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Basic Hierarchy for this Wiki (decreasing relevance):

1st: J. R. R. Tolkien, works published during lifetime:
1. The Hobbit (1937)
2. The Lord of the Rings (series, 3 volumes)
3. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book (1962)
4. The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle (1967-1968)
2nd: Posthumous publications:
1. The Silmarillion (1977)
2. Later unfinished works
  1. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth (1980)
  2. The History of Middle-earth (series, 12 volumes)
    1. The Book of Lost Tales Part One (1983)
    2. The Book of Lost Tales Part Two (1984)
    3. The Lays of Beleriand (1985)
    4. The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals (1986)
    5. The Lost Road and Other Writings: Language and Legend before 'The Lord of the Rings' (1987)
    6. The Return of the Shadow: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part One (1988)
    7. The Treason of Isengard: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Two (1989)
    8. The War of the Ring: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Three (1990)
    9. Sauron Defeated: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Four (1992)
    10. Morgoth's Ring: The Later Silmarillion, Part One: The Legends of Aman (1993)
    11. The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion, Part Two (1994)
    12. The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)
3. Books assembled and edited by C. J. R. Tolkien
  1. The Children of Húrin (2007)
  2. Beren and Lúthien (2017)
  3. The Fall of Gondolin (2018)
4. Letters
5. Early works
6. Illustrations and sketches
3rd: Works not written by J.R.R Tolkien:
1. Tolkien studies, Conlang publications
2. Pen&Paper games, Tabletop games, Card games, Videogames etc.
3. Fanfic

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