Outline of Middle-earth - Nature of Middle-earth

Nature of Middle-earth

Middle-earth can be described as:

• Fiction – form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and invented by its author(s). Although fiction often describes a major branch of literary work, it is also applied to theatrical, cinematic, and musical work.
  • Fantasy fiction
    • High fantasy fiction
    • a fantasy world
  • a fictional setting
    • a fictional universe
      • a constructed world
        • a fantasy world
• Intellectual property
  • a media franchise