The Atlas of Middle-earthFind Your Way Through Every Part of J.R.R. Tolkien's Great Creation, from the Middle-Earth of The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit to the Undying Lands of the West ... Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle-earth is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Authentic and updated - nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised - the atlas illuminates the enchanted world created in The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings. Hundreds of two-color maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day - including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second, and Third Ages. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien's novels. |
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User Review - ex_ottoyuhr - LibraryThingThe book feels cartoonish, written for an audience with no more than highly superficial knowledge and a generally television-ish appetites. But I should have seen that coming; Tolkien's is not a ... Read full review
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User Review - DinadansFriend - LibraryThingAn adequate set of maps, but not artistically up to the Iron Crown publications in this area. It has the advantage of being the real publisher's version of Middle Earth. Read full review
Contents
THE THIRD | 2 |
Valinor | 6 |
Realms Before the Great Defeat | 19 |
Copyright | |
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