TY - BOOK AU - Morris,William TI - The Roots of the Mountains: Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbours, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms AV - PR PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Fantasy fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roots_of_the_Mountains; Release date is 2004-07-01; Transcribed from the 1896 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Roots of the Mountains" by William Morris is a fantasy romance novel published in 1889. Set in the fictional Germanic settlement of Burgdale, the story follows interdependent communities of Dalemen, Woodlanders, and Shepherds whose peaceful existence faces disruption from invading Dusky Men and the arrival of the Sons of the Wolf—descendants of warriors driven from their homeland. As these refugees attempt to integrate while defending their new home, five lovers from both peoples navigate romance and survival. Recognized as pioneering work that influenced J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," Morris's novel helped establish modern fantasy literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6050 ER -