The Complete Guide to Middle-earth is a reference book for the canon of Middle-earth, compiled and written by Robert Foster, and now published by Random House Publishing Group.
Originally published soon after the publication of The Silmarillion, this book is generally recognised as an excellent reference book on the subject. However, as it does not include information on post-Silmarillion material (e.g., Unfinished Tales and the The History of Middle-earth series), there are errors in certain places.
Editions
The book was first published as A Guide to Middle-earth in 1971, with paperback being released in 1973. In 1978, the title was emended to The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: from The Hobbit to The Silmarillion. A revised edition was published in 2001, as well as an illustrated edition in 2003, in time for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (ISBN 0-345-44976-2).
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Die Volledige Gids tot Middel-aarde |
| Albanian | Udhëzuesi i plotë për të Mesme-tokë |
| Amharic | በመካከለኛው-ምድር የተሟላ መመሪያ ? |
| Arabic | الدليل الكامل لالأرض الوسطى |
| Armenian | ամբողջական ուղեցույց Մերձավոր երկրի |
| Basque | Erdi-lurra gida osoa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Поўнае кіраўніцтва па Міжзем'е |
| Bengali | মিডিল আর্থ জন্য সম্পূর্ণ গাইড |
| Bosnian | Kompletan vodič za Međuzemlje |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пълно ръководство за средната земя |
| Cambodian | មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ពេញលេញក្នុងការកណ្តាលផែនដី |
| Catalan | La Guia Completa a la terra mitjana |
| Cebuano | Ang bug-os nga Giya sa tunga-tunga-yuta |
| Chinese | 中土世界的完整指南 |
| Croatian | Kompletan vodič za Međuzemlje |
| Czech | Kompletní průvodce pro Středozemě |
| Danish | Den Komplette Vejledning Til Midgård |
| Dutch | De Volledige Gids voor Midden-aarde |
| Esperanto | La Kompleta Gvidisto al la Duona Tero |
| Estonian | Täielik Juhend Keskmaa |
| Filipino | Ang Kumpletong Gabay sa Gitnang-lupa |
| Finnish | Täydellinen opas Keski-Maahan |
| French | Le guide complet de la Terre du Milieu |
| Frisian | De Folsleine Gids nei Midden-ierde |
| Georgian | სრული გზამკვლევი შუამიწეთის |
| German | Der Komplette Führer zu Mittelerde |
| Greek | Ο πλήρης οδηγός για τη Μέση Γη |
| Gujarati | મધ્યમ પૃથ્વી માટે પૂર્ણ માર્ગદર્શન |
| Haitian Creole | Gid la Ranpli pou Mitan-latè |
| Hebrew | המדריך השלם הארץ התיכונה |
| Hindi | मध्य पृथ्वी के लिए पूरा गाइड |
| Hungarian | A Teljes Útmutató a Középföldén |
| Icelandic | Heill leiðarvísir Miðgarði |
| Indonesian | Panduan Lengkap untuk Menengah-bumi |
| Irish Gaelic | An Treoir a chríochnú le Mheán-domhain |
| Italian | La Guida Completa per la Terra di Mezzo |
| Japanese | ミドルアース完全ガイド |
| Kannada | ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಕಂಪ್ಲೀಟ್ ಗೈಡ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Таяу жерге толық нұсқаулығы |
| Korean | 중간 지구에 완전 한 가이드 |
| Kurdish | رێبهرهک بی تهمامی جی بۆ ناڤین-هرد (Arabic script) Rêberek bi Temamî ji bo Navîn-erd (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Орто-Жер толугу менен колдонмо ? |
| Laotian | ຄູ່ມືສໍາເລັດການກາງໃນທົ່ວໂລກ |
| Latvian | Pilnīga rokasgrāmata lai Tuvo zemes |
| Lithuanian | Užbaigti vadovą į Vidurį-žemę |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | На Целосно Водич за Блискиот Земјата |
| Malay | Panduan Lengkap untuk Tengah-bumi |
| Maltese | Il-Gwida Tlesti biex art tan-nofs |
| Marathi | मध्य-पृथ्वी पूर्ण मार्गदर्शक |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дунд дэлхий иж бүрэн гарын авлага ? |
| Nepalese | मध्य-पृथ्वीमा पूर्ण गाइड |
| Norwegian | Den Komplette Guiden til Midgard |
| Pashto | د منځني ځمکه بشپړ لارښود |
| Persian | راهنمای کامل برای میانه زمین |
| Polish | Kompletny przewodnik do Śródziemia |
| Portuguese | O guia Completo para a Terra-média |
| Punjabi | ਮੱਧ-ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਕੰਮਲ ਗਾਈਡ ? |
| Romanian | Ghidul Complet al Pământului de Mijloc |
| Russian | Полное руководство по Средиземью |
| Samoan | O le Taiala Faatumu e Tutotonu-lalolagi |
| Scottish Gaelic | Iomlan Stiùireadh a 'Mheadhain-thalmhainn |
| Serbian | Комплетан водич за Средњу Земљу (Cyrillic) Kompletan Vodič za Međuzemlje (Latin) |
| Sindhi | وچ-زمين کي مڪمل ھدايت |
| Sinhalese | මැද-පෘථිවිය වෙත සම්පූර්ණ මාර්ගෝපදේශය |
| Slovak | Kompletný sprievodca po Stredozemi |
| Slovenian | Popoln vodnik Srednji svet |
| Somalian | Hagaha Buuxi to-dhulka Dhexe |
| Spanish | La Guía completa de la Tierra Media |
| Sudanese | Nu lengkep Pituduh ka Tengah-bumi |
| Swahili | Mwongozo kamili kwa Mashariki ya ardhi |
| Swedish | Den Kompletta Guiden till Midgård |
| Telugu | మిడిల్ ఎర్త్ కంప్లీట్ గైడ్ |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дастур пурра ба Миёна-замин |
| Tamil | மத்திய புவி கம்ப்ளீட் கைட் |
| Thai | คู่มือที่สมบูรณ์เพื่อแผ่นดินกลาง |
| Turkish | Orta Dünya'ya Tam Rehber |
| Urdu | مڈل-زمین کے لئے مکمل گائیڈ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Повне керівництво по Середзем'я |
| Uzbek | Яқин-ернинг тўлиқ ҳидоят (Cyrillic) Yaqin-erning to'liq hidoyat (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Hướng dẫn đầy đủ để Trung-trái đất |
| Welsh | Mae'r Canllaw Cwblhau i Ganol-ddaear |
| Yiddish | די גאַנץ גייד צו מיטל-ערד |
