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

*{{[[Template:ME-ref|ME-ref]]}} - Displays detailed reference information for the source
*{{[[Template:ME-source|ME-source]]}} - List of source texts used by ME-ref

==Usage==
<code><nowiki>{{ME-ref|<book>|<section>}}</nowiki></code> - Creates a full reference for the specified book

The optional <code><nowiki><section></nowiki></code> parameter should be a section of the text referenced and the <code><nowiki><book></nowiki></code> any of the following:
{| class="wikitable"
| Source
| Abbreviations
| [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixindex&from=ME-ref&namespace=10 ME-ref]
|-
! colspan="4" | Primary sources
|-
| [[The Hobbit]]
| TH, Hobbit, or The Hobbit
| [[Template:ME-ref/TH|TH]]
|-
| [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]
| FotR, TFotR, FR, Fellowship, The Fellowship of the Ring, or LotR1
| [[Template:ME-ref/FOTR|FotR]]
|-
| [[The Two Towers]]
| TT, TTT, Two Towers, The Two Towers, or LotR2
| [[Template:ME-ref/TT|TT]]
|-
| [[The Return of the King]]
| RotK, TRotK, RK, Return of the King, or The Return of the King, LotR3
| [[Template:ME-ref/ROTK|RotK]]
|-
| [[The Silmarillion]]
| S, Sil, Silm, TS, Silmarillion, or The Silmarillion
| [[Template:ME-ref/SILM|Silm]]
|-
| [[The Children of Húrin]]
| HUR, TCOH, COH, CH, Hurin, or The Children of Hurin
| [[Template:ME-ref/HUR|Hur]]
|-
| [[Bilbo's Last Song]]
| BLS or Bilbo's Last Song
| [[Template:ME-ref/BLS|BLS]]
|-
| [[The Road Goes Ever On]]
| RGEO or The Road Goes Ever On
| [[Template:ME-ref/RGEO|RGEO]]
|-
| [[The Tolkien Reader]]
| TR, Tolkien Reader, or The Tolkien Reader
| [[Template:ME-ref/TR|TR]]
|-
| [[Tree and Leaf|J. R. R. Tolkien: Tree and Leaf]]
| T&L or Tree & Leaf
| [[Template:ME-ref/T&L|T&L]]
|-
| [[The Monsters and the Critics|J. R. R. Tolkien: The Monsters & the Critics]]
| M&C, MC, Monsters, or The Monsters and the Critics
| [[Template:ME-ref/M&C|M&C]]
|-
| [[Mr. Bliss|Mister Bliss]]
| MB, Bliss, or Mister Bliss
| [[Template:ME-ref/MB|MB]]
|-
| [[Roverandom]]
| R or Roverandom
| [[Template:ME-ref/R|R]]
|-
| [[The Father Christmas Letters|Letters from Father Christmas]]
| FC, LFC, or Letters from Father Christmas
| [[Template:ME-ref/FC|FC]]
|-
| [[The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]]
| Letters or TLoJRRT
| [[Template:ME-ref/LETTERS|Letters]]
|-
| [[The Tolkien Family Album]]
| TFA, Family Album, or Tolkien Family Album
| [[Template:ME-ref/TFA|TFA]]
|-
| [[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
| P or Pictures
| [[Template:ME-ref/P|P]]
|-
! colspan="4" | Primary source materials with Secondary source commentary
|-
| [[Unfinished Tales]]
| UT or Unfinished Tales
| [[Template:ME-ref/UT|UT]]
|-
| [[Finn and Hengest]]
| FH, Finn and Hengest, Finn & Hengest, or Finn Hengest
| [[Template:ME-ref/FH|FH]]
|-
| [[The History of The Hobbit|The History of the Hobbit]]
| HotH, HH or The History of the Hobbit
| [[Template:ME-ref/HOTH|HotH]]
|-
| [[The Book of Lost Tales]]
| 1, I, BolT, LT, LT1, TBolT, Lost Tales, or The Book of Lost Tales
| [[Template:ME-ref/BOLT|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
| [[Template:ME-ref/BOLT2|BoLT2]]
|-
| [[The Lays of Beleriand]]
| 3, III, LoB, LB, TLoB, Lays, or The Lays of Beleriand
| [[Template:ME-ref/LOB|LoB]]
|-
| [[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]
| 4, IV, SoME, SM, TSoME, Shaping, or The Shaping of Middle-earth
| [[Template:ME-ref/SOME|SoME]]
|-
| [[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]<sup>1</sup>
| 5, V, LRoW, LR, TLRoW, Lost Road, or The Lost Road and Other Writings
| [[Template:ME-ref/LROW|LROW]]
|-
| [[The Return of the Shadow]]
| 6, VI, RotS, RS, TRotS, Return of the Shadow, or The Return of the Shadow
| [[Template:ME-ref/ROTS|RotS]]
|-
| [[The History of The Lord of the Rings|The Treason of Isengard]]
| 7, VII, ToI, TI, TToI, Treason, or The Treason of Isengard
| [[Template:ME-ref/TOI|ToI]]
|-
| [[The History of The Lord of the Rings|The War of the Ring]]
| 8, VIII, WotR, WR, TWotR, War of the Ring, or The War of the Ring
| [[Template:ME-ref/WOTR|WotR]]
|-
| [[Sauron Defeated]]
| 9, IX, SD or Sauron Defeated
| [[Template:ME-ref/SD|SD]]
|-
| [[Morgoth's Ring]]
| 10, X, MR or Morgoth's Ring
| [[Template:ME-ref/MR|MR]]
|-
| [[The War of the Jewels]]
| 11, XI, WotJ, WJ, TWotJ, War of the Jewels, or The War of the Jewels
| [[Template:ME-ref/WOTJ|WotJ]]
|-
| [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]
| 12, XII, PoME, PM, TPoME, Peoples, or The Peoples of Middle-earth
| [[Template:ME-ref/POME|PoME]]
|-
| [[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]
| RC or Reader's Companion
| [[Template:ME-ref/RC|RC]]
|-
| [[J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]
| A&I or Artist & Illustrator
| [[Template:ME-ref/A&I|A&I]]
|-
| [[Vinyar Tengwar]]<sup>2</sup>
| VT or Vinyar Tengwar
| [[Template:ME-ref/VT|VT]]
|-
! colspan="4" | Secondary sources
|-
| [[J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography]]
| Carpenter, Bio or Biography
| [[Template:ME-ref/CARPENTER|Carpenter]]
|-
| J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography
| DB, Bibliography, or Descriptive Bibliography
| [[Template:ME-ref/DB|DB]]
|-
| [[The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]]
| CHR or Chronology
| [[Template:ME-ref/CHR|CHR]]
|-
| [[The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide]]
| RG or Reader's Guide
| [[Template:ME-ref/RG|RG]]
|-
| [[The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary]]
| OED, RoW, or Ring of Words
| [[Template:ME-ref/OED|OED]]
|-
| [[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]
| CG or Complete Guide
| [[Template:ME-ref/CG|CG]]
|-
| [[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]
| AoME or Atlas
| [[Template:ME-ref/AOME|AoME]]
|-
| [[Journeys of Frodo]]
| JoF or Journeys of Frodo
| [[Template:ME-ref/JOF|JoF]]
|-
| [[A Gateway to Sindarin]]
| GtS, Gateway, or Gateway to Sindarin
| [[Template:ME-ref/GTS|GtS]]
|-
| [[Tolkien and the Great War]]
| TGW, Garth, or Tolkien and the Great War
| [[Template:ME-ref/TGW|TGW]]
|-
| [[Languages, Myths and History]]
| LMH, Solopova, Languages or Languages, Myths and History
| [[Template:ME-ref/LMH|LMH]]
|}

;Notes:
#Employing <code><nowiki>{{ME-ref|LROW|Etym(ologies)}}</nowiki></code> provides easy references to ''[[The Etymologies (Tolkien)|The Etymologies]]'', see the examples below
#''Vinyar Tengwar'' is a journal series rather than a book, and requires additional parameters:
#*for ME-ref: <code>|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></code>

===Citations===
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===References===
*{{ME-ref|Letters}}
*{{ME-ref|LROW|Etymologies}}

Some fact needing verification.<ref name="Letters_#131 p. 117">{{Harvnb|Carpenter|1981|loc=#131 p. 117}}</ref><ref name="LR152">{{Harvnb|Lost Road|loc="The Later Annals of Beleriand", p. 152|Ref=Lost Road 1987}}</ref>
Another disputable text.<ref name="LR152"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Lost Road|loc=Appendix, III "The second 'Silmarillion' map", p. 407|Ref=Lost Road 1987}}</ref>
Explanation of an Elvish name.<ref>{{Harvnb|Etymologies|loc=entries KHIL-, NDŪ-|Ref=Lost Road 1987}}</ref>

===Citations===
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===References===
*{{ME-ref|Letters}}
*{{ME-ref|LROW|Etymologies}}

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