An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien’s novels. But this is not a purely Nordic area in any sense. 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. In Letter 294 Tolkien describes his world as follows: The action of the story takes place in the North-west of Middle-earth, equivalent in latitude to the coastlands of Europe and the north shores of the Mediterranean. 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. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of. Tolkien who want to delve deeper into the world he created in The Silmarillion, Lord of the Rings and. 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. Karen Wynn Fonstads THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. This is an excellent reference book for fans of J. 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. Karen Wynn Fonstad’s The Atlas of Middle-Earth is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans.
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