VII, ToI, TI, TToI, Treason, or The Treason of Isengard | ToI |
| The War of the Ring | 8, VIII, WotR, WR, TWotR, War of the Ring, or The War of the Ring | WotR |
| Sauron Defeated | 9, IX, SD or Sauron Defeated | SD |
| Morgoth's Ring | 10, X, MR or Morgoth's Ring | MR |
| The War of the Jewels | 11, XI, WotJ, WJ, TWotJ, War of the Jewels, or The War of the Jewels | WotJ |
| The Peoples of Middle-earth | 12, XII, PoME, PM, TPoME, Peoples, or The Peoples of Middle-earth | PoME |
| The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion | RC or Reader's Companion | RC |
| J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator | A&I or Artist & Illustrator | A&I |
| Vinyar Tengwar2 | VT or Vinyar Tengwar | VT |
| Beren and Lúthien | B&L or Beren & Lúthien | B&L |
| The Fall of Gondolin | FG or Fall of Gondolin | FG |
| The Nature of Middle-earth | NM or Nature of Middle-earth | NM |
| The Fall of Númenor | FN or Fall of Númenor | FN |
| The Collected Poems of J. R. R. Tolkien | CP or Collected Poems | CP |
Secondary sources
| Source | Abbreviations | ME-ref |
|---|---|---|
| J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography | Carpenter, Bio or Biography | Carpenter |
| J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography | DB, Bibliography, or Descriptive Bibliography | DB |
| The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology | CHR or Chronology | CHR |
| The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide | RG or Reader's Guide | RG |
| The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary | OED, RoW, or Ring of Words | OED |
| The Complete Guide to Middle-earth | CG or Complete Guide | CG |
| The Atlas of Middle-earth | AoME or Atlas | AoME |
| Journeys of Frodo | JoF or Journeys of Frodo | JoF |
| A Gateway to Sindarin | GtS, Gateway, or Gateway to Sindarin | GtS |
| Tolkien and the Great War | TGW, Garth, or Tolkien and the Great War | TGW |
| Languages, Myths and History | LMH, Solopova, Languages or Languages, Myths and History | LMH |
| The Road to Middle-earth | ROAD, Road to Middle-earth | ROAD |
| J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century | AUTHOR, Author of the Century | Author |
- Notes
- Employing
{{ME-ref|LROW|Etym(ologies)}}provides easy references to The Etymologies, see the examples below - Vinyar Tengwar is a journal series rather than a book, and requires additional parameters:
- for ME-ref:
|last=<last name of author of article>|first=<first name of author of article>|title=<name of article>|volume=<edition appearing in>|year=<year published>
- for ME-ref:
Sample text
Some fact needing verification.[1][2] Another disputable text.[2][3] Explanation of an Elvish name.[4]
Citations
- ^ Carpenter 2023, #131 to Milton Waldman, late 1951
- ^ a b Tolkien 1987, "The Later Annals of Beleriand", p. 152
- ^ Tolkien 1987, Appendix, III "The second 'Silmarillion' map", p. 407
- ^ Tolkien 1987, Etymologies, entries KHIL-, NDŪ-
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References
- Carpenter, Humphrey, ed. (2023) [1981]. The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-35-865298-4.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (1987). Christopher Tolkien (ed.). The Lost Road and Other Writings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. The Etymologies, pp. 341–400. ISBN 0-395-45519-7.