Template:ME-ref/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:ME-ref.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Purpose

These templates may be used to quickly build references tables for Middle-earth articles.

{{ME-ref}} - Displays detailed reference information for the source
{{ME-source}} - List of source texts used by ME-ref and abbreviations used to reference them

Usage

{{ME-ref|<book>|<section>}} - Creates a full reference for the specified book

The optional <section> parameter should be a section of the text referenced and the <book> any of the following:

Primary sources

Source	Abbreviations	ME-ref
The Hobbit	TH, Hobbit, or The Hobbit	TH
The Fellowship of the Ring	FotR, TFotR, FR, Fellowship, The Fellowship of the Ring, or LotR1	FotR
The Two Towers	TT, TTT, Two Towers, The Two Towers, or LotR2	TT
The Return of the King	RotK, TRotK, RK, Return of the King, or The Return of the King, LotR3	RotK
The Silmarillion	S, Sil, Silm, TS, Silmarillion, or The Silmarillion	Silm
The Children of Húrin	HUR, TCOH, COH, CH, Hurin, or The Children of Hurin	Hur
Bilbo's Last Song	BLS or Bilbo's Last Song	BLS
The Road Goes Ever On	RGEO or The Road Goes Ever On	RGEO
The Tolkien Reader	TR, Tolkien Reader, or The Tolkien Reader	TR
J. R. R. Tolkien: Tree and Leaf	T&L or Tree & Leaf	T&L
J. R. R. Tolkien: The Monsters & the Critics	M&C, MC, Monsters, or The Monsters and the Critics	M&C
Mister Bliss	MB, Bliss, or Mister Bliss	MB
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil	Bombadil, TB	TB
Roverandom	R or Roverandom	R
Letters from Father Christmas	FC, LFC, or Letters from Father Christmas	FC
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien	Letters or TLoJRRT	Letters
The Tolkien Family Album	TFA, Family Album, or Tolkien Family Album	TFA
Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien	P or Pictures	P
The Story of Kullervo	SK, Kullervo	SK

Primary source materials with secondary commentary

Source	Abbreviations	ME-ref
Unfinished Tales	UT or Unfinished Tales	UT
Finn and Hengest	FH, Finn and Hengest, Finn & Hengest, or Finn Hengest	FH
The History of the Hobbit	HotH, HH or The History of the Hobbit	HotH
The Book of Lost Tales	1, I, BolT, LT, LT1, TBolT, Lost Tales, or The Book of Lost Tales	BoLT
The Book of Lost Tales II	2, II, BolT2, LT2, TBolT2, Lost Tales 2, Lost Tales II, or The Book of Lost Tales II	BoLT2
The Lays of Beleriand	3, III, LoB, LB, TLoB, Lays, or The Lays of Beleriand	LoB
The Shaping of Middle-earth	4, IV, SoME, SM, TSoME, Shaping, or The Shaping of Middle-earth	SoME
The Lost Road and Other Writings¹	5, V, LRoW, LR, TLRoW, Lost Road, or The Lost Road and Other Writings	LROW
The Return of the Shadow	6, VI, RotS, RS, TRotS, Return of the Shadow, or The Return of the Shadow	RotS
The Treason of Isengard	7, VII, ToI, TI, TToI, Treason, or The Treason of Isengard	ToI
The War of the Ring	8, VIII, WotR, WR, TWotR, War of the Ring, or The War of the Ring	WotR
Sauron Defeated	9, IX, SD or Sauron Defeated	SD
Morgoth's Ring	10, X, MR or Morgoth's Ring	MR
The War of the Jewels	11, XI, WotJ, WJ, TWotJ, War of the Jewels, or The War of the Jewels	WotJ
The Peoples of Middle-earth	12, XII, PoME, PM, TPoME, Peoples, or The Peoples of Middle-earth	PoME
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion	RC or Reader's Companion	RC
J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator	A&I or Artist & Illustrator	A&I
Vinyar Tengwar²	VT or Vinyar Tengwar	VT
Beren and Lúthien	B&L or Beren & Lúthien	B&L
The Fall of Gondolin	FG or Fall of Gondolin	FG
The Nature of Middle-earth	NM or Nature of Middle-earth	NM
The Fall of Númenor	FN or Fall of Númenor	FN
The Collected Poems of J. R. R. Tolkien	CP or Collected Poems	CP

Secondary sources

Source	Abbreviations	ME-ref
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography	Carpenter, Bio or Biography	Carpenter
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography	DB, Bibliography, or Descriptive Bibliography	DB
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology	CHR or Chronology	CHR
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide	RG or Reader's Guide	RG
The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary	OED, RoW, or Ring of Words	OED
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth	CG or Complete Guide	CG
The Atlas of Middle-earth	AoME or Atlas	AoME
Journeys of Frodo	JoF or Journeys of Frodo	JoF
A Gateway to Sindarin	GtS, Gateway, or Gateway to Sindarin	GtS
Tolkien and the Great War	TGW, Garth, or Tolkien and the Great War	TGW
Languages, Myths and History	LMH, Solopova, Languages or Languages, Myths and History	LMH
The Road to Middle-earth	ROAD, Road to Middle-earth	ROAD
J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century	AUTHOR, Author of the Century	Author

Notes

Employing {{ME-ref|LROW|Etym(ologies)}} provides easy references to The Etymologies, see the examples below
Vinyar Tengwar is a journal series rather than a book, and requires additional parameters:
- for ME-ref: |last=<last name of author of article>|first=<first name of author of article>|title=<name of article>|volume=<edition appearing in>|year=<year published>

Sample text

Some fact needing verification.^[1]^[2] Another disputable text.^[2]^[3] Explanation of an Elvish name.^[4]

Citations

^ Carpenter 2023, #131 to Milton Waldman, late 1951
^ ^a ^b Tolkien 1987, "The Later Annals of Beleriand", p. 152
^ Tolkien 1987, Appendix, III "The second 'Silmarillion' map", p. 407
^ Tolkien 1987, Etymologies, entries KHIL-, NDŪ-

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References

Carpenter, Humphrey, ed. (2023) [1981]. The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-35-865298-4.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (1987). Christopher Tolkien (ed.). The Lost Road and Other Writings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. The Etymologies, pp. 341–400. ISBN 0-395-45519-7.

[Letters_#131_p._117-1] Carpenter 2023, #131 to Milton Waldman, late 1951

[LR152-2] Tolkien 1987, "The Later Annals of Beleriand", p. 152

[3] Tolkien 1987, Appendix, III "The second 'Silmarillion' map", p. 407

[4] Tolkien 1987, Etymologies, entries KHIL-, NDŪ-

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