A very interesting approach, and so superbly illustrated by Allan Lee, one of the greatest illustrators of the romantic work of the father of hobbits.L'auteur gives an overview of the various traditions that inspired the world of the "Lord of the Rings "Celtic as well as Germanic, and many others, always goshawks of the ring, central and unifying element in all these mythologies.Un treat for all the fans who want to deepen the imagination of Tolkien.A not miss !