Middle Earth

Middle-earth is the fictional universe setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings. The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings take place entirely in Middle-earth. Properly, Middle-earth is the central continent of the imagined world, not a name of the entire world. Tolkien described Middle Earth as an imaginary period in Earth's past. "They can keep their heaven. When I die, I'd sooner go to Middle Earth." ~George R.R. Martin (b. 1948) American writer of sci-fi & fantasy.