SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: J.R.R. Tolkien

»John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (/ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn/, ROOL TOL-keen; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

The Children of Húrin

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s, revising it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973. His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative, and published it in 2007 as an independent work. The book is illustrated by Alan Lee. The story is one of the three "Great Tales" set in the First Age of Tolkien's Middle-earth, the other two being Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Fictional Victims: Aerin | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Moore, Clare. »Elmar, Aerin, and Aredhel: Female Enslavement in Tolkien’s Legendarium.« Mythlore 43 (2024): 143-166.

II. Speaker Index

The Lord of the Rings

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling books ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.« (Extract from:: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Sexual Assault

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Foster, Gavin. »Judith, Éowyn, and the Alloying Effects of Sexualized Violence.« Florilegium 38 (2025): 115-127.

[Info] Miller, T.S., et al. »Tolkien and Rape: Sexual Terror, Sexual Violence, and the Woman’s Body in Middle-earth.« Extrapolation 62 (2021): 133-156.

II. Speaker Index

Morgoth’s Ring

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Morgoth's Ring (1993) is the tenth volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. It contains "The Annals of Aman" which presents the history of Arda with year-by-year entries like real-world annals, and "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" which presents a discussion of death and immortality between an Elf and a human.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Fictional / Mythological Offenders: Melkor; Fictional / Mythological Victims: Arien | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Miller, T.S., et al. »Tolkien and Rape: Sexual Terror, Sexual Violence, and the Woman’s Body in Middle-earth.« Extrapolation 62 (2021): 133-156.

[Info] Rateliff, John D. »Weird Tolkien (IV): Morgoth Rapes the Sun.« Sacnoth’s Scriptorium (June 27, 2019).

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Larsen, Kristine. »“The gift which was withheld I take”: The Rape of the Sun Maiden in Tolkien’s Legendarium.« Mythopoeic Society’s Online Midsummer Seminar #4. Virtual 2025.

The Peoples of Middle-earth

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996) is the 12th and final volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien from the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. Some characters (including Anairë, the wife of Fingolfin) only appear here, as do a few other works that did not fit anywhere else.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History III. Topical Index: Cases: Fictional Victims: Elmar |

Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Moore, Clare. »Elmar, Aerin, and Aredhel: Female Enslavement in Tolkien’s Legendarium.« Mythlore 43 (2024): 143-166.

II. Speaker Index

The Silmarillion

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author. It tells of Eä, a fictional universe that includes the Blessed Realm of Valinor, the ill-fated region of Beleriand, the island of Númenor, and the continent of Middle-earth, where Tolkien's most popular works—The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings—are set. After the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien's publisher, Stanley Unwin, requested a sequel, and Tolkien offered a draft of the writings that would later become The Silmarillion. Unwin rejected this proposal, calling the draft obscure and "too Celtic", so Tolkien began working on a new story that eventually became The Lord of the Rings.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Fictional Victims: Aredhel | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Miller, T.S., et al. »Tolkien and Rape: Sexual Terror, Sexual Violence, and the Woman’s Body in Middle-earth.« Extrapolation 62 (2021): 133-156.

[Info] Moore, Clare. »Elmar, Aerin, and Aredhel: Female Enslavement in Tolkien’s Legendarium.« Mythlore 43 (2024): 143-166.

[Info] Whitaker, Lynn. »Corrupting Beauty: Rape Narrative in The Silmarillion.« Mythlore 29 (2010): 51-68.

II. Speaker Index