Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'Middle-earth'

Middle-earth is the fictional setting created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his fantasy works including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. This richly developed world with its own geography, languages, races, and millennia of invented history serves as a mythological prehistory for our Earth. In alternate history scenarios, Middle-earth often represents how mythology, invented histories, and fictional worldbuilding can influence our understanding of historical narrative and cultural development.

What If The Lord of The Rings Was Never Written?

Exploring the alternate timeline where J.R.R. Tolkien never completed his masterpiece, fundamentally altering the landscape of fantasy literature, popular culture, and media in the 20th and 21st centuries.