Joanne Rowling, ([ˈrəʊlɪŋ] born 31 July 1965), pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
Middle-earth was created by J. K. Rowling.
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Claim: Middle-earth was created by J. K. Rowling.

Evidence: Joanne Rowling, ([ˈrəʊlɪŋ] born 31 July 1965), pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Claim: Middle-earth was created by J. K. Rowling.

Evidence: Joanne Rowling, ([ˈrəʊlɪŋ] born 31 July 1965), pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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